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The Greenville Times
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
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In Santiago de Cuba on Feb. 19, Gen. Wood's orders defining military and civil roles spark sensation; most press praises them as showing US intent for Cuban independence, but one antagonistic paper deems it a ploy to extend occupation.
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Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 19.—Gen. Wood's general orders specifying the prerogatives of military commanders and civil governors are creating a sensation here. The press generally comment favorably upon them, saying that they indicate an honest intention on the part of the intervening government to fulfill the pledge to establish the independence of Cuba. The Cuban Libre, which is antagonistic to the governor general, says the general orders are "merely a trick to prolong the American occupation."
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Santiago De Cuba
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Feb. 19
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press generally favorable, indicating honest intention to establish cuban independence; cuban libre calls it a trick to prolong american occupation
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Gen. Wood's general orders specifying prerogatives of military commanders and civil governors are creating a sensation. The press comments favorably, saying they indicate an honest intention by the intervening government to fulfill the pledge to establish Cuban independence. The Cuban Libre, antagonistic to the governor general, says the orders are merely a trick to prolong the American occupation.