The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
COMMISSION FOR CUBA
Its Members Hope TO Fully Pa
city the Island.
LEADERS TO BE INTERVIEWED.
The Advice of Conservative Men In
Cuba will - Solicited and. Where
ever Possible. Adopted.

New York.-A Times Washington
special says: Generals Butler and
Wade and Admiral Sampson, the mill
tary commissioners for Cuba, will be
required To meet in Havana before Sep
TENDER IL, according to the terms Of
the protocol Of August IL, to arrange
for the time and manner Of the evacu-
alton OF the island. As it has been
agreed that General BlaDeo and his
troops may take away with them the
guns and arms in the notifications
the arrangements to he effected will be
largely such as the United States feels
obliged to accept to provide the means
of preserving order where the with
drawal Of the Spanish forces might
otherwise lead to riot and pillage.
There is still among the members Of
the administration the opinion that,
by the time the Spanish control is
withdrawn, there will be large body
Of Cubans, not insurgents, that will
be ready TO give the soldiers OF the
United States something like the well
come that has been extended 10 them
in Porto Rico, thus simplifying the
task Of the United States in changing
rule for the inhabitants.
The commissioners expect to give at
tention TO much more important mat.
tiers than the mere indication OF ports
at which Blanco and his men shall EN-
bark. They will look into the condi.
tion of society in Cuba, test the feel
ings OF the people in the cities as to
the introduction Of United States Off
GERS to take temporary charge Of some
of the functions Of the Government,
and upon their report will depend
greatly the succeeding movements of
the United States.
A very early attempt will be made
to secure conferences with Generals
Gomez, Garcia, President Masso and
other leading Cubans, to assure them
that the policy marked out in the or
der of President Mckinley to Gen
eral Lawton must be adhered to in
justice to the whole people OF Cuba. 1t
is expected that these leaders may be
induced to take a calm view of the sit
uation, and to accept the full respon-
sibility for securing cordial Cuban Co
operation on plan intended to be just
TO all Cubans, whether native or Span
ish, in order that there shall be nc
interference of the progress that is felt
to be in store for Cuba when the is
land is ence free from Spanish control.
A comparison OF information obtained
will very likely be made by the Cuban
and Porto Rican Commission before
any plan is determined upon. But il
is expected that the main points will
be clear to both commissions at an
early stage in the inquiry that they
will make.
The advice of conservative men il
Cuba will be solicited and, wherever
possible, adopted, in order to max,
the transition from the old govern
ment to the new as free from irritatin,
features as possible. There will be ,
thorough effort to get rid of the mos
notorious practices under Spanish rul,
at once, the belief being that Spanish
and Cubans alike will gladly aid il
abolishing the old squeezing processe
that have been legitimatized, although
they increased the wealth of the off
GERS and kept the unofficial class mis-
erably poor.
1t does not appear that the Militar,
Commission will be expected to lool
after commercial interests except a
they are involved in the maintenance
of peace. The Treasury Department
will provide the changes that are t
be introduced in free Cuba, and the
will favor the utmost activity on tn
part Of every man who can produc
} something or contribute to its distri
button to those countries of the worl
that may need Cuban products.
The Treasury will, of course, hav
! to maintain revenue cutters abou
Cuba as long as any import tariff j
: maintained and to do the work prop
erly, Secretary Gage may have to SEN
five or six revenue cutters to Cuba an
perhaps two or three to Porto Rico.
so many vessels of the fleet are needle
: in the West Indies Congress will b
Obliged to increase the fleet above tn
5 present number-thirty-six. Hawai-
will need one or two cutters and if tn
: Philippines are held there will be bus
; ness for several others and perhaps a
increased number of revenue cutie
e officers. Whatever the plan may
for the pacification of Cuba, the Pres
! dent is sure the United States can pr,
: vail upon the people OF both island
r hitherto held by Spain to get alon
e without bloodshed Occasional on
breaks may not be avoided, but thei
is strong hope of maintaining substaI
tial peace with the help of the form,
insurgents.