The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
HOW CUBA WILL GOVERN HERSELF.
Senior Discusses the Future OF the INFANT
Republic.
Of the Infant

Ilrtil the cuban army Frsii pvr'h"hV"Ns W
,ppy al II The ,erritors OF the isiand--ex-
ccptiag. perhaps. son,e OF the sortresses'
This having beem accomplished each ter
rnory win elect eight. ihstrad OF four rep |
| r,guntatiyss to constitute the pelints'
| ccnsutuSut Assembly AccoNtnR !" wy
reconstruction now in force tho assembly OF
| ,,nresrnteiiyes shat mlsta year from neNt
october and wsll have the power 10 inanc
| a new constitution or ater the pGeaoa,
cue ,,.
When asked to state ftom his Nnow'eass
OF wha, the representative Cunah Natlus
aesires on wat principles of goNetumot.
ihe new constitution of the repunhc WIZ
he permanently based Senior Quesiae sAu
ii would be baseu upon that OF tue ,hilen
States. OF courseAt Win be Tor the asseluplN
to determine whether or constitution VIZ
be accepted directly as model or whe'n.
er characteristics VIII be borrower from
republics founded upon distinct theories,
such as France, Tor example, Thus II WIZ
depend upon these trainers OF new soh
stintiun whether tho president VIII %
elected directly by the popular vote
through electors, as here or by tne ieE,A
lattXe bodits.-aS IN Franco; whether the
cougress shalt consist of one or two bodies
!, how tho cabinet and judiciary shaft be or
: gaui1ed, etc.
The present constitution Of the Cuban re-
public differs materially from ours, aud II
-, the latter is 10 ne NiNtViS PAY NlNN' 80
!" in the making of the new one many Is
sentIal changes Will have to be made tor
~ instance the executive pewef IL now
a, vested not in president who is sins "
:. advised by his cabinet who has no vet
=" ms under our constitution, but IN what \
-. known Ms tho government council com.
~ posed OF president, yicc president ana
Tour SECRETARIES OF state, Each Of these SD
u, me mbers has n vote, and among the foul
I" secretaries are distributed the portolto
's Of war. treasury, foreign AFFAIRS and ~
~ terror. An of the resolutions of the oounci
ne must be passed by absolute majority be
'n, fore they become effective, The judicia
~ power in reference to crimes Is vested i
"a the army at present, while that IN reie
,aS ence to cNil matters belongs 10 the ciY
net authorities.
w, senior Qutsada was nnpreparcd TO stat
rea whether the majority OF Cubans loyal
~ the new republic would be republicans
~ democrats in our sense Of the terms. |
,., thought that the people would divide then
selves into parties upon much the san
voI problems as confront every inhepenH'
~ country our problems Of finance aud tar
~ win probably figure couspicuously. Il
~, plying TO further questions concerning {
~ alleged great proportion of negro pppul
en, ton among those who VIII constitute {
orls citizens loyal To the now constitution o
, -, as to whether this element would result
~ any race antagonismS or Discriminate
.in, against negroes as voters ar has been q
IlnB ...!,... Conn, Araan
ated tlcipatod by some WRITER'S aetot Vuf9"
the said that the total negro pnpulAuoh Wp,
,on- constitute about one. ulro OF me V"'' -
gas 2enshin NJ denied thpi mere han ~
fdce been any race aItasonlsnS ~ pis., W., ~,
rned 'lohs among ,ne 'uu'"a ""' '''' '''' Wv
con would never he any
bla Would n negro be allowed 10 hoIu
q at office of president
ltine Certainly why not
lie further said that ne expected All
4, a., n and ram
pre- Dams on tho 'slau" w p.,Uli'N ~, a., =. ~
They loYal 10 tne new ct%'iH'l NV ~
nthe OF tFose VINO now 4Sfnl"tn,H" Wa,, ~
mil what VIII probably he tho attitude
mary those VINO Icu'n,' Nlrs",9" 10y, ~,
lead WIN tney pe a'oN'" J"