The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-10-26
OTHERS WILL START SOON.
American Officials Satisfied With
The Situation In Cuba.
VIEWS ON PARIS PROCEEDINGS.
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Washington. Oct 1s-General Wade.
u1alident 0f the American eTacrafion
commission IN Cuba, teleeraphed the
war department that 5000 Spanish sol
diers had been embarked already for
Spain, and that arrangements had been
completed. OF which the American
commissioners had been duly notified
by the Spanish commissioners for the
embarkation OF 10000 more troops in
the near future
On the whole this rate OF progress,
in view of the limited resources OF
Spain, is believed to be reasonable. It
IS realized that the Spanish govern
ment is not able TO command unlim-
ed transport service, IL for no other
reason than for lack OF cash. obliging
It to rely entirely upon the govern
ment-aided Compaignie Transatlan
tique, whose stock Of vessels has al
ready been heavily drawn upon under
the exigencies OF the war.
So long as this disposition is exhib=
tied to carry out in good faith the
evacuation OF the island. our govern
ment is not likely to make complaint.
While permitting the presence Of
Spanish troops In Cuba on and after
Dec 1, II Is the present purpose Of the
war department 70 take complete pos
session OF the entire civil establish
ment OF the island on the date men
TONED.
This may happen even while the
Spanish commissioners at Paris are
still desperately striving to secure con-
sideration by the joint commission of
questions effecting the Cuban debt
Now that the Spanish peace commits
sioners have been repulsed in their
efforts 70 have the United States as
sumo sovereignty over Cuba as the
means of thus transferring to our
shoulders the Cuban debt, the next
movement looked for on their part is
one in the direction of imposing this
indebtedness upon the Cubans them
selves when they shall have erected
some form OF government In the ruins
OF Spanish sovereignty
This would be something In the ma
ture OF a last resort on the part OF the
bondholders- But it is scarcely prob
able that any such proposition would
be fayorabIY received by the peace
commissioners acting jointly. on the
score that the debt was not really in
CURED on account of the island, but
actually TO benefit Spain
Touching the municipal debts, as al
ready stated. our commissioners have
never eontended that they should be
outlawed, but they viii remain as
just charge against the respective com
munities which hoated them. and for
whose benefit their proceeds were ap-
piled
Touching the bitter complaints that
are made IN the French papers against
what they dominate the uneompromis-
ing and unyielding attitude of the
American commissioners and their re-
fusal to consider propositions to arbi-
rate radical differences between the
two bodies. II IS said here that pre-
sumably the Spanish commissioners
went to Paris under instructions quite
as comprehensive as those supplied TO
the American commissioners
Any suggestion OF arbitration would
be out Of place in connection with the
peace commission. and should It come
to an IrreconcIIabIe difference between
the two commissions there can be but
one arbitrament-that Of the sword.