The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-20
TO RECEIVE EARLY, HARVEST
ATTENTION '
1.-THE COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN
A Large Element Of the Population Il
Expected to Welcome United
States Control
Associated Press Special Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. ia Times WASH
ington special says:
Generals Butler and Wade with Admiral
Sampson, the Military Commissioners for
Cuba, will be required to meet In Havana
before September II, according to the terms
of the protocol Of August IL, to arrange
for the time and manner Of evacuation Of
the island.
AS 1t has been agreed that General
Blanco and his troops may take away with
them the guns and arms in the fortiflca-
tions, the arrangements to be effected will
be largely such as the United States gov
eminent feels obliged to accept to provide
the means of preserving order. where the
withdrawal of the Spanish forces might
otherwise lead to riot and pillage. There
Is still among administration officials the
opinion that by the time the Spanish con-
troll is withdrawn there will be large body
of Cubans, not all insurgents, that will
be ready to give the soldiers of the United
States something like the welcome that has
been extended to 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 matters
than the mere indication of ports at which
Blanco and his men shall embark. They
will look into the condition of society In
Cuba, test the feelings of the people in the
cities as to the introduction of the United
States officers to take temporary charge
of some Of the functions of the govern
ment and upon their report will depend
greatly the succeeding movements of the
United States.
A very early attempt will be made to Sc
cure conferences with Generals Gomez
Garcia, President Masso and other lead
Ing Cubans, to assure them that the pol
Icy marked out in the order Of President
Mckinley to General Lawton must be ad-
hered to in Justice to the whole people Of
Cuba. 1t is expected that these leaders
may be induced to take calm view of the
situation, and accept the full responsibility
for securing cordial Cuban cooperation on
a plan Intended to be just to all Cubans,
whether native or Spanish, in order that
there shall be no interference with the
progress that is felt to be in store for
Cuba when the island Is once free from
Spanish control. A comparison of informa-
ton obtained will very likely be made by
the Cuban and Porto Rican commissions
before any plan Is determined upon. But
1t is expected that the main points will be
clear to both commissions at an early stage
in the inquiry they will make.
The advice of conservative men in Cuba
will be solicited and wherever possible
adopted, in order to make the transition
from the old government to the new as
free from irritating features as possible.
There will be thorough effort to get rid
of the most notorious practices under
Spanish rule at once, the belief being tina
Spanish and Cubans alike will gladly aid
in abolishing the old squeezing processes
that have been legitimized, although they
increased the wealth Of the officers and
kept the unofficial class miserably poor.
1t does not appear that the Military Com
mission will be expected to look after COM
mercial interests. except as they are in
volved in the maintenance of peace. The
Treasury Department will provide the
changes that are to be introduced in free
Cuba. and they will favor the utmost act
ivity on the part of every man who can
produce something or contribute to its
distribution to those countries Of the world
that may need Cuban products.
The Treasury will, of course, have to
maintain revenue cutters about Cuba as
long as any import tariff is maintained
and to do the work properly, Secretary
Gage may have to send five or six revenue
cutters to- Cuba and perhaps two or three
to Porto Rico. If SO many vessels of the
fleet are needed in the West Indies. Con-
gress will be obliged to increase the fleet
above the present number of thirty-six.
Hawaii will need one or two cutters, and
if the Philippines are held there will be
business for several others, and perhaps
an increased number of revenue cutter Of
ficers. Whatever the plan may be for
the pacification Of Cuba, the President Is
sure the United States can prevail upon
the people of both islands hitherto held by
Spain to get along without bloodshed. Oc-
casional outbreaks may not be avoided,
but there is strong hope Of maintaining
substantial peace with the help of the
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