Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-17
OUR AMERICAN INTERESTS,
Cuban Insurgeni Troops Held in Readiness 10
March Into Havana
10 PROTECT OUR LIVES AND PROPERTY.
United states Narrowly Missed neinE the
LauEhins-tock Of the European Powers
During the Recent Troabie.

New York. Nov. IA dispatch 10
the Herald from Havana says:
with the departure u the greater
number Of the ordcn Publlco for spain.
one OF the principal elements Of dis
order IL removed from the city. This
body OF picked men. better trained and
more Intelligent than the ordinary
Spanish soldiers and with the bitter
rHt feeling against the government
Ten naturally into the place Of tho lead
cts OF the movement which for the
last week has kept the city In a state
" constant anxiety. From them have
como the directions 10 be 10 lowed n at
tempting 70 force tho government TO ao-
ccdc IN the soldiers wishes and while
the other corps implicated have been
equally anxious as the ordcn Publloo
to bring matters 10 crisis. the inltia-
tive has been left entirely 10 the latter.
Their prompt removal from the island
was a step hardly contemplated by the
nutinccru. and has checked for the mo-
mont any immediate action ON the part
" the other regiments. The govern
mont apparently believes that the trou-
bic has ben avertcd In tho meantime
ana that the danger OF an uprising at
any moment has passed.
Streets which for weeks had present.
ed the appearance " bssoiged town
have resumed almost normal aspect.
Soldiers campod at various points.
who slept under arms and were ready
"a a. "a a. all AasT
Withdrawn " the outskirts leaving only
rcntr.ca and those on picket duty. The
city IN Htlll p0liccd by soldiers and mu-
nripnl guards the guardia civil not
having been allowed 10 resume itn func-
lions, This remaining element Of dan
ncr. the guhrdla civil. ~ stun In an I'M
satisfactory condition. Prompt acton
" the military authorities Ia checking
the outbreak has tanned the spirit OF
the men 10 some extent. but causes OF
their discomfort rtlll remain and tho
liafne may burst out ut any moment.
Isolated ana unarfned In their quarters
IN draEoneH street. they arc p0wcrlcHs
for the moment. but the day viii only
BE- postponed In order that better oppor-
tunlty may be taken advantage or
The hpirlt existing among the men
n very bitter.
II only the opportunity arises Il will
not be wasted. The principal object OF
their hatred N Gen. ArolaH. His stern
elective measures In checking the out
break on Thursday night together with
his lmplncahlo methods OF dealing with
individual rcyoltcru. has earned FOR hun
the fierccat dislike of those affected.
His llfo only Will appcaao them and
one OF the FIRST acts of the men should
they have the opportunity Will be TO
murder Arolaa. This was the plot OF
Saturday night, bat IL fell through.
The situation Htlll presents AN un-
settled aspect II has been discovered
that members OF the orden Publlco
especially OF the Fourth company es-
capped deportation by deaertion and ny-
INK into tho country. Several bands
Of these are now outside the city and
soldiers are employed Ia hunting them
down.
Another element Of danger 10 the Gu
bans. Menocoles company Ii situated
only two hours march. or half an hours
ride by rail- from Havana. on reports
Of the disturbances reaching him he
held his men In readiness 20 march on
Havana, with View 20 protect Amer
lean and other foreign residents
a special detail has been provided 20
guard the Salon Trotcha. the residence
" the American commission. In two
hours Monoclc asserts he would have
5000 men IN the city. and la twenty
four. 10000,
Consequences OF such movement
would have been OF a grave character.
The spanish authorities would never
have agreed 20 the use OF Cuban troops
and the result would have been TIL
angular lighting IN the streets. Spanish
troops ana mutlneerB against each
other and both against the Cubans,
Complications arising from such a st-
untiun would have been ineKhaustihle.
This contemplated step by MenocAl Is
one OF the kcenent criticisms that could
be passed upon the American policy
N delay In occupying Cuba, American
residents In Havana protected from
rlotouH Spanish soldiers by insurgents
almost three months after the peace
protocol had been signed would make
us a laughing stock OF Europe. Ameri-
cans here express great Indignation
at the situation which renders such a
nFOulHul uUHHible.