The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-22
DISSATISFIED CURANS
M'KINLEY WILL CoNTMU1 H1A
PoLIcx on CONTROL
The Insurgents Must Show an Ability
to Govern Cuba Before They Are
Given Full Sway

NEW YORK. July A.-A special 70 the
Times from Washington says:
A member Of the Cabinet. speaking
about the unfortunate attitude of the Gu
bans at Santiago. said he feared that II
would take time to correct the misappre-
hension Of the Cuban insurgents THAI the
United States proposed to erect minor
ity government wherever the United
forces overcame the Spaniards.
Cuba. this gentleman said would have
to read and absorb the intent Of the Presi-
dents message and abide by 1t, II the peo-
pie hoped, or expected to see real peace In
a short time. If the Presidents judicial
advice was adopted, there was no reason
whatever why every man in Cuba within
the protection of the military authorities
Of the United States should not have the
freest possible opportunity to prosper, and
they might as we'll make up their mtnds
that they were not to have any opportunity
whatever to act unjustly towards their
former enemies.
This determination on the part OF the
United States, continued the Minister
should not provoke q spirit Of resentment
toward US, but the people Of Cuba, Span
ish and Cuban, were not like AZ and wa
could not pretend to understand a. they
understand. Self interest with the Cubans,
however, might be expected to govern
them. II they would stop to think at all.
Without our help they would continue to
be misgoverned by Spain. Spain will have
to gos but the President has plainly noti-
fed Cuba that there shall be no misgov-
eminent II 1t can be prevented, and It will
be the duty Of the United States to make
good its assurance to the world. The
President. in Cuba and Porto Rico. will de-
pend greatly. 1t Is evident to members of
the administration, upon the cordial CO.
operation Of the people Of those islands
with the United States in the determination
Of this government to free them from
Spain's corrupt and backward control.
If the Cubans persist in bringing on a
contest with the United States in the de-
termination to admit no participation by
Spaniards in the government Of the island.
and condition Of rebellion against the
United States Is maintained, 1t is not con-
sidered improbable that the island will
continue to be disturbed for years by revo-
luton. And a member Of the administers
ton asked what would be the answer of
the United States to the powers, II at the
United States and Cuba the powers should
step in and assert that they could no longer
suffer the interruption of business, the de-
struction Of life and the disturbance OF
their peace?
While less trouble is looked for in Porto
Rico, 1t is conceived to be possible that
the native Porto Ricans, who share the
Cuban aversion for Spaniards, may de-
velop like hostility to the forces and rule
Of the United States that seems to be de-
veloping in Cuba. Very little dependence
has been placed upon the Porto Ricans.
The United States government expects to
provide such government for that island
as good judgment and right In the vel
fare of the people suggests.
It Is believed that with a trial OF fall
government in Porto Rico for q year
Spain's hold on the people could never be
regained with the consent of the people.
1t is also the administrators view that
Cuba will, II 1t act wisely, see that the
Presidents program as laid down in his
proclamation, will bring the Cubans bet
ter results than would be secured II more
savage policy were to be adopted.
Friends of Cuba here, who have read with
regret the information and comment from
Santiago, are said to have set about cor
recting the tendency discovered by the
press correspondents, and at the same time
an admonition has been sent to Santiago
by the War Department and to officers in
control, to restrain the apparent inclina-
ton to make much of the Spaniards and
to treat the Cubans with contempt. That
this should have happened is considered
to he extreme1v unfortunate.