The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-11

informed of the unworthy proceedings of
some chiefs and officers Of the army with
regard 10 the civil authorities of the re-
public. and resolved as 1t IS not to con
sent i'll any case nor by any person that
the sacred principles of discipline. sub
ordination and morality of the revolution
should be disregarded. but that respect
should be rendered to the majesty of its
democratic institutions. It's commander
in chief and its officers OF the inevitable
duty which they have 70 respect the func-
tiOnariss of the civil government accord
ing TO their rank.
. The military authorities are obliged
force to the civil authorities. for the bet
ter fulfillment of their duties.
The chiefs of the corps. divisions and
brigades will chastise severely all SUBJ
ordinates against whom any complaints
may be made of their bad conduct in this
respect. they being answerable TO this
headquarters for their leniency or in
,'Ramanganaguns. % July. 1886 The
general in chief. MAXlMO GOMEZ.
FIVE NEWSPAPERS.
"The general reports of the civil gov
ernor of the east. Carlos Manuel de
Cesdepos, for the years 1896 and 1897,
quoted in one of Senator Morgans
speeches. confirm every one of our state
ments and is worthy of perusal. Five
newspapers are also published in the re-
public. FL Cubano Libre. La Independent
cha, FL Boletin de la Guerra, La Sandal
and Las Villas.
Books have also bsen published. the
first being the primer for the public
schools.
Pursuant to the mandate contained in
the constitution of 1895. constituent as
sembly was convOked to meet in October,
1897. to revise the laws and to elect new
officers. The government council passed
an electoral law and "a representatives
were chosen from the six provinces by all
the citizens of the republic. those in the
army as well as the civilians; the cleo
ton was untrammeled by the military
In a notable letter to General Garcia
transla tons of which reached President
Mckinley, he told how, in Santiago de
Cuba. he gave his vote the same as the
soldiers and peasants and how inspiring
1t was TO see the people exercise the right
of suffrage in districts controlled entirely
by the republic
BRILLIANT CONGRESS.
at was brilliant congress that sat
the months of October and November.
DR.. Mendez Capoto. eX-Dresident of law
in Havana university. presided The out
going secretary of state submitted his
reports. which Were examined and passed
upon by committees appointed for the
purpose. y new constitution was adopted
on the 10Th of October, 1897 which will
be in force two years, unless independ-
assembly shall be called to provide
temporarily for the government and i'd
ministration of the republic until a
definite constituent assembly shall meet.
sentativeS of the Cuban Deople freely
meeting in constituent assembly. con-
voked by virtue of the mandate contained
i'm the constitution of the 18th of Septem-
Der. 1925. ratify our firm and unshakeable
resolve of obtaining the absolute and inn
mediate independence of the island. in
order to establish in it a democratic re-
public. and inspiring ourselves in the
present necessities of the revolution: we
decree the following constitution:
CUBAN CONSTITUTION.
1.-The constitution determines what is
called the republic, who are citizens
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