The age-herald., 1898-11-22
LEN. GARCIA
 IN NEW YORK The Cuban Commissioners Arrive on the Segurancia, AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME Was Given Hi Sy Many Promi- nent CQs i. , of the City. So rRIENDsHs { AND GRATITUDE
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 by All the Patriots.
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 by All the Patriots.
HE BELIEVES IN OCCUPATION
Until Tranquility Has Been Restored Throughout the Island Endorses Gen. Buffers Scheme for Using
 Cubans to Police Provinces.

New York, November H.-General Calixto Garcia and the other Cuban commissioners from the Cuban military assembly at Santa Cruz Del Sur, who are en route to Wash- ington for the purpose of laying before President Mckinley a resolution recently adopted by the assembly as to the future of the island of Cuba, arrived here today on the Ward Line steamer Segurancia.
 General Garcia and the commissioners were given an enthusiastic welcome by the many prominent Cubans who went down the bay on the tug Atlantic to meet the Segurancia, and when the veteran general came down the gang plank at the Ward line dock, he was greeted with rousing cheers. It was with great difficulty that the police cleared the way for the pa:--s.tr reach the street, so dense was-the crowd, Those fthe party accompanying General Garcia were General Joseph Miguel Gomez, Lieutenant- Colonel Jose Ramon villalon, Colonel Antonio Gonzales Laneuza, former secretary of the Cuban junta in this city; Colonel Cosma Terrente, secretary to Gen. eral Garcia; Colonel Carlos Martin Poey, Coolnel Enrique Vilunendas and Lieuten- ant Ricardo Koby.
 To Call on Mckinley
 General Garcia, when seen on the steam- CT, said he was delighted to be in New York again, and that he looked forward with pleasure to the commissions call on President Mckinley. It will go to Wash inutop in o ar fWo In he dent. and after seeing how the work for their army is being accomplished in the United States, will return to Cuba. Said he:
 ''We have no other feeling for the United States than that of friendship and grati- tude. I believe in occupation until order has been restored. I believe in the United States having Cuba but not forever I am for free Cuba and so are all other Cubans. There is no sentiment on the island for an- nexation. All Cubans have faith in MT. Mckinley
 "The commission of which I am the head is not going to Washington with any propo- sitions for the presidents consideration. We are going there to tell of the country and to better the arrangements for the es- tablishment of postofice system Ameri- ON>tIeNJ ever.'
 General Garcia also said that at the as- sembly at Santa Cruz Del Sur there was the greatest spirit of unity shown.
 General Garcia said he was in sympathy with General Buffers plan to employ Cu- ban soldiers as police. "I believe the plan is a good one," he said. "The men could be under the direction of Cuban colonels, who would report to the general. The pres- ent plan is to keep the soldirs under arms until the Americans came into a district, and the Cuban officers in the district will offer the services of the men to the Ameri- can colonel. Those who are wanted to be retained by the American officer and the others sent home."
 Election of President
 General Garcia said he did not know where the capital of the. islands would be, nor did he know when the first presidential election would be held. He said the evac- uation of the island was progressing "as slowly as the Spaniards can do it. They