Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-30
CELEBRATION DEFERRED
MEETING LASTED TILL q A. NJ. TODAY.


havana. ncr. 70.-Thc cuban pltrl-
OH committee combating ~ 100 leading
cuban lawyers. dlctors ana business
men. az a mcc.lrs which iaatcI Until
four o'cinck shis morning.. decided TO
yield without reservation 10 tho Wishes
af den. Brooke and Gen. Ludlow In
the matter ~ p1sironlng tho riN days
celebration. and has approved % mani-
fes.1 90 che cuban population ~ Ii1-
ANA. ON the lines " Con. Ludlow's rc.
ily. on the subject ~ the proposed cclc.
braticn. quoting r1mr PORTIONS VI %
and pararhrasiug others
The cuban cltisrNf IN Havana and
the cuban soldiers outside ihc city are
ir.enaoiy excited but tho patriotic com-
mliicf ana tho military cfi0fr of tho
Cuhaua think thry rnu iourraH thia fcci-
los aud prevent violent incidents.
fhn following lr tho text " Gen.
I.ud lows reply tu the Cuban dcpu,atlHu
which visited him ttily AMI presented
him with wisttou program of the fiN
days. festivities;
'iAf,asfs. Mora. Nunsz and others rep.
reasnilnr the patriotic committee ~
"Gonilomcn--i have given careful
confederation 60 the ufnrt1sl eflohfn-
tun OF cuban citizens ~ Havana dur
Ink next week ON the exchange NJ ma
u0nal Haas that VIII take place ON
january !. 49, promised YOU. I have
tikrn o,cnfinr alF, 60 ascertain thn
views of Major General brooke. com.
waudlng the division ~ Cubs, upon thr
subject. I regret o. inform you that "a
celebration " thu character must 90
this time be- deemed incxped'out ana
cannot Tor che present be- authorized flr
the following reasons;
"rfat-ifaVAnn has Tor o. long time
suffered from strife ana contention.
and q Do ihr supreme duty W gll tt this
critical period o. suppress disorder ANA
preserve public peace. Al other cons
rldcrulonn f'r shc moment should give
way 10 thlT.
"sccund-At the present time the only
effective means Of maintaining urisf
d the presence 20 United states tfulpa
in the tt.y. since thn local police lu fevs
orli dHirlctn have disappeared with the
departure ~ the spanish Elldefa.
''Thifd-lt ~ IN the interests. ipih uf
citizens generally and particularly ut
the more dlsiinctiveiy cuban cltlzeng
themselves. thHt the occasion he one or
ppart and order and ~ qulei rejoicing
only ana that every one should De- con-
triei hy patriotic dcflre g. do what
h. best Tor the community.
Fourth The An rlc1n authorities
fymrnthlzc fully with the CUBAN fecl-
inr ~ rejoicing. AMI ~ a proper time
hereafter, whom nnfirH ar In % more
rotilcd condition, they viii be gini o.
further participate 10 the plans " the
celebration. but they are convinced th1t
fhla IL not suitable or cNpedlent time
for t."
This morning the city ard su5urha Of
Havana are absolutely qulC. and las.
nlVht there was not one instance uf
flr1rder. The rn'tcl States patrols
ana officers were kccniy On the alert.
ponctratlng into every corner ~ mo
tuwn.
sen0r Frederic Mora fald o. the c1r-
rcap1u1rnt " the Associated Prcfai
1--WE are sorry We cannot rNecu.c our
urnrftm, but We ngrec with GCn, Lui-
bW'n drfIrr. lie VIII have dlilcu.y in
lrsplng the low people down nnl o..
ririininr the young people IN the army.
nut wo are SURF NJ acts " disturbance
VIli nceuT
"N1thIng Will be- done against the
American wishes. Now N cuhfh nr'
Ibr,uulty. N We En WRONG now we
rhaii newer attain Independence. never
reach national lie and he Americans
would never leave cuha.'