The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11
Effort Going to show that tho Revo-
Iutionists Have WeII-o4gan-
lied Civil Governments.
RECOGNIZED BY SPANIARDS
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES IN WHICH 1T
WAS OFTEN MENTIONED.
Excerpts from Its Constitution Show
ing Policy and scope, with List of
the Duly-EIected Officers.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Senor Gonzalo
de Quesada. the diplomatic representative
of the Cuban insurgents, to-day issued the
following signed statement to show that the
insurgents have a. regularly organized civil
government whose independence can be
recognized:
1.-The republic of Cuba-its civil govern
ment.
lit is circulated by the enemies of the
cause of the independence of Cuba that they
have no government or civil organization 10
recognize 1t is admitted by all that theIe
is Cuban army, which has forced SPAN 10
confess her inability to re-estabish her con-
| troll of the island: the triumphs ana hard-
ships of the Cuban soldiers are written up
every day, but the more admirable example
of the virtue and capacity or the people OF
! Cuba, the creation and working OF civil
organization. is lost sight Of And yet there
| is no writer who has visited the island,
| English or American. who has not told the
| world of the government of the republic of
| Cuba. At this moment short sketch of
| the laws and officers of the republic cannot
| fail to interest the American people and
serve to dispel any doubt in the mind of
senators and congressman who will be
called to vote for a resolution recognizing
From the very inception of the revolu-
ton the CubanS provided for civil power.
The Cuban revolutionary party which pre-
pared and directed the movement, was
civil organization headed by Jose Marti,
most Jealous in establishing the paramount
q.
Gomez then, and throughout all the revolu-
ton, has shown himself DESTROYS that the
civil authorities should have The supreme
power. When he and Marr landed their
first aim was to constitute a provisional
government. Gomez, as well as all the other
military leaders, recognized Marti as the
Maceo and Marti at Mejorana, on May A.
1895, a call for the selection of representa-
government was made, and Marti and Go
meZ marched to the central provinces to ar
range for this important, event. The, de-
creeS of that time are always S&ned by
| both Gomez and Marti.
The death of Marti postponed for time
| the selection of the representatives, but in
the beginning of September, 1895, the call
| previously issued was complied with. Rep
reSentativeS from each of the provinces of
S shd Puerto Prlneipe santa Cara ana
| the provinces of Matanzas and Habana,
making twenty in all, were elected to the
| constituent assembly, which was to eStab-
llSh a CIVIL government, republican in form.
THE FIRST ASSEMBLY.
1.-The constituent assembly, composed of
| doctors, lawyers and distinguished Cubans
met at Jimaguayu, in the province of Puerto
| Principe, on the 18th of September, 1895 1t
was duly organized it solemnly declared
the independence of Cuba and it's separation
| from the Spanish monarchy, and confirmed
| the existence of the republic of Cuba among
the political divisions of the world The
| constitution, based on democratic and re-
publican principles, was to be in force two
| years unless the freedom of Cuba was OBJ
| tanned previous to the expiration of that
time. On the 18th of September the follow
ing officers of the government were elected
| by the constituent assembly in accordance
with the terms of the constitution:
president, Salvador Cisneros Betancourt
| lone Maso, of Manzanllo; secretary of war
carlos Rolon, of Santa Clara; secretary of
Inn -
| titus; secretary of the Interior Santiago
Garcia Canizares of Remedio; secretary of
foreign relations, Rafael NJ. Portuondo, of
santiago de Cuba; substitute secretary Of
war, Marc Monical, of Matanzas; substitute
secretary of the treasury, Joaquin Castillo,
OF Santiago de Cuba; substitute secretar1v
of the interior, Carlos Dubois, of Baracoa:
substitute secretary of foreign relations
Fermin valdez Dominguez, of Habana.
The installation OF these officers duly
IoiloWed The election of the general-in-
chief and the second in command who is to
pear the title of lieutenant general. was
then had and resulted in the unanimous
election of Maxine Gomez and Antonio
Maceo, respectively. On the same day the
| constituent assembly elected by acclamatfon
| as delegate plenipotentiary and general
! agent abroad of the Cuban republic Thomas
! Estrada Palma.
During the two years of the Cisneros adj
mlnlstratlon and up to the present time of
Masos the civil authorities of the republic
nave exercised their functions throughout
the territory controlled by the republic OF
CuDa, which is about three-fourths of the
| island. There is a civil governor in everS,
province; who has his subordnates and en-
PloyeS. Inc provinces are divided into pre-
lectures under the supervision of the secre-
tary OF the interior The duties of the pre-
iiecIS are various and are subject to special
laws. That these procedures are in work
ing operation the official kilograms of the
Spanish press afford innumerable proofs.
General Blanco in a communication 10 his
| government under date of March - nnb
hshed in all the Madrid papers, saws:
W. havana, Captain General to Minister of
ne n nolY1
the military lines of the enemy between
bayamo, Manzanillo and Canto were
piLoheIli also destroying the civil organize
t tIon Wnlch they had i'll that territory for
Documents We're filed before the Senate
committee on foreign relations last Anrii
which proved. that the civil eovernl
meht legislated as to commences GOV
;h nSnaeto WORKSHOPS manufactures, coast
nlspeclors, postohices, that stamps have
been issued, public schools established ci1,iI
marriage provided for: that the nnhIic
lected amounting to hundreds Of tbo,,SSaS ,C1
OF collars, President Cisneros ana &C.,
WARDS W. tk PRESIDENT Maso issuing state papers
dS 0hey became opportune The roiIitor,,
autnorlties are subordinate to the civil CO..;
s sph daI In many documents the generals
mander-in-chief, duly took The oa+ Iie CON-
constitution. In July 1896. he nnhIisbeJ t tiie
following circular: the
AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED
headquarters of the Army of Liberation
-(Clrcular.) y
=, inns headquarters. being informed of
the unworthy proceedings of some cbieSs
ana oHncerS OF the army with regard To tba
cIylI aCIhorities of the Republic and re
solved as II is, not to consent In an caea
nor by any person that the sacred nrinoinio
or discipline subordination and mnraIitIpt Pc 80
the revolution should be disregardad ~ ~
that respect should be rendered to The r, ~
eSty OF It's democratic institutions II 10
minds all chiefs anC officers of the inay;to
pie duty which they have to resnect IT,
missionaries of the civil government ac
corning to their rank ~
The military authorities are Obliged %
slVe the decisive protection of their force
70 the civil authorities for the better fnI
hilment of their duties ~
me chiefs of the corps, divisions ami
prlgades will chastise severely all sllbordi
mites against whom any complaints NAV he
nldue OF their bad conduct I'm this resnent
lhey Delng anSWerabe to this HEADQUARTERS
Tor their leniency or Indifference.
p Y L
Remanganaguns, July %. 1896. The General
~ chief, MAXIMO GOMEZ
The general reports of the civil governor
OF the east, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
for the ySars 1896 and 1897, quoted i'm one Of
senator Mor2ans speeches. confirm every
one OF our statements and is worthy of pc
rusal Five newspapers are also published
IN the fepublic-El Cubano Isbre La Inde-
pendencia, El Boletin de la Guerra In
od.nu9d, Las villas Books have also been
punished. the first being the primer for
the public schools
PURSUANT To the mandate contained i'm the
constitution Of 1888. a constituent assemble
WAS convoked to meet i'm October fSg7 ~
revise the laws and TO elect new officers
The government council naSSad ~, alector,,f