Evening star., 1898-12-30
Citizens Committee in Havana Ae-
quiesee in His Views.
DESIRE TO PRESERVE ORDER
They Issue an Appeal to Cubans
to Submit.
MAY CELEBRATE LATER ON

HAVANA, December 30--The Cuban pa
triotic committee, consisting of $50 leading
Cubans, lawyers. doctors and business men,
at meeting which lasted until o'clock
this morning, decided to yield without res
ervation the wishes of General Brooke and
General Ludlow in the matter of postponing
the six days celebration and has approved
a manifesto to the Cuban population of
Havana, on the lines of General Ludlows
reply on the subject of the proposed cele-
brations, quoting some portions of it and
paraphrasing others.
The Cuban citizens in Havana and the
Cuban soldiers outside the city intense
ly excited, but the patriotic committee and
the military chiefs of the Cubans think
they can quiet this feeling and prevent vio-
lent Incidents
Gen. LudIow's Reply.
+ Glowing is the text of General Lud-
lows reply to the Cuban deputatio which
visited him yesterday and presented him
with a written program of the six days
festivities:
''Messrs. Mora. Nunez and Others. Repre-
senting the Patriotic Committee of Ha
"Genuemen-I have given careful consid-
Grafton to the matter of the proposed cele
OratIon by Cuban citizens of Havana, dur
ing next week, of the exchange of national
/ promised you. L have taken the occa-
sion also TO ascertain the views of Ma jor
General Brooke, commanding the division
OF Cuba upon the subject. l regret to in
form you that a celebration of this charac-
ter must at this time be deemed inexpedi-
ent and cannot for the present be author
lied, for the following reasons:
First. Havana has for long time suf-
fered from strife and contention and it is
the supreme duty Of all at this critical
period 10 suppress disorder and preserve
public peace. All other considerations, for
the moment, should give way to this.
second At the present time the only
effective means of maintaining order is the
presence of United States troops in the city,
since the local police in several districts
have disappeared with the departure of
the Spanish soldiers.
OF Interest to All.
Third. 1t is in the interests both of citi-
zens generally and particularly of the more
disunctively Cuban citizens themselves
that the occasion be one of peace and
der and of quiet rejoicing only, and that
every one should be controlled by a patri-
Otic desire TO do what is best for the COM
nunity.
Fourth The American authorities sym
pathize fully with the Cuban feeling of re-
joicing, and at proper time hereafter,
when affairs are i'll a more settled condl-
tion, they Will be glad to further and par
ticipate in the plans of the celebration;
but they are convinced that this is not
suitable or expedient time for it,
This morning the city and suburbs of
Havana are absolutely quiet, ard last night
there was no; one instance of disorder.
The United States patrols and officers we're
keenly on the alert, penetrating into every
corner of the town.
Seror FREDERICK Mora said to the cores
pendent of the Associated Press:
Cubans' Last Chance.
I'VE are sorry We cannot execute our pro-
gram but We agree with General Ludlow's
desire. He will have difficulty in keeping
the low people down and restraining the
Young people in the army: hut we are sure
only detached acts of disturbance Will oc-
cur Nothing will be done in comblna-
tion against the American wishes. NOW Is
Cuba's opportunity. If we 90 wrong now
we shall never q tain independence, never
reach national life and the Americans
would never leave Cuba
General Brooke has announced the com
position of his staff as follows:
Mai. Gen. Chaffee. chief of staff; Cap
taius Dean Mckenna and Campbell and
Liuet CastletOn, aids; Richards, adjutant
general: kaunOu. assistant adJutant gen
tral. Dudley. judge advocate: Humphrey,
ouartermaster: Bliss. chief of customs;
Abriel Smith. chief commlssary Dr-
O-Reillv. chief surgeon; George Smith:
chief paymaster. and Col. Dunwoody, chief
signal officer