The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
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to keep an army OF occupation in Cuba
dty after teace i- formally declared
that Congress will not tolerate such oc.
eupation, which would DO regarded y
the Cuban people aud by foreign ma
lions as an act equivalent to a dec ara
ton Of war against Cuna. II says We
have no more right 10 keep tr0ols boz
CUBA tor garrison purpo'cs after ihc
treaty Of peace is sigued than We would
have 10 garrison England, france, Ger
many, or any other lo.cisn coan,ry.
Senator Rofakei'a lea islhat as soon
tho Spanish troops uave u beeA
forced out Of Cuba, our troops should
retire leaving tho Cubans 10 arrange
their government 10 suit themselves,
and that We on uld patiently await the
time which illsurcly come, when the
Uubais shall ask TO be annexed to the
U.s This isan extremely new view
u the quest on, aud II Il be shared 10
any considerable extent IN Conar ",
there ID trouble ahead, a. IL u directly
opposed to the views and plans Of no
a lminislailon.
The work n the Commission that h
engaged la investigating tho war will,
after this week, he translcrrcd to The
military camps from Washington.
There seems 10 DO a general dcsie
among the citizens Of our scacotst cities
TO be given an opportunity 10 zee some
Of tlie lighting ships o, the navy. In
response TO numerous requests stcre.
ary Long has ordered the Nashville,
the Wilmington. the Montgomery ~ d
the Princeton to Charleston, ;. c., 10
participate In the Peace Jubilee oXcr.
risss to be held there on the 2lih inst
Aud philal elphia has succeeded In grti
ing orders Issued for tho io lowing ship
10 help make IL Peace Jubilcr, 10 be
held ON the i7th inst, q success; The
rexas, tie New Odloans the Mari 70.
/ cad, the Topeka, the MaynoNer, aud
the Winslow.
According to the War department
officials, the IN 'inl announcement
cablod fom Madrid. that th,
Spanish government Intends In keep y
strong force of troops In Cuba until
tlt the tic. ly Of p"acc had cen zig e
d, will eau emo DO inlion 10 ca wi Z
gu tho plans for Am 'rirnu occupation
o tuba 10 December g.. The Anieii-
an Military Commissioners ~ Havana,
have boon ordered to notify the spanish
Commissioners u Out intention TO take
charge Of the entire islanl ut this date
Spanish troops may remain Ia Cuba
after that time, bu, they will have ma
authority there.
Federal cehoders will not b,
slow In taking the hint conveyed b,
Perry Health, Fret Assistant T. simast
or General. when he said, in publish
od interview "Thare ia absolnlel,
nothing Ia the civil service laws thai
forbid postmaster, or any other gov
ernmcnt official, irom participating Do
conyen lions, making political speeches
or exercising any Of Tie rights that be
.oug 10 hin as private indiyidua'
fOr my own part, have never been
able 20 see why the mere fact that
man holds an office should NAVE 10 im
possible for him 10 cNotrisr HE privll
eyes ~ an American citizen or b idon
lily himself with the party TO which hl
owes allegeuce
The general belief IN Washington ha
been nom the beginning that th'l
country would not pay a cent OF Cuba
debt Of ti5O, 1000 600, representing span
1 h bonds, about two.thirds Of Nhicl
are said to be held by French bankers
about $5O, 100000 by American cepIlaI
iats 500 900 900 by the Nillcan, and th
remainder by bankers In Berlin, v enn
aud other European capitals, but d.
agents Of the holders Of these bond
have by no means abandoned hops ,
getting some provision made for thel
Y somew here Ia the deal. The neas irnl
Paris shogh that lhe European capita
lists who hold the spanish 10 lds reI
resonting the 10000 900 deb, 81 90,
PHILIPPINES are also at work trying io &,
the Peace Commission TO saddle III
debi.upon the u. 5. Powerful as al
the influences that are being utilized !
the interest Of the holders OF spanis
bonds, they are likely to fail, for n
simple reason that public opinion
this country is overwhelmingly oppose
to the assumption At one dollar OF spaI
ish indebtedness by this government
. and even granting that our Peace Con
miss oners could be persuaded TO q
A, corporate a clause Of such payment
9 the treaty, which isno. probable, su
cess would still he uloug ways from q
bond-holders. The treaty that will
negotiated at Paris must receive Il
approval Of the President aud OF tw
.hirds Of tho Senate before 10 bccgm
uinding, sud should II provide for al
expenditure OF money, legislation
h,th branches Of Coz gress would
ei necessary beivre IL could BE- m sde