The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-20
Military Commissioners Will Make
a Thorough Examination.
SENTIMENT OF PEOPLE
HOPED THEY WILL WELCOME
UNITED STATES CONTROL.
Believed That Large Body of Gu
bans Will Cooperate With the
United States In Establishing
Stable Government and Securing
Protection For All Inhabitants.

New York, Aug. ia special dis
patch from Washington to the Times
saws:
Generals Butler and Wade. with Ad-
miral Sampson, the military commits
sioners for Cuba, will be requested to
meet in Havana by September r. ac-
cording to the terms of the protocol
| of August II, to arrange for the time
! and manner of the evacuation of the
island. AS it has been agreed that
| General Blanco and his troops may
! take away with them the guns and
arms in the Notifications, the arrange
mentS to be effected will be largely
such as the United States government
feels obliged to accept to provide the
means of preserving order where the
withdrawal of the Spanish forces might
otherwise lead to riot and pillage.
There is still among the administration
the opinion that by the time the Span
ish control is withdrawn there will be
a large body of Cubans, not all inSur-
gents, that will be ready to give the
soldiers of the United States something
like the welcome that has been eX-
tended to them in Porto Rico. thus
simplifying the task of the United
States in changing the rule for the in
habitants.
The commissioners expect to give at
tention to much more important mat
tiers than the mere indication of ports
at which Blanco and his men shall en-
bark. They will look into the condi-
ton of society in Cuba, test the feel
ings of the people in the cities as to
the Introduction of United States Off
GERS to take temporary charge of some
of the functions of the government.
Upon their report will depend greatly
the succeeding movements of the Unit
ed States.
Every attempt will be made to Sc
cure conferences with Generals Gomez,
Garcia, President Masso and other
leading Cubans to assure them that
the policy marked out in the order of
President Mckinley to General Law
ton must be adhered to in justice to the
whole people of Cuba. 1t is expected
that these leaders may be induced to
take a calm view of the situation and
accept the full responsibility for secur-
ing cordial Cuban cooperation on
plan intended to be just to all Cubans,
whether native or Spanish, in order
that there shall be no interference of
the progress that is felt to be in store
for Cuba when the island is once free
from Spanish control. A comparison
of information obtained will very like
ly be made by the Cuban and Porto
Rican commissioners before any plan !
is determined upon, but it is expected !
that the main points will be clear to |
both commissions at an early stage in
the inquiry that they will make.
The advice of conservative men in /
Cuba will be solicited and wherever |
possible adopted in order to make the |
transition from the old government to
the new as free from irritating features
as possible. There will be a, thorough |
effort to get rid of the most. notorious
practices under Spanish rule at once,
the belief being that Spaniards and
Cubans alike will gladly aid in abolish
ing the old squeezing processes that
have been legitimized, although they
increased the wealth of the officers and
kept the unofficial class miserably poor
it does not appear that the military
commission will be expected to look
after the commercial interests. except
as they are involved in the mainten-
ance of peace. The treasury depart
ment will provide the changes that are
to be introduced in free Cuba, and they
will favor the utmost activity on the
part of every man who can produce
or contribute to its distri-
button to those countries of the world
hat may need Cuban products.
The treasury will, of course, have to
maintain revenue cutters about Cuba
IS long as any import tariff is main
aimed and to do the work properly
Secretary Gage may have to send five
n six revenue cutters TO Cuba and per-
laps two or three to Porto Rico. If SO
many vessels of the fleet are needed in
he West Indies, congress will be
obliged to increase the fleet above the
present number, sc. Hawaii will need
me or two cutters and if the Philip
Zines are held there will be business
or several others and perhaps an in
reased number of revenue cutter Off
ers. Whatever the plan may be for
he pacification of Cuba, the president
: sure the United States can prevail
n the people Of both islands hitherto
leld by Spain to get along without
loodshed. Occasional outbreaks may
ot be avoided. but there is strong hope
f maintaining substantial peace with
he help of the former insurgents.
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