The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-31
Leaders Yield TO Wishes of Amer
lean Commanders.
CELEBRATION POSTPONED
WHY GENERAL LUDLOW DIsAP-
PROVED THE PROGRAMME.
At Some Future Time the American
Authorities VIII Assist In a Cele-
bration = General Gomez Com
plains That Ee Has Been Sighted
Plan Of Government.

havana, Dec. 30.-The Cuban patri-
otto committee, consisting Of 100 lead
ing Cuban lawyers, doctors and bust
ness men, at a meeting which lasted
until 4 o'clock this morning, decided to
yield without reservation to 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 Lud-
lows reply on the subject of the pro-
posed celebrations, quoting some por-
IionS Of II and paraphrasing others.
The Cuban citizens in Havana and
the Cuban soldiers outside the city are
intensely excited, but the patriotic com
mittee and the military chiefs Of the
Cubans think they a repress this
Keeling and prevent violent incidents.
The following is the text of General
Ludlow's reply to the Cuban deputa-
ton which visited him today and pre-
Sented him with a written programme
Of the six days festivities:
"Messrs. Mora, Nunez and others rep
resenting the patriotic committee Of
Havana:
Gentlemen: 7 have given careful
consideration to the proposed celebra-
ton Of Cuban citizens of Havana dur
ing the next week on the exchange Of
national flags that win take place on
Jan /, as l promised you. l have taken
occasion also to ascertain hi views of
Major General Brooke, commanding the
division Of Cuba, upon the subject. I
regret to inform you that a celebration
OF this character must at this time be
deemed i~nexpedient, and cannot for the
present be authorized for the following
reasons:
"First-Havana has for a long time
suffered from strife and contention, and
II is the supreme duty of all at this
critical period 70 suppress disorder and
preserve public peace. All other con-
-sideretions 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.
"Ihird-It is in the interests, both of
citizens generally and particularly of
the more diStinctively Cuban citizens
themselves, that the, occasion be one of
peace n order and Of quiet rejoicing
only, and that every me should be con-
trolled by a patriotic desire to dc what
is best for the community.
"Eourth-The American authorities
sgmpathize fully with the Cuban feel
AAS " 4EJOAGluS anu DIT a proper time
hereafter, when affairs are in a more
settled condition, they will be glad to
further participate in the plans of the
celebration, but they are convinced
that this is not a suitable or eXpedient
time for it."
Senior Frederic Mora said to the cor
respondent OF the Associated Press:
W. are sorry we cannot execute our
programme, but we agree with General
LBdloW's desire. He will have diff
Guilty in keeping the low people down
and restraining the young people in
the army. But we are sure no acts of
disturbance viii occur.
Nothing will be done against the
American wishes. Now is Cuba's op-
portunity. If we go wrong now We
shall never attain independence. never
reach national life and the Americans
would " leave Cuba"
General Brooke announced the COM
position Of his staff as follows:
Major General Chaffee, chief of staff.
Captains Dean. McLenna and Campbell
and Lieutenant Castleton, aides; Rich
ards, adjutant general; Cannon, assist
ant adjutant general; Dudley, Judge
advocate; Humphrey, quartermaster:
Bliss, chief Of customs; Abriel Smith.
chief commissary; DR.. O'ReilIy. chief
surgeon; George Smith, chief paymas-
ter, and Colonel Dunwoody, chief sig
nal officer.