Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-14
PRESIDENT MASS0 PROMISES
HAS A CONFERENCE AT MANZANILLO
WITH COLONEL RAY.
Agrees That the Best Thing to Do Is
to Get the Insurgents to Work.
inE-The Color Line Is Gauss
Ing Trouble In SAN
tiagO.

SANIlAGO, Oct. 13.-Senor Bartolome
Masso. accompanied by two members of
his staff, arrived this morning at Manza-
milo from Santa Cruz del Sur, in Puerto
Principe. about seventy-fve miles from
Manzanillo, where the Cubans now have
their headquarters. and where, on October
20, the Cuban assembly will meet to elect
a new president and to decide as to the
plans for disbanding the army, if disband-
ment is considered advisable. and as to
other important matters. He called at
once on Colonel Ray, who received him
courteously, expressed pleasure at the op-
portunity of an interview, and said he
hoped Senior Masso would arrange for dis
banding the Cubans under General Rios
in the neighborhood of ManZanillo. SO that
work in the fields could begin. He also
earnestly advised the president of the Gu
ban provisional government to disband the
Cuban troops at all points now in the pos
session of the United States forces, in or
der that the men might give the assistance
so greatly needed to place the country in
position to recover from the evils of the
three years Of war.
Senior Masso readily agreed to carry out
Colonel Rays request, and said that Gen.
eral Rios should receive orders Immediate
ly to disbani his men. He said he much
regretted the outrages committed on the
estates at Rigney and elsewhere, but he
thought it possible that the deeds complain
ed of were not done by Cubans. but by
Spaniards. Thoroughly in accord with Col
onel Rays proposal to get the Cuban SOL
diery at work throughout the province of
Santiago, he promised to do all in his
power to bring about this result, believing,
he said, that the sooner the country was
prosperous and happy, the sooner Cuba
libre would be an accomplished fact. and
believing that the best policy for the Gu
bans now was to cooperate heartily with
the Americans in their plans for building
up the country.
ST believe" said Senior Masso, in termin-
ating the interview, that Cuba in two
years will be more prosperous than ever
before"
The Interview lasted over an hour and ap.
parently was satisfactory to both. Senor
Masso leaves tomorrow on his return. go
ing by the insurgent steamer Fernando.
A question cropped up that is causing
General Wood, who, in the absence of Gen.
eral Lawton, is in command of the military
department of Santiago, not little per-
plexity. A majority of the officers of the
immune regiments from the Southern states
object to eating at the same restaurants
with colored officers, the most of whom
are from the Northern states. Some of the
ing the matter to an issue, formerly re-
ported that they could not get served at
the principal Spanish restaurants under ex
listing Spanish law, whereas the American
law compelled proprietor of any house Of
public entertainment to serve all who pay.
The restaurant proprietor involved COM
planned that when he served the colored
officers he would lose almost his entire
patronage, as a majority of his customers
were Southerners. General Wood has ap-
pealed to the common sense of the colored
officers and advised that the restaurant be
turned into club.
General Wood, who is determined to get
over the Jamaica emigration problem, will
ship back all who desire to return by the
Reina de Los Angeles next week, when the
steamer is to be sent to Kingston for dry
dock repairs. She can carry 500 and will
probably take her full complement.
Quintin Bandera, the famous negro gen.
eral of the Cuban army, will soon be ap-
pointed assistant chief of police of San
tiago.
Colonel Hoods Second immune regiment
(white), now at Altosengo, is under orders
to be ready at eight hours notice to pro-
ceed to Holguin, this province. which the
Spanish are about to eyacuate. The Pc
culiar condition of the surrounding coun-
try calls for the presence of United States
troops as soon as the Spanish leave.