Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-29
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New York. Dec. 2s.-A dispatch TO the
Tribune from Havana says.
Educational work among both Span
larda and cubanA promises 10 be one
OF the nrst tasks when American MILF
fary control u established Neither
class as Yet fully understands - rell-
ton TO the United States The Span
lafda are Hatisnci with tho assurance
that their property Will be- safe ana that
order win be maintained. ~ that buHi-
ness viii not be interrupted. That they
would be asked Ia share la the reApon-
abilities OF government under Amcrl-
tam military control has not been made
plain 10 them, They have assumed
that everything would be turned over To
the Cuhana. With the military authority
back 90 u, they have not worried grcai-
~ over Cuban administration, though
they may have miHglvlngs about is
effectiveness. The Spanish classes hav.
not thought that they would be- wanted
IN executive positions, aud they Hhitk
the idea % such responsibilities This
does not apply % the office holding
class. which has been IN official place.
Its members would be quite willing 60
remain. Their retention would defeat
the prospect ~ attaining the good gov-
ernmcnt which the United States has
pledged itself 90 give cuba. Most nr,
them are too thoroughly Identified with
the past Spanish system % corruption
81 be useful In establishing a new re-
glmc. A different class Of fpanlards
VIII be needed aud they can he found.
An exact partition Of authority
among the American military COM
manders does not seem 90 have given
them a definite notion OF their rcspec-
tive functions. Gen. Lee. AZ CONE
mander Of tho Seventh corps In iIa-
vana province. does not understand
that he has anything 10 do with tho
military administration % Havana city.
and apparently IL glid 10 b. relieved ~
that responsibility. Gen. Ludlow. ns
military and civil governor ~ the city.
does not understand that ne has any
thing 20 do with the collection ~ the
customs duty by Major Bliss, though
hc hopes q have their disbursement
for public improvements That viii be
essential Gen. Ludlow'S experience as
an engineer commissioner In Washing
ton VIII be valuable. though she proh-
lens he will have 90 meet IN the SAN
ltnti1n and the policing Of Havana viii
be ~ q different nature from those at
the national capital
Some progress has already been noted
IN cleaning the streets That Il tem-
pordfy relief, A more comprehensive
system will he necessary than ordered
10 Insure permanent Improvement.
while no details are given, II II as
summed that Gen. BROOKE ns supreme
military commander on the island VIII
ptNkintlN ffllhff tNF WtfHlUfFN W
civil administration which II now rep
resented by the colonial cabinet. by
some agency more IN harmony with the
new conditions. The best thing that can
happen 10 cuba will be for the cabinet
90 disappear completely On January I.
The members, or some % them, ARE
willing 10 stay. They have been fixing
their relatives In office on the theory
that they would remain, But the cnbl-
net as body Is hated by the Cuhani
and dlstruHted nv tho Splniards, The
public has M confidence In any OF them,
The Ayuntnmlentn. or city council.
present similar condition, Its pro-
ceedlngs became 80 scnndalnus that tho
clvll governor dismissed nine Of the al
dermen. This ala not work change
for the hetter. because the council went
on its old course simply giving y new
set NJ spectators the benefit ~ lts llh-
crafty. The decree Of the captain gem
eral made void the acts % the city
council as well as ~ the cabinet some
kind NJ municipal machinery II heslr-
able In Havana while the United
states II exercising military control.
The council my fulnll the necessary
functions but the task Of reforming 10
with honest non is dlfiouls one.