Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-23
COLONIAL oovERNMrN, TAKES A
HAND.
Way Develop some New Phase. In the SIT.
uation In Cuba.

Washington. Sept. 22-omclai dis.
patched received by one Of the en-.
bassies here from Havana confirm tn
reports that the colonial government Of
the BLAND is taking a hand In shap.
ing the terms on which the evacuation
I fh-'l be- executed. This. Is b. believed
htre.may develop some new phases In
Vie aitu1ilon In cuba.
The colonial goverrmon, was etrt.
lished by Spain shortly before iho war
nfpkc out there being cabinet OF
nvc Officers at Havana and a irsIria.
1--WE body with two houses 10 carried
oui, lh measure abe incorporating
pan OF giving Cuba home rule by
n,ans " IN autonomous government.
but while In name autonomous. 4 wtr
eontcnclcd hy the inaursoni element
ihAt genuine home rule was lacking.
ana that ihls colonial regime was
conihuln. NJ Spanish domination. Il
tpi 'aif. however that these colonial
auihurIat urc taking d very active
part IN ibo present negotiations. end
thnt o. r' IH more or ltfH cooperation
between them and the spanish govern
inenl This creates "a condition IN
which the United States must doii not
only with spain. but ihu. Who claim
o. represent She ialnad Itself free FROM
spanish control.
Tho colonial. or autonomous admins
trltl1u. De- very thoroughly Organized
and clncXuft Influence. ~ Established
% regular legation n Washington prior
90 ih0 war with several pr1min nt mon
Of Havana on the Ftan. o. numbers In
rs ranks much ~ the wealth NJ Cnbt.
and claims 90 stand for TIE educated
classcH MS against the Insurgents and
illlieratcs
u now sens clear. from th. ofnclni
as well az from the press reports from
Havana ana Madrid. that ihe auto1i-
mist element is taking up the nrf
claim advanced by Spain that many
Incidental qucftlpna ~ Co Cuba mus.
DE settled before the evacuation hn.
gins. but the view among government
officials here Il that the cuban auth-
nomiFts. as well a. the spannris. have
no questions 10 advance or settle be-
FORE evacuation Il determined uoon.
The time and place of evacuation ~
looked upon by the authlrltics here 90
The only point Involved. and therc Is
likely 10 be a rude awnkoulF II the
prn-SpanlHh element, elthtr - autnnu-
misia or ~ native Spanllris insist
upon bringing In the determination %
the Cuban debt. future forms ~ govern.
mcnt, rates Of tnrln Tor Spain ana
many other subjects. ~ a preliminary
go evacuation The American com.
mlHsoncrs, according 10 the UNDER
rnndng here. will insist on strict
adherence 20 the protocol Tor an evacu-
alton Of the island. and II need he.
viii submit an ultlmatum against
taking up subsidiary questions OF Gu.
ha'a future.
While fhc cuban colonial government
d thus combining with the Spanish
government In bringing forward these
incidental questions. yet the opinion
was expressed today by a high ilpln- |
matte officer. based on recent advices |
from Havana, that serious iusuo |
would be avcricd. and that the actual |
Of the spanish troops from |
Cuba would bcgn within the nest /
month. but u appears thar thc ovacua- /
ton Will cover much longer time /
than has been anticipated There are |
some 10000 spanish troops in the |
Island Allowing 1000 men ON a trans /
port, and a vessel leaving every day. /
Il would take 100 days. or over three |
months, for the evacuation. Hut the
vessels are not avail liable for a trip |
every day for 100 consecutive days. %
that ne time Tor departure would
probably far exceed three months.