The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA
MILITARY ELEMENT IN THb MINOR
ITY IN THE COUNCILS.
NJ Is Appurcnt that the Majority
Favor some Kind Of PrOtectOratc
b., the United States.

Washington, November 2.-PIesident
Masso of the provisional Cuban government
has cabled from Santa Cruz del Sur to
Senior Quesada, secretary of the Cuban
delegation here, saying; Assembly has not
yet met owing to the absence OF quorum. p"
This Was called out by an inquiry from
Senior Quesada as TO reports coming by
way of Santiago, reporting the Cuban as
senlbly as in session at Santa Cruz del Sur
aud engaged in important questions relat-
| ing 10 the future OF the island the dis
armament of the Cuban army and the eX-
| tent of cooperation between the former in
surgent forces and the United States au-
thorites.
| 1t had been stated that the assembly or
| gsnized by choosing General Garcia as
pres ding officer, indicating that the mill
! tary element ulder Garcia Woul4i dominate
| the assembly. Senior Queaad. was consid-
| erably surprised at these reports and he
| WAS likely to be notified OF the converting
| OF the Cuban assembly, particularly as he
I has been chosen u member Of the assembly
| representing one of ,he districts of the i'm.
portant province OF Puerto Principe. He
! ~cc0rdinGly teleglaphed President Masso
tor Information and the foregoing answer
/ Was received.
| There are evidences that President Nc
! Klnley and his cabinet have assurances
that the action of the Cuban prov sional
I government will not be antagonistic to the
policy at Washington, but rather % sym
] patty and execution OF that policy. Senior
Quesada Is satisfied th1t this WIZ b. III
course Of the Cuban assembly when it be-
gins work and ii is probable that he made
( ths view known during a recent inter-
,ig W.T. Of Ia nj. 4
I partment In the event OF his leaving
/ Washington to attend the assembly at Santa
| Cruz del Sur it will be with the special
purpose OF securing co Operations between
] tho authorities there and here and of keep
ing down frictions which may arsc.
Speaking OF he Cuban assembly, Mr.
Quesada said: 1T is only tine first step
toward a regular and constitutional form
OF government, and IL Will give way later
| 10 an assembly truly representa- i've OF al
the people OF Cuba For the present Presl-
denl MassO has called together this pro-
| visionai body, which Is necessarily crlM
| because of the unsettled condition o. al.
fairs in Cuba. II is, however, not a mill
! iary assembly. only eight or ten out OF a
membership of forty eight being from the
miutary ranks. The others are from civil
] lIe, doctors, lawyers planters, and repre-
sent the hest elements in the community.
This assembly VIII not form corst'-
/ thtlon' but VIII provide for constitutional
convention which Will take up the import
ant work of forming constitution and es-
| tabishing permanent government for the
island"
With this programme in view II Is hard
ly expected that the question OF annexina
| CUba to the United States will assume large
proportions for the present, but VIII re-
! main IN allegiance until the Cuban govern
ment is sufficiently well established y
permit IL 10 express the wishes of the peo-
, pie OF Cuba on the question OF annexation