The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-21
THIRST FOR VENGEANCE.
Cubans Will Be Restrained By Force,
If Necessary.

New York, July pa special to the
Times from Washington says: The ad-
ministration is now very well satisfied
that the congress in passing the
declaration of war refused to recognize
the government of Cuba.
The reports of today, setting forth
that some ill-feeIng has developed
among the Cubans which may yet re-
suit in resistance to the United States
forces by Cubans, exactly support the
expectations of member of the
cabinet who recently spoke of the pros
pect in Cuba A state department of
ncer has also expressed the fear that
before long the United States will be
occupying about the same attitude to-
ward the Cubans that Spain has main
tanned for three years.
The CubanS are rather expected TO
develop strong opposition to the senti-
ments expressed in President McKin-
ley's proclamation. setting forth what
is expected to be done by the United
States in captured provinces in Cuba.
Something savage in the Cuban mind.
made evident by the looting of FL Ca
ney and Siboney, as soon as the oppor-
tUnity occurred, desired to find express
sion in the looting of Santiago. al
ready looted by the soldiers of Spain
The president does not propose that
any Cuban city shall be looted by the
troops of the United States or their al
lies.
The first effort is to be to restore as
fully as possible the opportunity of all
residents to resume their customary
avocations. Be they Cubans or Span
ish, they are to have chance to take
up the vocations dropped when war
compelled the suspension of business.
Then the city is to be kept clean
Neither Cuban nor Spaniards can be
depended upon to do this
The Cubans might as well make up
their minds to show that they are fit
to govern before they can expect TO be
trusted to govern. The proclamation
of the president does not make any diff
ference between the natives of Cuba
and on the peninsula. The Spaniards
will not be permitted to butcher or
prosecute the Cubans. The Cubans will
be prevented from wreaking their ven
Geance upon their former prosecutors.
This may disappoint the men who ex- /
pected to drive every Spaniard from /
Cuba.
The war by the United States" said |
q member OF the administration, lis /
against the government of Spain and /
to free Cuba from its misrule It is /
not against the people of Cuba, whether /
Spanish or Cuban, or TO set up Cuban |
IllfSt Utt-, anu lilt 0ubcLlS may as We'll I
make up their minds that the admins
tratiOn viii adhere to the policy of fair
treatment to all classes of the popula-
ton that surrender to the forces of the
United States"
The people of the cities and towns
the people who are interested
In property will if they are in suffi-
cient numbers, hold the municipal con-
troll. and if they exercise it properly
may be permitted to do so. There will !
be no forcible wrestling of power from
those who, by their numbers are en-
titled TO hold it. and in moderation use
Ii, and there will be no forcing upon
the majority the administration of the
courts and civil powers by. men whose
only title to il is that they fought with
Gomez or with Garcia.
Should the Cubans. by the mistaken
advice Of their leaders, assume so hos
lie an attitude toward the United
States as to make it necessary to treat
hem as enemies. the condition will be
'egretted. but it win not make any diff
erence in the determination that Spain
hall no longer govern the island.
Members of the administration regret
cry deeply the information from San
isgo indicating that the Cubans are
more intent upon vengeance than they
re for securing tranquility under a :
government that viii deal fairly with
II people, whether native or foreign
'orn.