The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19
CUBAN INSURGENTS.
Orders Given That They Must Be
Made to Recognize Our Authority.
THE FRAMEWORK OF A GOVERNMENT
Conference Held in Washington Over the
Details OF Establishing "A civil Admins
tration-spanish Government Much
Interested In the Matter.

Interested In the Matter.
Washington, Aug. 17.-Late yester-
day afternoon the war department
posted the following reply to an in
quiry from Maj. Gen. Lawton, com
manding the department of Santiago,
for instructions as to the policy to be
observed toward the Cubans that are
within his military department.:
Commanding General Departm ent OF Santi-
ago Santiago: Replying TO your message for
instructions, the president directs that you be
Informed that the United States Is responsible
for peace and must maintain order In the ter
ritory surrendered and In your department and
must protect all persons and their property
within said Jurisdiction Interference from
any quarter will not be permitted. The Cuban
insurgents should be treated justly and liber-
ally, but they, with all others, must recognize
the military occupation and the authority OF
the United States and the cessation OF hostili-
ties proclaimed by this government You
should see the insurpent leaders and so advise
m--By order OF the secretary OF war, II. G.
Corbin, Adjutant General
The war department did not make
public the dispatch from Gen. Lawton
relative to the Cubans in Santiago, but
the order which Gen. Corbin sent to
Gen. Lawton indicates something of
its nature. Gen. Lawton reports that
the Cubans are encamped about the
city and do not seem disposed TO ac-
cept the conditions imposed by the ar
mistice, and some troubles have &C.
Cured. Secretary Alger, in speaking
of the matter yesterday, said that il
might as well be fully understood that
the United States would control the
surrendered territory and it would
manage the affairs of that territory.
Those who remain within the iurisdic-
ton would have to obey the laws and
officers of the United States, as Gen.
Lawton was informed.
Gradually the framework of gov
eminent for the civil administration
of affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico and such
portions of the Philippines as this gov
eminent controls is being formed. The
development of this plan of internal
administration occupied much of the
attention of the cabinet yesterday,
and later Secretary Gage, Attorney
General Griggs, Postmaster General
Smith and Acting Secretary OF State
Moore held two hours conference at
the state department, going over the
infinite details of establishing a civil
administration.
At the outset the military authori-
ties will be in charge of all admins
trative affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico and
other acquired possessions. But the
military forces can do little more than
direct the orderly eXecu tion of affairs.
The carrying on of customs, etc, are
civil functions which will be taken in
hand by the appropriate bureaus here,
the entire work being under the pro-
lection of the military authorities.
The result of the conference yesterday
will be made known through the vari-
GUS departments Already steps have
been taken to restore mail communal
cation between this country and Cuba,
but the plans now under consideration
are likely to take in the question of
handling mail inside of Cuba, Porto
Rico and other points. A mail steam
err will leave New York to-day. carry
ing the first lot of mail to Cuba which
left New York since the war beg an.
The Spanish government has beer
quite solicitous as to the method of
administering affairs in the Antilles.
on account of the large Spanish inter-
ests remaining there. The French
ambassador has received a number of
inquiries in this line, and these have
been laid before the state department.
After the conference held there yester-
day afternoon, NJ. THE baut, of the
French embassy, called and was made
acquainted with the general plans of
this government in restoring stable
administration throughout the Span.
ish West Indies. The French ambas-
sador has also been advised by the
state department of its selection OF
military commissioners to meet at Ha-
vana and san Juan. The names OF
these commissioners have been await
ed at Madrid, as IL is the purpose
there to appoint Spanish commission
ers of the same rank as those named
by the United States.