The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-21
Spirit of Hostility Against the
United States.
MAY LEAD TO REBELLION
THEIR SAVAGE POLICY WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED.
If They Persist In Their Course the
Island Will Be Disturbed By
Revolutions For Years to Come
Same Condition May Develop In
Porto Rico.

New York, July PA special to the
Times from Washington says: A
member of the cabinet, speaking about
the unfortunate attitude of the Cubans
at Santiago, said he feared that it
would take time to correct the misap-
prehension of the Cuban insurgents
that the United States proposed to
erect minority government wherever
the United States forces overcame the
Spaniards.
Cuba, this gentleman said would
have to read and absorb the intent of
the presidents message and abide by
it if the people hoped or expected to
see real peace in a short time. If the
presidents advice was adopted there
was no reason whatever why every
man in Cuba within the protection of
the military authorities of the United
States should not have the freest pos
sible opportunity to prosper and they
might as we'll make up their minds
that they were not to have any oppor-
tunity whatever to act unjustly to-
wards their former enemies.
This determination on the part of the
United States, continued the minister,
should not provoke a spirit of resent
ment toward us, but the people of
Cuba, Spanish and Cuban, were not
understand as they understand. Self
interest with the Cubans, however,
might be expected to govern them if
they would stop to think at all. With
out our help they would continue to
be misgoverned by Spain. Spain will
nave to go, but the president has plain
ly notified Cuba that there shall be no
disagreement if it can be prevented,
and 1t viii be the duty of the United
States to make good its assurance to
the world. The president, in Cuba and
Puerto Rico, will depend greatly, it is
evident to members of the administra-
ton, upon the cordial cooperation Of
the people of those islands with the
United States in the determination of
this government to free them from
SPANS corrupt and backward control.
II the Cubans persist in bringing on a
contest with the United States in the de-
termination to admit no participation by
SpanlardS IN he goveN ment of he island
and condition of rebellion against the
United States is maintained. it is slOt con-
sidered im9robab bic that the island will
continue TO be disturbed for years by rev
oiution. And a member of the admins
tration asked what would be the answer
Of the United States to the powers if at
the United States and Cuba the powers
should step in and assert that they could
no longer suffer the interruption of bus
mess. the destruction of life and the dis
turbance of their peace?
HOSTILITY IN PORTO RICO.
While less trouble is looked for in Puerto
RICO, ii is conceived to be possible that
the native Porto Ricans, who share the
Cuban aversion for Spaniards may de-
Velop like hostility to the forces and
rule of the United States that seems to be
developing in Cuba.
Very little dependence has been placed
upon the Porto Ricans. The United States
government expects to provide such a
government for that island as good iudg-
ment and a right interest in the welfare of
the people suggest.
1t is believed that with a trial of fair
government in Puerto Rico for a year.
spain hold on the people could not be
regained with the consent of the people.
II is also the administration view that
Cuba will if il acts wisely, see that the
president programme, as laid down in
ms proclamation, Will bring the Cubans
better results than would be secured if a
more savage policy were to be adopted
Friends of Cuba here, who have read
with regret the information and comment
from Santiago, are said to have set about
the tendency discovered by the |
press correspondents, and at the same
time an admonition has been sent to Sam
tiaso by the war department and to the !
officers in control to restrain the apparent |
inclination to make much of the Span |
iards and to treat the Cubans with con- |
tempt. That this should have happened |,
IS considered to be extremely unfortunate.