The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30
OCCUPATION OF CUBA.
President Has Extended Conference
With Alger and Corbin.

WlLn A1ScI d1lO OO1DAA.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The president,
Secretary Alger and Adjutant General
Corbin had an extended conference to-
day. the principal topic under consid-
Grafton being the occupation of Cuba
There is no disposition to change the
date (Jan. u fixed for the assumption
of coltro, by the United States. The
questions discussed today related main
" to transportation, ships, equipment,
landings and camps. The reports OF the
Cuban military commission and OF the
army boards to investigate and locate
sites, were considered. General Law
ton, who has been for some time past
the military governor of Santiago
province, was present during portion
of the conference, and gave the presi-
dent some information concerning con-
ditions in Cuba. The reports of the
board TO select sites, gave a list of
articles which would be Immediately
necessary, and the department has di-
rected the issue of advertisements for
them.
Colonel Hecker and Colonel Lee,
quartermaster, with the board, have
been ordered to Washington to report
more in detail and to assist in the
preparations for the embarkation of
troops to Cuba.
PRESIDENT IS GRATIFIED.
During his conversation with General
Lawton, the president expressed his
qualification at the victorious conclu-
sion of the campaign in Santiago prov
ince, and at the manner in which the
officers and men conducted themselves.
General Lawton declined to discuss the
recommendations which he will make
to Secretary Alger respecting the fu-
ture operations of the army, and the
government generally in Cuba. 1t has
not been definitely determined whether
General Lawton will return to the
command at Santiago, but the general
expressed the belief that he probably
would not. The command of the de-
partment of Santiago is now under
General Wood. 1t is yet too early, said
General Lawton, in response to ques
tions on the subject, to express an
opinion as to the time it would be
necessary for this government to main
tain military supervision of the island
of Cuba This will have to be deter
mined entirely by the course of events.
The Cubans, generally speaking, Cen
eral Lawton said, were a quiet, trac-
table people. He did not think there
would be any trouble in managing
them, so far as this might be necessary,
pending the formation of an indepen-
dent government on the island. So far
as the cities are concerned, General
Lawton did not believe there would be
any difficulty in maintaining discipline
and order, and in the country agricul-
tural districts the formation of a con-
stabulary composed of the natives
would bring about the desired effect
After the conference Secretary Alger
said that it related to what regiments
should be sent to Cuba as an army of
occupation and to what points. He
said that the details of the movement
would not be made public.
Secretary Hays interview with the
president presumably related to mat
ters before the Paris peace commits
sion, but nothing is known of the con-
tents of dispatches which may have
been received from President Day. 1t
was intima ted, however. that our rep
resentatives in Paris probably would
be prepared to take up next week and
submit to the Spanish members a dis
tinct proposition on the Philippine
question. 1t is fairly assumed, how
ever, that this proposition may be sub
ject to a change as the negotiations
progress.
WILL HOLD PHILIPPINES.
On the general subject Of the Phil
ippines, members of the cabinet are un-
usually reticent, and this. fact is as
sumed by some to indicate that up to
this time the administration itself has
not fully determined upon what it will