The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-11
Insurgents Have a Regularly Or
ganised Civil Government.
THEIR LAWS AND OFFICERS
Throe-Fourths OF the Island Under Their
Control-The Military Arm Entire
" eubordinated to the
Civil Authority.

v OF the Cuban tunta. today issued
h following signed statement to show
that the insurgents have a regularly or
ganised civil government. whose indie
pendence can be recognized:
1T is circulated by the enemies OF
the cause Of independence OF Cuba that
they ave no government or civil or
eanixation TO recognize. 1t is admit
ted by all that there Is a Cuban army
which has forced Spain to confess her
inability to re-establish her control of
h island: the triumphs and ~hardships
OF the Cuban soldiers are written up
every day. but the more admirable ex-
ample OF the virtue and capacity OF
b people Of Cuba, the creation m
working Of a civil organization. is lost;
q yet there IL no writer who has
visited the island, English or American,
who has not told the world of the gov
ernment OF the republic of Cuba. At
this moment a short sketch ofethe laws
and officers of the republic cannot fail
to interest the American people and
serve to dispel any doubt in the minds
n senators and congressman who will
be called to vote for q resolution recog-
uisiug the republic.
From the very inception of the rev.
olution the Cubans provided for a civil
power. The Cuban revolutionary party.
which prepared and directed the move
ment. was a civil organization. headed
by Jose Marti. who z~ealously labored
In establishing the paramount influence
OF the law over the sword. General
Gomez. then n throughout the revo-
luton. has shown himself DESTROYS that
the civil authorities should have the
supreme power. when he n MART
landed. their first aim was to consti-
e.~e ..N~s-tA..t r-.a.
rs well as all the other military lead
ers. recognized Marti as the civil head.
After the meeting OF Gomez, Maceo and
MART at Metorana on Nav 4. 1895. a
call for the selection of representatives
Of the Cubs people to form a civil
government wac made. and Marfi and
Gomez marched to the central prov
inces to arrange for these important
details. The DEGREES of that time are
always signed by both Gomez and Mar
Il. The death of Marti postponed for
a time the selection of the representa-
tives. but in the beginning of Septem-
Der. 1895. the call previously issued
was complied with.
Representatives from each of the
provinces of Santiago, Puerto Principe.
Santa Clara and the western part of the
island. comprising III provinces Of
Matanzas and Habana. making 20 in
all were elected to the constituent as
sembly. which was TO establish a civ !
government, republican i'm form.
The constituent assembly, composed
Of doctors. lawyers and distinguished
CubaDs. met at Jimaeuayu. I'm the prov
ince of Puerto Principe. on September
II. 1885. II was duly organized. II
solemnly declared the independence Of
Cuba and Its separation from the Span.
ish monarchy. and confirmed the exs
istence Of the republic OF Cuba among
he political divisions of the world. The
constiiu ion, based on democratic and
republican principles. was to be in
force w years unless the freedom of
Cuba was obtained previous TO the OK
piration OF that time.
o The 18th Of September the follow
ing officials of the government were
elected by the constituent assembly, in
accordance with the terms OF the consti-
tuition: President. Salvado Cisneros Bet
ancourt OF Puerto Principe: vice presi-
dent. Bartolome Maso of M%anzanillo:
secretary of war. Carlos Rolof of Santa
Clara; secretary of the treasury. Servo
Pima OF Santa Spiritus. secretary OF the
interior. Santiago Garcia Ca%niazoros of
Romedios; secretary of foreign rela-
tons. Rsfae, NJ. Portundo of Santiago
de Cuba: sub-secretarv of war. Marti
Monocal of Matanzas; sub-secretary 81
the treasury. Joaquin Castillo of San
tiago &C. Cuba: sub-secretary of the IN
terror. Carlos Dubois OF Baracoa; sub
secretary OF foreign relations, Formin
Valdez Dominguez of Habana.
The installation Of these officers
duly followed. The election of the gen.
eral in chief and the second I'm COM
tenant general. was then had. and re-
suited in the unanimous election Of
Maxine Gomez and Antonio Maceo. re-
s~pect.vely. On the same day the con-
stitvent assembly elected by acclama-
tton as delegate plenipotentiary and
public. Tomas Estrada Palma.
During the two years OF the Cis-
neros administration and up 10 the time
OF Maceo's death. the civil authorities
Of h republic have exercised their
functions throughout the territory con-
tr0lled by the republic of Cuba, which
10 about three-fourtbs of the island.
There 10 a civil governor in every prov
fnce. who has his s~ubordinates and en-
ployee. The provinces are divided into
procedures, under the supervision of
the secretary of the interior. The du-
ties Of the projects are various and are
subject to special laws. That those
prefectures are In working operation.
he ofhcial kilograms OF the Spanish
press AFFORD innumerable proofs. Gen
eral Blanco. In a communication to his
government. under date of March IL.
published In all the Madrid papers.
says
'"Havana-Captain General TO Minis
ter of War: In operations OF column
in the east. the military lines Of the
enemy between Bayamo. Manzanilla
and Canto. were broken. also destroy
ing the civil organization which they
had in that territory for two years.
"Documents were filed before the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations last
April. which were published as docu-
ment No. -. Fifty-fifth congress. first
session. which proved that the civil
government legislated as to commerce.
good workshops. manufactures. Gus
tom inspectors. postofhces: that stamps
have been issued. public schools stab-
lished. civil marriage provided for:
that the public treasury Is well organ
ioed. lakes being collected and amount
Ing to hundreds of thousands OF dol
arr. President Cisneros and afterwards
President Maso. issuing stats papers
~ they became opportune. The mill
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