The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-12
IA RUSH IN CUBA
To Get Under the Stars and
Stripes
Is Looked For When HOstilities
Come to an End.
SPANIARDS THE FIRST.
They Are Expected to Look to
This Country
For the Protection Which Spain
No Longer Provides.

New York, Aug. PA special to the
Times from Washington, says:
careful observers of Cuban conditions
who have been consulted by the admin
1stration concerning the course to be
followed in that island to bring about
good order and good feeling, are of the
opinion and have expressed themselves
TO the president, that the announcement
of Spaln's withdrawal and the assump-
ton of temporary control by the United
States VIII be followed by something
like the demonstration of approval that
has been given in Porto Rico to the
hoIstIng of the stars and stripes
SAID one of those gentlemen in dis
cuSSlnS the problem of ESTABLISHING a
gooo government: When it is fully
know IN Cuba that Spain's authority is
at an end, thousands of men who have
cIung to the hope that Spain would re-
tam her supremacy will gladly turn to
the government that Will assure the
stability that Cubans trusted that Spain
would yet give to the government of the
island. l do not believe that this 10y
atty was so sentimental that the Gu
bans of Spanish inclinations will aban-
don their homes, their property their
females and all they have and rush
back to Spain. These Spanish Cubans
constitute the better part of the busi-
ness community in Cuba. They have
had little to say about the government.
Ihat has been essentially peninsular
and latterly altogether military. They
nave no desire to OppreSS or abuse the
CubanS who have SympathiZed with the
insurgents. Few of them will cherish
any animOsity toward the late insur-
gents The insurgents, the loyal Gu
pans rear may not be quite so willing to
let bygOneS be bygOneS. There are many
politicians among them and they will
hope to have the opportunity to punish
those who would not help them when
they were in need of announcement
The administration will be prepared
Immediately after the cessation of hos
tilities and the beginning of the eVac-
uatiOn to hear reports from Cuba not
unlike those sent from Ponce and
Yauco of the cordial welcome of the flag
and the authority of the United States.
Should this turn out to be the case the
problem in Cuba will be greatly sim
plified. If the free people of Cuba, left
to their own incHnatiOns by Spain man
ifested a decided determination to get
along without internal strife the admin
istration will be encoura ged to hope
that the resolution of congress dis
tinctly waving any intention on the
part of the United States to annex the
island may be adhered to.
The expectation is that as towns are
abandoned by troops of Gen. BlancO
and civil authorities are afforded oppOr-
tunity to speak freely, a common anX-
iety to have some authority that will
maintain order as between the former
Spanish adherents and the advocates
of fOrcible rebellion will lead to requests
for the presence of troops of the United
States and the hosting of the United
States flag. Sympathizers at once look
for similar demonstrations in favor of
United States authority to those made
in Porto Rico and not few acquisitions
for United States flags to supply the
Cuban demand.
Should this feeling prevail among the
Cubans as well as among the Spanish
the pacification and entire freedom of
the island will be not far off. The ad-
ministration would be gratifed if the
Cubans would show so clear a capacity
for taking their own affairs in hand
without trying to even up old scores
with the rifle and machete.