Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-04
The Rscousirue,ing q Cuba.


When the proper time comes for the
organization 10 an independent gov-
crnment 10 Cuba, or. lu other words
when order and tranquility shall have
been established throughout the island.
and al AIMED bands. whether profess.
log loyalty " spain or 20 thc al-cailed
Cuban republic. shall have aurfeudafed
their weapunn and shall have return a
90 peaceful avocatlons, 10 VIII b. Or ihc
American military governor. or for a
commission charged with tho apHrldc
function. u designate thi quailncat1ua
for the preliminary fnnchlss. and 10
direct che election " a constitutional
convention In defining the conditions ~
the suffrage. we should BE- az palms to-
avoid all discrimination on tho score III
race or OF nativity, having before ua
NJ our primary aim. not thu triumph II
particular faction. but tn welfare
Of the whole population. Whether Tor
the preliminary ballot the principle of
universal suffrage should hc adopted.
or an educational or n properly quail.
ncati1n should be Imposed. the utmost
care should be taken 90 exclude M or
derby and iaw-nbIdlnR citizen. On the
score either Of color or descent Not
only those native CubanH who have
served under the lnsurEpnt leaders .n
the ncld Or have rec1gnlz ID their au-
thlrity, but also those native Cuhina.
VINO iNnk Win lANNI WN ~ ANiNN" .NlNL
system conceded By Spain not long be-.
fore the outbreak " the war, ard even
those civilian spanlnrdr who shall de-
eide 10 remain IN the Island and who
shall covenant o. support lpyany the
now regime, should al be permitted o.
take part In returning mcmbcrH uf the
convention. whose duty u Will BE- 90
frame n scheme OF republican govern
ment possessing. at least pifma faclo,
a. afasus.4tNa "a aptflfN uFtN - afuttIItIta
II will be for President Mckinney
representatives ut Havana % inspect
the constitution thus completed. and de-
tofmlro whether 4 seems likely 10 ans
wur the hgh-minded purpose with
which We undertook % nberate the
island. II the proposed organic law
shall meet with our approval. We shall
authorize u 10 DO pui In operation. hy
anctluuinG an election under 70, at
which cuban executive and q Cuban
legislature will be- chosen. When IN.
machinery of the new r1Hcy Il once
In working order, we shall SUBJ
stltutc the Cuban ensign Tor tho
American Has over an the Fnv-
eminent property derived by ua
fran spain. and. Withdrawing al the
troops which. NJ TO that Time, Will have
been stationed for police purpunsa In
the Island. We shall leave the cuban ~.
public 10 it, experiment ~ self.rulc. II
the cuban legislature. WHOA ill nus
lawfully come irio being. fhall see ~
10 give validity o. all ar any of the
bonds which have been Issued by the
so.cailed inaurgent government, " VIII
b. at iibofsy TO DO 80. provided the
Cuban Confiituildn itFoh snnil not pro-
hlblt the Imposition OF such a hu.den on
me infant stale. n will also be for the
cuban legislature to provide, N u SHAH
see n. ON u the Islands public rev
snucs. FOR the pay OF the lr,urgrui
f1ldlers who have served under Gomez
Garcia. and other insurrccslonafy
chiefs
This IL. substantially. the course
which events viii follow In CUBA, pro-
yidsd the American congreu shan adj
here to the resolutions BY which "
April q slgnlhed a determination y
give seH.rule 20 cuba. II Il niinfsrly
not the course which would have been
taken. had we rccoEntsed the independ'
encc. or even the bciliEercury. q the
so-callcd inaurgcnt government. In
that case. we should have appeared IN
Cuba precisely % the French appeared
In the American colombo In iiIs. that u
20 say. ~ allies and coadjutorr, ana W,
should have continued so nght until
spain. herself. had Acknowledged the
lndopcndence of The Cuban republic,
Thrn, Whenever In aug part % the
Island the spanish nag had been pulled
down. the cu,'n mar would have been
hoisted. and Cuban ofiicial. would have
proceeded 10 carry IN the clvll admin
lstraglon when the war should have
ended. and anilna evacuation OF the
island gh0uld have been completed. w
should have Withdrawn our own troops
forthwith and have lcft tho cuban re-
public 10 the fulnllment % H. destiny
The actual situation II, a. We have
seen. entirely different We hivc %
create IN cuba a republic before We
leave q ~ ~ fate. ana. In view N the
grave responsibility thereby assumed,
IL hehnnves Us % take every nreohntiou
hgainst the rccrid,scenee OF race hatred
I'D the revival Of faetlonal disorder
Golfers Weekly.