The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-04
70 OEE is PLEASED
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S CUBAN
PROCLAMATION AROUSES PRO-
TESTS ON ALL SIDES
TOO VAGUE IN ITS WORDING


Factions agree Only in Declaring
That They Are Unable to Deter
mine the Ultimate Purpose of the
United States - Cuban OfficehOId-
ers Like the Wording of the Doc
umcnt-Gen. Lees Plan Criticised.
I HAVANA, Sept. S.-The consensus Of
Union in Havana regarding the census
proclamation can now be ascertained with
q reasonable degree of accuracy. When
the proclamation was first made known
ell elements were apparently satisfied.
Now the only ones who appear to give
it full approval are Cuban officeholders.
10 These say that the proclamation is the
work of a master hand and ought to sat
lsfy everybody. Their outspoken appro-
baton. if there were no other reason,
would cause all other elements to suspect
something wrong somewhere.
The Independentists, as the members
Of the party demanding independence
are called, are disappointed that Presi-
dent Mckinley made no mention regard
'ng ultimate independence for Cuba
Those who favor an American protecto-
rate consider the proclamation does not
offer adequate guarantees to property.
The annexationists assert that the proc
lamation tells absolutely nothing regard
ing President McKinley's ultimate pur-
pose and that no one Is any wiser than
before They, however, believe the add
ministration IS inclined to adopt the the
DRY that it would be impossible imme-
diately to turn over the reins of gov
eminent to the Cubans without precipi-
tating civil war;
The malcontents-those who abuse ev-
erything. no matter what, that is done
by the present administration-obJec to
the proclamation on general conditions.
American officials think it in every way
diplomatic and American civilians be-
ueve that there is nothing to be worried
about from any point of view.
CAPITAL CHEERFUL.
AS to the capitalists, their opinion is
fairly represented by the president Of
an. important railway, who said today:
I'VE DO not care what happens The Uni
ted States has assumed SPANS respon-
sibility in the island and even if a repub-
lie is established its officers would obey
Washington implicitly. 1t is this con-
Viction that has encouraged capitalists to
Invest in the island.
American capital do not see why
continues timid, despite the fact that the
: United States is pledged before the
world to give the island some stable form
of government whether the realization
be soon or late"
Prominent members of the autonomist
party intend to form a club to promote
autonomy under a protectorate. Among
the leaders of this movement are some of
the most prominent men of the island.
They claim to represent the element
which has been entirely ignored in the re-
construction Of the insular government.
Positions, which as they contend they are
qualified to hold owing to personal charac-
ter and family connections, have been Civ
en- to "incompetents, who have degraded
the Cuban name not only in the eyes Of
the world, but among the CubanS them
selves" .-....
La Patria, commenting upon the asser-
ton of Gen Lee that 1t would be wise
to keep the United States troops here to.
safeguard the interests Of Americans and
foreigners, says that he does not wish an
American protectorate, but merely pro-
lection for the foreigner. The Nuevo
Paiz, commenting upon the same state
ment remarks that protectorate is to
be preferred to such an arrangement as
Gen. Lee suggests.
STATE OF CHAOS.
The Nuevo Pals says: I'm spite of the
fact that Santo Domingo has plenty Of
able men. the republic is in a state Of
chaos. Let Cuba take this fact to heart.
What Cuban could read the story of
Venezuela after she obtained indepen-
dence without trembling at the thought
Of what Cuba would be if the American
troops were withdrawn? Let US bear in
mind our own history. Let US recall the
fact that three nulatto hostile Cuban
parties began together to oppose Spain
and that Gomez, seeing the diseord among
our OWE people, declared that Cubans
could not be free. Bearing these things In
mind, what protection could be given to
property in Cuba without American
help?"
Cuintin Bandero is in Havana looking
after a newspaper plant He says he
wants it for Santo Domingo. He says he
also wishes to confer with the leaders OF
the Cuban National party, of which he
was promoter He declined to discuss
the presidents census proclamation, OK
cept that the people OF Cuba would not be
put off in that way.
The British steamer SenegamDia, Capt
Hamilton. from Baltimore for Havana,
with coal, has not arrived. Today Mr..
Griffith, British acting consul general,
received a cablegram from Lloyds home
office in London asking If anything had
been reported as to the vessel. 1t is be-
lieved she was lost in the recent hurri-