The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
A CENSUS OF CUBA.
Preliminary Steps Taken to Make
the Island Independent.
WANT A LARGER PHILIPPINE ARMY.
Responses Of Governors to Inquiries Sent
Out by the New York Herald
Army Ohicers in Favor of
the Canteen.

the Canteen.
Washington. June la.-Steps have
been taken, by direction of the presi-
dent, looking toward turning over the
island of Cuba to its inhabitants as an
Independent nation. While it is recog-
nized that it will be months and posi-
bly, year, before the island will be suf-
ticiently pacified TO permit of the estab-
lShment of stable government, at the
same time it has been decided to take
the preliminary steps When all dam
ger of uprisiugs and organized brigand-
age has disappeared the first step will
be TO take a complete census OF the
island and orders have already been is
sued looking toward this work 1t is
now proposed TO know the number of
native Cubans, Spauiards and foreign.
ers. both in the country and the towns.
An effort viii also be made to get
at least an approximate idea of
the race question in Cuba. so far as
it relates TO the co'ored people The
census is particularly to snow the cdu-
cational status of the people OF Cuba,
because on that will depend i'm large
degree the question of franchise. A
great majority of the Cuban leader,
who hay, been consulted bv-b. ,J,rir-
i~tra.iou take .h, ground tina, TIN, con-
stftutioual convention. which f, 20 Law
the foundation of the new government,
mus, be constituted with the utmost
care To- avoid disaster 1t is probable
TIN. administration fa WASHINGTON will
insist tpou an educational test az
least iu that election. s.. The work
of PLANTING the new o.v,ruppn.
will be i'm the hand, of ctvcatcd per-
sons. although rllnuhood ,r-r,.a,ra rich+
be adopted for the new government.
Il {, believed here the ccn,g, will b.
completed before Sco.embrv [. bu. Il {,
doubtfuli, the constitutional conveu-
ton {, held until af.,r congress, meets.
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| indi,putable fact /, shown bv rasnonses
of governors TO telerraphic injuries
sent by the New York Herald. The
heads of state governments through
out the country were asked whether
they thought the American military
force now in the Philippines sufficient
" strong to crush the instruction,
and If not how many more soldier,
should be sent. The uniform answer
to the frs. question is no. Regard.
/ ing the second query the consensus
Of opinion Is that the army under Mai
| Gen. Otis should be increased to 100
900. The feeling is practically univer-
sal that TO continue the campaign with
| the present seemingly inadeduate force
| is more costly in lives and less credit.
able 70 The country than IL would be 10
raise the army 10 100000 men. hurry
| the reinforcemeuts TO the Philippine,
and crush the rebel, in one short. sharp
| campaign. There Il, am impatient de.
| sire 10 see the enu of the war. and a
willingness, cheerful.y 10 stand by the
president IN raising "a, many more men
| as may be needed quickly TO BRING
about that end
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