Iron County register., 1899-01-05
THE gUBABS AC|lUESGE.
The Patriotic Committee Decided to
Yield, Without Reservation, to
Gen. Brooke's Wishes.
CELEBRATION WILL COME LATER on.
GEN. Ladlow Explained the sit1ation %
Them and Showed How Iaopportunep
In View Of Unsstfled Condition Of Az
fairs, . General Celebration nc This
Time Would BE.

Havana. Dec. 31.-The Cuban Pa
trioIic committee, consisting of $50
leading Cubans, lawyers, doctors and
business men, at a meeting which last
ed until a m, decided to yield with
out reservation to the wishes of Gen.
Brooke and Cen Ludlow in the matter
of postponing the six days celebra-
tions, and has approved q manifesto
to the Cuban population Of Hayana, ON
the lines of Gen Ludlow's reply on the
subject of the proposed celebrations,
quoting some portions of it and para
phrasing others.
The Cuban citizens in Havana and
the Cuban soldiers outside the city are
intensely excited, but the patriotic
committee and the military chiefs of
the Cubans think they can quiet this
feeling and prevent violent incidents
GEN. LUDLOW'S LETTER
The following is the text OF Gen.
Ludlow's reply to the Cuban deputa-
ton which visited him Wednesday and
presented him with a written pro-
gramme of the six days festivities:
Messrs. Mora. Nunex and others repre-
senting the Patriotic committee OF Ha-
vana:
Gentlemen-I have given careful con-
celebration of Cuban citizens OF Havana
during next week, on the exchange OF ma
tlonal flags that viii take place on jan
uary /, as / promised you. 1 have taken
occasion also TO ascertain the views or
Maj-Gen. Brooke. commanding the d.
vision of Cuba, upon the subject re-
grent to inform you ths.t a celebration OF
this character must at this time be
deemed inexpedient, and can not for the
present be authorized for the following
reasons:
First Havana has for a long time suf-
fered from strife and contention. and Il
period to suppress disorder and preserve
public peace. All other considerations.
for the moment, should give way to th.ss
Second. AT the present time the only
effective means of maintaining order is
the city. since the local police in several
districts have disappeared with the de-
parture of the Spanish soldiers
Third, 1t is in the interests of both
citizens generally. and particularly of the
more distinctively Cuban citizens them
and order and of quiet rejoicing only, and
that everyone should be controlled by n
patriotic desire to do what Is best for the
Fourth The American authorities sym
pathize fully with the Cuban feeling OF
ter. when affairs are In a more settled con-
dition, they will be glad to further and
participate in the plans OF the celebra-
not suitable or expedient time for it.
ABSOLUTE QUIET REIGNS.
The city and suburbs of Havana are
absolutely quiet and Thursday night
there was not one instance of disorder.
The United States patrols and officers
were keenly on the alert, penetrating
into every corner of the town.
Senior FREDERICK Mora said to a press
correspondent: Eve are sorry we can
not execute our programme, but we
agree with Gen. Ludlow's desire. He
viii have difficulty in keeping the low
people down and restraining the
young people in the army; but we are
sure no acts of disturbance will oc-
cur. Nothing viii be done in combina-
tion against the American wishes. Now
is Cuba's opportunity. II we go wrong
now we shall never attain indepen-
dence, never reach national life, and
the Americans would never leave
Cuba"