The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-25
He VIII Turn HIS Attention 10
Legal Questions Arising From
Our New Dependencies.
MORELAwYER THAN SOLDIER
The President is DESTROYS OF Estat-
fishing an Independent Form Of
Government 10 Cuba.


NDw YORK, July g--A spaclil 70 the
uor,a from Washington says.
E.ihu ron, ,a,s new secretary Of war.
WIN spond his frrt evening al the white
Ilo,,se 40 the guexa Of President Mo<ln.
h,y tonight. llo viii dlnc waih tho preri-
dem asd NH w.ud the reanaindor .:
IA. ,,v,,nin., An discussing Win him and
nr,,.,t,ly mombors of The cabinsa, ,he i'm.
poru,rs duties which viii dcyolvc upon
him a. el,r head of Tho war department.
Il Ia mn, tmprobai,l, thas the near o..
,,,,,, usa sse Mr. Roq In the possion Of
q. .s,n,,l .ecrsary AMI a new man a.
M. h,,,d Of the war dcpaIvmem. The
-osir, eo,onts,l policy VIII doubtless be
me ov,v "A this onuferenoe. but CUBA.
,,,,,yary 10 exo,o.a.Joar. VIII probably
r-.aye NOR, attrnsian than the war In
me ph,tnpip., Afr. Root viii have ~
rharys n,atte, rSlasAng 10 the conduct
Of the war. b,E the president desires him
20 give partissiar attention 10 The many
,,r,,,,c.,,., ,.,al oue~siona involved IN
,h,, change from the military 10 the clvn
,aDs,,J II IN, dependencies Ths prs'-
,,.,e Wall continue TO give c,osc personal
attgrsb,n. With the assistance OF Ado
tan. G,,,gai corbln. 10 the purely mllis
Tar, work connoaied with the campaign
In thc Philippines.
Tg,e QUESTION o. tho future OF Cuba viii
r,,d,c Oh, Immediate ,,s,unston Of Nr.
R,a IN, pr.uiaunt considers that the
,lme has cnme fr dang somathing In
the d,rs,uoa o, cstab,ishlng a clyn and
,rio,-n.IsN eovcrnmcn, sn Cuba. He
wants TO have policy wcu defined 50
rlag he wsN br abe 10 tell congrss in
fis f5r. .hramlns annual report whak the
future attitude OF this couagy toward
c,a,a ,nou,d De- io had an in,srviow
,easerIay win Charles Garcia. son OF
.he otd a,rE In regard to ho,dlng con-
vanuonA fog the eloctions IN Cuba pre-
Amirulry 30 the establishment O. an IN
d, pon.ici, form Of government. Goaoral
Garcla came here II SECURE authority
fr,m tho president Cor taking proper
s,s,ps through tho medium OF suffrage !
for tho establishment OF an lnicpn-
dons :orn OF goysrnmcn, and thus pre-
pare tho way for complete political cons
ttol OF tho island. The prcsidons be-
luvcs lno time has come TO give par
tlcular attention TO the many complicated
legal questions involved In the change
from the military lpo the civil control OF
The prcaldont wiz con.
tlnue 10 give close personal attention,
with the assistance of Adjuiant General
Cou'bln ho the purely military work ,ons
nrurcd with the compalgn In the Phnlr.
pines
The question Of the future OF Cuba
VIII reo,dye ahe Immediate attention OF
Mr.. Root The president believes that
the tIuYe has come for doing something
In tho direu:ion OF establishing a ciyil
md independent government IN Cuba.
Ic wants Mr. Root TO take
nxa Of This matter and formus
ATE pans wnerssiy the cubans VIII
have an opportunity 10 establish some
kind of govuumcnt which this govern.
ment oan rocsgnIxe. II Is this class OF
work involving a knowkdrc Of cons,,,
,ru,anal and international laws which
influenced I'm, pre.adcn. IN the determine.
81 kS the presidents pxpeOiAs