The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-12
FOR ANOTHER
TERRITORY
President Mckinley Is Said
to Want to Annex
Cuba.
THE CUBANS FAVOR 1T
So Confidential Reports to
the President
Say.
GENERAL WOOD ENDORSED
his Work Is Approved BY the Presl-
dent and a Promotion
Be his.
GENERAL WOOD ENDORSED

NEW YORK. july ii.--Accoriing 70 a
correspondent u lhe World At washlus'
ton. I'rvs,dept MoNmiey ls working eaeT.
gticaliy upon plan 10 submit The ques-
ison Of Independence OF annexation OF he
pceople OF Cuba ile believes that they
would vote Tor annexation. Reportu from
Governor General Brooke indicate a ON.
uary view but the prcSidcns has received
confidential letters from influential rep
resonAsives o, commercial interests and
from othsr sources 10 ami about Havana
whhh havc coayinoed h.m shat Generai
Brooke 10 mlstakea and that the people
q uhe weetern portion og the island. as
well as those in tho eastern portion.
would gladly VOTE for a territorial gov
cinmrm under uhe grea1Sr roPubIc.
rhrso confidential reports rsvoai good
a al mse dlsoord among the American
provincial rulers than is ra&iily believed
20 exist, The policy applied to the gov
enment Of an. proyinccs In the western
end q the Island -.Pinar del Rio. Havana
and Maianzas-.whioh arc directly under
tho supervision OF General BroolOe, is for
instance radically dlrcren, from that in
aHsurated by General Leonard wood
military commaDsicr Of Santiago
The gOyernmen, ot Santiago is looked
II'on by the president as more desirable
thah that In the western PROVINCES, Gen.
eral Wood. while here, recently, uadc a
report TO the president. who indorsed his
policy AID urged rs continuance,
Gcnenal Wood. 1t Is learned. made many
suggestions, which viii be published tor
tho guidance OF the commanders u other
Cuban provinces.
The president inquired particularly as
to the extent OF the sentiment for and
against annexation.
II am fully convinced" said General
Wood. that annexation would be carried
by four to one In Santiago. The people
OF that province, and believe the ma
iority OF the other provinces, do not
want Independence, They have realized
many benefits from the temporary gov
ernment we have given them and are
anxious to SECURE these benc6ts perma-
nently.
'Americans who have established them-
selves In Santiago and endeavored to
extend their operations to other PROV
lnces tell me thar they have been re-
pulsed by the American eoumandefy
and that English enterprises have been
given the preference"
Complaints OF the unwarranted con.
slderation shown European enterprises
In Havana and other western provinces,
to the detriment OF American Interests
have reached the president from many
sources and Il Is not improbable that
n change In the administration Of the
Cuban government will soon be made,
II rs stated upon very high authority that
the president desires General Brooks at-
tendance In Washington in the capacity
of confidential adviser and is contemplat-
ing the substitution In his place General
Wood as governor general.
SO strong Ia the presidents tendency
toward annexation that It is expected
that an effort will be made In congress
at the coming session to rescind the reso-
luton providing for Cuban Independence
and to substitute plan by which the
matter may be submitted to vote of
the people OF the island,