Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10
SOON To Be TRIED
New Government to be
Given the CubanS.
PRESIDENT IS ANXIOUS
TO Have the CubanS Given a Test of
Their Capabilities Before Congress
Adj0urnS-- Names Mentioned For
Civil Governor OF Island.

New York, Nov. 1O.-A snecial to the
Times from Washington says: The first
task 10 which the president will address
hlhlself now that the election is over, is
the establishment of civil government III
Cuba and Porto Rico. He is displaying
considerable Impotence to have this
work Which has been hanging fire so
long, pushed through as soon as possible.
Ihe 1rst step toward the establishment
OF civil government in Cuba is the com
pletion of the census. and that. if is now
expected, will be finished by the end of
the month. The presidents desire is to
nave cuban self-government in opera
ton at once so that congress may be en-
ab!ed to obsrv its practical workings and
be aided thereby to rame laws for the
lE~ armament government of the island.
General Sanger will cave for Cuba ON
Saturday to observe the aking of the
G. nsus. Judge Rathbone, the director of
posts for Cuba. has just arrived in Wash
lngtoH in response to a call from Post
master General Smith and General Lud-
low mas been summoned from Havana to
confer with the president. On the con-
ference with General Ludlow more thar
on anything else will depend the future
OF Cuea. 1t was given out some time ago
that when the time for the establishment
OF ciVll government came General Brooke
v ould be sent for, but events since then
have made it so clear that one of the de-
partment commanders may be better
ape to give information of value on the
SUBJECT than the governor general tina
General Ludlow has been sent for in
his place.
The president himself is not quite con-
Nlnced that the Cubans are yet ready for
self-government. but some of the mem
btrs of the cabinet are and if General
Ludlow supports them in that view, the
future of Cuba will be assured. In any
event the end of Brooke's term as COVER
nor general is close at hand. The de-
partment commanders will remain for a
"hi!e, Ito be ultimately superseded by
ciNH governors If the plan works we'll,
but the governor general will go. Nor is
there amy prospect that Brooke will ex-
change the governor generalship for the
position of civil governor. That officer.
1t is understood. will be either General
Ludlow, General Wood OF General Will
son. Several of the havana papers are
demanding the appointment of Mr.. Rath-
bone and his appointment would give
satisfaction to the Cuhans, but it seems
likely that the appointee will be one OF
the department commanders. General
F1tZhuSh Lee is also advocated for the
post.
After the appointment of the civil gov
einor. a portion of the army will be with
drawn. but how large a portion has not
been decided upon. The trouble with the
appointment of one of the department
commanders is that he would have to re-
sign his commission. 1t is believed thai
General Wood would be more likely to du
TINS than the others and this leads to the
bellef that he will be the apDointee, al
though General Lees friends point to the
fact that, as his position in the volunteer
army is only temporary, it would be
easier for him to resign than the others,
If cuba does get self-government it will
be mainly due to Secretary Root. He has
urged the substitution of civil for mill
tary government ever since he entered
the cabinet and has been the prime mover
in the cause of Self-goVernment. When
the case Of Porto Rico comes to be con-
sidered it is believed that the appoint
ment will go to Governor General Davis.