Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-28
DI>CONTENT OF THE CUBaNs.
Nothing known About Expected Up
rising on Thanksgiving Day.


Nothing IS known here in official circles
L.. warrant the predictions coming from GER
ratr newspaper sources 10 the effect that
At uprising on large scale is set for
Thanksgiving day in Cuba. directed against
the Americans. ON tne contrary. all Of the
advices that have come from official
sources To the War Department go to show
that general conditions in Cuba are most
satisfactory. that the Cuban people as a
whole are willingly working out their own
rrjenption from the evil conditions that
preceded. acCpmpa MED and followed the
Spanish war. and that they are still ready
70 await the restoration of sound conditions
ar every point before seeking To he released
from the watchfuI care Of the United
a stEes
Secretary Root and Adjutant General
Cnrhin express disbelief. therefore, in the
reports above referred To.
one Of the strongest features Of the re-
RDrt OF General Leonard Wood, upon whose
1ivics the administration lays great
weight. was his recommendation that the
| uit9d States military forces in Cuba be
h-dvIy reduced. and ii IS not cOnceiva Bile
e. The officials that ne would make this
suggestion II in his Judgment there was
the slightest danger of an uprising. The
story is ascribed here 10 discontinued MEN,
be-s Of the late Cuban war party, and the
officials deprecate the assistance these per-
vl"itation I'm the American press.
No Protests From Cuba
No protests have been received from
Cuba as 20 the appointment Of "A civil gov
erupr. nor IS there any present intention OF
giving thu island civil government" said
Secretary Root at the conclusion of
t1day's ca binet session. when asked about
3 report that a Geographic p-otes, had been
received at the White House YESTERDAY
from prominent Cubans
II was stated by Secretary Root and
other memJsrs OF the ca lnet that the mat
LEI had not been discussed in formal
manner Il the cabinet and that there We're
~ protests from Cuba against the much
u ke1~0t appoint ment Of a civil covernn7-
/ was admitted by cabinet officers how
ever. that the War Department has re-
o--Ef'd advIceS showing that "a certain DO
h,'ca- faction IL Cuba l. Alternating to get
signatures 70 a petition protesting against
SulH q change in the present admin{stra-
t''H az aualrs unless the governor Is a Gu
pa Ane5e efforts are regarded here as
L-En4S or q local political nature. Certain
p 'tlons IN Cuba are playing for the MINER
L'tN Wden lie island Is finally declared IN
D sres and independent.
Significance of the Word ..PreSe,t
II Is thought that the Secretary.s use OF
t-e W"Ta present applies wholly 70 tbe
ensuing two or three months. Congress
a. heretofore announced In The Star. is In
le SLOWED 10 deal with the question Of the
1utlre conditions in Cuba. and it il moi he
nHved that Congress Will he able to reach
a conclusion within two or three months.
PROBABLY longer The appointment of
ei'i- governor at any time would not neces-
sa'ltF mean the establishment Of a civil
: '~rHfnent. That would be the first step
III thar direction, bur the steps which would
~ az . p.
IN being taken.
= > recognized that many Cubaus who
d'7 impatient over the position Of this
GENTRY Wight enter protest against a
ctNa governor unless he should come. from
ti''' Island itself Whatever the protests II
Is itpt believed the admins traLion fears
any ming Ike an Organize revolt in Cuba
As tension grows stronger there NAV he
occasional outbursts from Cubans uf am
trsurrectio1ist nature. bat these affairs will
b quickly supprt ssed.