The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
President Mckinley Anxious to Estab-
Iish Civil Government Throughout
the Island as Soon as Possible.
WILL CONFER WITH LUDLOW
WHO HAS COME FROM CUBA AT THE
PRESIDENTS SUGGESTION.
The General Of Opinion that the PeO-
pie Are I'm More Need of Schools at
Present than Se.f-RuIe.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Strong opposi-
ton to the appointment Of Gen. Leonard
Wood TO the civil governorship of Cuba has
developed. General Wood is accused in
army circles with disloyalty to General
Brooke and with having schemed to under
mine him. Up to to-day he had the best
chance for the place, but the tide now
seems to be setting in toward Maj. f. G..
Rathbone. director of posts in Cuba.
The Cubans favor MIR. Rathbone. In con-
nection with the civil governorship, the cor
respondent here OF the New York Times
says: 1.-The Presidents desire is to have
Cuban self-government in operation at once,
so that Congress may be enabled to observe
its practical workings and be aided thereby
to frame laws for the permanent govern
ment of the island. Gen. j. p. Sanger will
leave for Cuba on Saturday to observe the
taking of the census. ]. G. Rathbone, the
director of posts for Cuba, has just arrived
in Washington in response to a call from
Postmaster General Smith, and Gen. Will
liam Ludlow has been summoned from Ha-
vana to confer with the President
"On the conference with General Ludlow
more than on anything else will depend the
future OF Cuba. 1t was given out some
lishment of civil government came General
Brooke would be sent for, but events since
then have made it so clear that one of the
department commanders may be better
able to give information of value on the
subject than the governor general that Gen.
eral Ludlow has been sent for in his place
The President himself is not quite convinced
that the Cubans are yet ready for self-gov-
hlI mi 0f 20 n
are. and II General Ludlow supports them
in that view the future of Cuba will be as
sured The commander Of the department
or Havana Is an energetic officer. who has
made a study Of the island entirely apart
from his official duties, and he is an author
ity on the subject. The measure of self
government which will be given to the
Cubans, apparently. will depend on him.
In any event, the end of Brooke's term
as governor general is close at hand. The
department commanders will remain for a
while. to be ultimately superseded by civil
governors If the plan works well, but the
governor general will go. Nor is there any
prospect that Brooke will exchange the
governor generalship for the position of
civil officer. That officer, it Is understood,
will be either General Ludlow, General
Wood or General Wilson. Several of the
Havana papers are demanding the appoint
ment of Mr.. Rathbone. and his appointment
would give satisfaction to the Cubans, but it
seems likely that the appointee will be one
Of the department commanders. General
FitZhugh Lee is also advocated for the post
Cubans here, even Of the agitator class,
would find no fault with the appointment
OF General Wood. He and General Wilson
have escaped the attacks which have been
leveled at General Brooke and even at
General Ludlow"