The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-11

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-A special to
the Times from Washington says:
The first step to which President
Mckinley will address himself now that
the election is over, is the establish
ment of civil government in Cuba and
Porto Rico. He is displaying consider
able impotence to have this work,
which has been hanging fire so long,
pushed through as soon as possible. The
first step toward the establishment of
civil government in Cuba is the COM
pletiOn of the census and that, 1t is
now expected, will be finished by the
end of the month.
The Presidents desire is to have
Cuban self-government in operation at
once SO that Congress may be enabled
to observe it's practical workings, and
be aided thereby to frame laws for the
permanent government of the island.
General j. P. Sanger will leave for
Cuba on Saturday to observe the TAX
ing of the census. j. G. Rathbone, the
director of posts for Cuba, has just ar
rived in Washington in response to a
call from Postmaster General Smith,
and General William Ludlow has been
summoned from Havana to confer with
the President.
On the conference with General Lud-
low more than on anything else, will
depend the future of Cuba 1t was given
out some time ago that when the time
for the establishment of civil govern
ment came General Brooke would be
sent for, but events since then have
made K so clear that one of the depart
ment commanders may be better able to
give information of value on the SUBJ
ject than the Governor General that
General Ludlow has been sent for in
his place. The President himself is not
quite convinced that the Cubans are
yet ready for self-government, but some
of the members of the Cabinet are, and
if General Ludlow supports them in
that view the future of Cuba will be
assured. The commander of the De-
partment of Havana is an energetic Of
ficer. who has made study of the ISL
and entirely apart from his official
duties, and he is an authority on the
subject. The measure of self-govern-
ment which will be given to the Cubans
apparently will depend on him.
In any event, the end of Brookes
term as Governor General is close at
hand. The Department Commanders
will remain for q while, to be ultimately
superseded by civil Governors, if the
plan works well, but the Governor Gen.
eral will go. Nor is there any prospect
that Brooke will exchange the Gov
ernor Generalship for the position of
civil Governor. That officer, it is under
stood, would be either General Ludlow,
General Wood or General Wilson. Sew
eral of the Havana papers are demand
ing the appointment of Mr.. Rathbone,
and his appointment would give salts
faction to the Cubans, but 1t seems
likely that the appointment would be
one of the Department Commanders.
General Fitzhugh Lee is also advocated
for the post.
Cubans here, even of the agftator
class, would find no fault with the APP
pointment of General Wood He and
General Wilson have escaped the at
tacks which have been leveled at Gem
eral Brooke, and even at General Lud-
low. The Times" correspondent re-
Gently asked two of the most violent
of the Cuban agitators, editors of a
paper which had to be suppressed by
the American authorities, if there was
any criticism whatever in their party
of either Wood or Wilson. They reluct-
antly admitted that not even the in
dependence party had found anything
to quarrel with in the administration
of either.
After the appointment Of the civil
Governor a portion of the army will
be withdrawn, but how large portion
has not been decided upon. The trou-
BILE with the appointment of one of the
Department Commanders is that he
would have to resign his commission.
1t is believed that General Wood would
be more likely to do this than the
others, and this leads to the belief that
he will be the appointee. although Gen.
eral Lees friends point to the fact that.
as his is commission in the volunteer
army, it would be easier for him to re-
sign than for the others. The civil
Governor will be Invested, 1t is under
stood, of all military functions, except
those which the Governor of a State
exercises as the Comn;ander-in-C Chief.
As it stands now, most of the Office
holders under the Cuban Government
are Cubans, and the experiment will
be practical one in self-government.
General Ludlow has made all the nu-
nicipal appointments in Havana, In
Guiding the Mayor.
If Cuba does get self-governmcnt 1t
will be mainly due TO Secretary Root.
He has urged the substitution Of civil
for military government ever since he
entered the Cabinet, and has been the
prime mover in the cause Of self~gov-
eminent.
When the case of Porto Rico COMES
to be considered it is believed that tho
appointment will go to Governor Gem
eral Davis.
A Quarrel Leads to = Homicide.
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