The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11
As TO AUTONOMY IN CUBA
PRESIDENT IMPATIENT FOR ESTAD-
LIsHED GOVERNMENT.
Completion Of Census VIII De First
Step-fsen. Ludlow Summoned e
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NEW YORK. Nov. IA special to the
Times from Washington says:
The first task 10 which the president viii
address himself now that the election II
over is the establishment Of otvtl govern
ment In Cuba and Porto Rico. He IL dts
playing considerable impa tience to have
this work. which has been hanging FIRE 30
long, pushed through a. soon IS possible
The hrst step toward the establishment Of
civil government In Cuba Is the completion
OF the census. and that. II IN now expect
ed. Will be finished by the end az the
month.
Tho presidents desire is to have Cuban
self-government In operation at oncA %
that congress may be enabled TO observe
its practical workings and be aided there
by to frame laws for tho permanent gov
eminent OF the island Gen. Sanger will
leave for Cuba on Saturday TO observe tha
taking Of the census. J. q. Rathbone. the
director OF posts for Cuba has Just ar
rived In Washington. In response to = call
from Postmaster General Smith. and Gen.
Ludlow has been summoned from Havana
to confer with the president.
On the conference with Gan. Ludlow
more than on anything else will depend
the future OF Cuba Ii was given out some
time ago that when the time for the estaA-
lishment Of civil government came Gen.
Brooke would be sent for. but events since
department commanders may be better
able TO give information Of value on tho
subject than the governor general that
Gen. Ludlow has been sent for In his
place. The president himself IL not quite
convinced that the Cubans are yet ready
for self-sovarnment but some Of tho men,
bers Of the cabinet are, and II Gen. Lud-
low supports them In that view the future
Of Cuba will be assured.
In any eyent- the and Of (SArA Brook -
term as governor general IL close at hand.
The department commanders will remain
for while. to be ultimately superseded by
civil governors, II the plan works well. but
the governor general win go. Nor is there
any prospect that Brooke will exchange
the governor generalship for the position Of
civil governor. That ofIicer. II Is under
stood. will be either Gen. Ludlow. Gen.
Wood or Gen. Wilson. Several Of tho Ha-
vana papers are demanding the appoint-
ment OF Mr.. Rathbone and his appoint
ment would give satisfaction to the Cubans.
but 1t seems likely that the appointee will
he one Of the department commanders. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee Ia Also advocated for the
post.
After the appointment Of the civil gov
ernor portion OF the army win be with
drawn, but how large portion has not
been decided upon. The trouble with tho
appointment OF one OF the department cofu-
mnnderS - That ne would nave 10 resign
hts commission. 1t Is believed that Gen.
Wood would be moro likely to do this than
the others and this leads to the belief that
he will be ne appointee. although Gen.
Lees friends point to the fact that, as his
IL a commission In the volunteer army, Il
would be easier for him to resign than for
the others.
II Cuba does get self government II will
be mainly due 10 Secretary Root. He has
urged the substitution OF civil for militia rv
government ever since he entered the cab
met and has been the prime mover In tho
cause Of self government. When the case
OF Porto Rico comes to be considered, It In
believed that the appointment will 80 to
Gov. Gen. Davis.