The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26
AMERICA is WARNED
CUEANS WILL RESENT THE AP-
POINTMENT OF A CIVIL GOV
ERNOR FOR ISLAND
EVIDENCE OF BAD FAITH

So Such Move by the United States
VIII Be Considered and War VIII
FOIIOw-WOuId Indicate the De-
termination of American Govern
ment to Annex the Island Vet
Grams Send a Protest.
HAVANA, Nov. 25.-Gen. Ruis Rivera
says he does not object to a civil gov
ernor for Cuba, but thinks it would be
far better for the island to have one who
would direct the Cubans In the forma-
ton of a government of their own. But
he does object to a civil government,
for 1t would also be accepted very badly
by the country, which would regard it
as an evidence of bad faith on the part
of the United States. The establishment
of such a government, Gen. Rivera says.
would be a step toward convincing the
Cubans that the United States intend to
keep the island. He also asserts that
when the Cubans are convinced that this
is so, they will certainly fight, many
Spaniards joining with them through
racial sympathy. Havana, Gen. Rivera
says. is not Cuba. The main interests
of Cuba are agriculture and without con-
population the good of the island would
not be obtained.
Civil Governor Nunez has issued q cir
cular, warning journalists that he in
tends to hold them responsible, under the
existing press laws, for any article pub
lished In the future with view of en-
differing the sociahstic elements Of the
country against the authorities, or of in
citing them to Illegal demonstrations
Messrs. Rasco and Olmstead, super
visor Of the Cuban census and assistant
director Of the census in Cuba, respec-
lively, have gone to the Isle of Pines
Out of three enumerators there, two have
finished their work, and the third has de-
cided to go to the southern part of the
island by sea instead of by land, as a
swamp separates the northern part from
the south. A local Judge was recently
lost In the swamp for twenty days. The
roads are impossible, and this fact has
delayed the census. but it is expected it
Will be finished almost Immediately
VETERANS TO PROTEST.
The veterans of Havana decided to
telegraph to President Mckinley that the
veterans being aware the United States
government intends to create a civil gov
eminent of Cuba, think such a change
departure from the noble aims Of the
, better to keep it in the present transtory
condition, Fastening the establishment of
purely Cuban government, which, &C
cord1ng to the joint resolution of con-
gress, the government of the island Is
to be intrusted. They also declare that
anything that does not further this end
provokes distrust and alarm among the
people, who aspire to find a friend in
the American people.
The veterans of MatanZas have tel
egraphed their congratulations to Gen.
Maxine Gomez, and have expressed to
him their opinion against the establish
ment of civil government for tha
island.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for a series of cock fights to take
place on Sunday at Quanabacoa. These
will be the first fights of the season.
The Diario de Ia Marina says the mer-
chants of havana have read with
surprise of the proposal made in Wash
ington on behalf of the Cuban board of
trade that the old reciprocity conditions
of the treaty between Madrid and Wash
ington, made in 1891, should be revived.
This treaty, which gave American prod
ucts great advantage in the Cuban
market, was found very disastrous. How
ever, the Cuban planters and farmers,
when they accepted the offer of assist
commerce to obtain concessions favor
able to Cuban sugar in the American
market ought to have expected that New
York merchants and manufacturers
would seek advantages in the Cuban mar
ket. If, says the Diario de la Marina,
President Mckinley acts favorably on the
position, Cuban merchants may expect
a supply of American produce of an
kinds, good and bad. but not cheap.