The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-23
CUBAN CABINET HESlTATES.
MEMBERS IN DOUBT WHETHER TO
RESIGN on NOT.

rbex Fear Public Opinion on the One
Hand. But They Need the Salaries.
Dcmocratic Union Party Is Fast
Gaining ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OBJ
..ct to Terms "MuIattO" and Color
I'D" and Want 1t Decreed That
They Shall Be Called "Citizens."
11svana. April 22.-The members of the
,.bipet are still considering where they
--ord with respect to the recently ex-
crossed views of the Secretary of Agri-
.,lrlre. Gen. Ruis Rivera, who has de-
nended that the United States government
sboild set time limit for the occupation
of the island.
Most of them feel that if they do not re-
eqn they will be looked upon by the Gu
ban voters as being neglectful Of the in
forests of the island; while, on the other
hand they feel that, if they should resign
rbev would not only lose their salaries,
which to a majority of them are import
ant items, but also that their places would
he occupied by members of the Democratic
Union party, which is gaining strength
every day and which represents the con-
autonomist organizations.
-Four Cuban generals now belong TO the
Democratic Union party-Mayia Rodri-
guez. Enrique Collazo. Eusebio Hernandez
aud Carlos Garcia-while Emiliano Nm Z
aud Fidelio Pierra, with other prominent
members of the revolutionary parry, have
Joined the new movement
With the exception of Senior Villalon the
members Of the present cabinet are mem
beers Of the National party and they would
dread The effect OF a new party coming in
to office; for, with the patronage at the
disposal of the rev party, it would un-
questionably become predominant.
AS matter of fact the Democratic
Union party is already fast gaining as
cendancy. It's leaders believe in giving
the United States full swing Their policy
is that. while the Intervention lasts they
should devote themselves to preparing the
country for eventual self-governmeut; ana
they would favor an elected advisory
board instead of the present appointed
cabinet.
want to Be Called "Citizens."
A number of negroes have presented
to Senior Tamayo, secretary of the gov
ernment a petition to be submitted to
GOV. Cen Wood asking the latter to is
sue a decree making illegal the use by
newspapers, official documents and po-
lice warrants of such terms as "mulatto,
4colored" and Drown" which distinguish
a man by his color. The petition asks
that the papers and the authors of such
documents shall be instructed to use the
word .'citizen." Il says:
The colored race has already proved
its valor and capability; and the conunu-
ance of the use of such descriptive cpl
thots only tends to perpetuate the bar
rier between the black and the white"
The Diario de la Marina says to-day:
The number of inhabitants of the island
is about the same as before the uprising.
The number of deaths from the war and
the policy of recommendation could not
have been very large. Moreover during
the last thirty years the black population
has increased in about the same proper
ton as the white, in spite of the fact
that the whites have been greatly aug
mented by immigration. This goes to
show that, if immigration ceases, the
blacks will quickly predominant in CUBA.
The census returns cause considerable
comment, especially the fact that males
predominant over females in all the pro-
Vnces except Santiago. This causes much
annoyance in Havana, for the Spaniards
now publicly claim that the census proves
that the stories about the thousands who
were killed during the revolution were tic-
ton.
At the inaugural meeting of the Repub-
lican party to-day Senior Domingo Gomez
Capo,e was elected provisional president.