The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-26
BIG QUESTIONS IN CUBA.
OUR SrTrRs RELATIONS WIN THs
ISLAND fOwfAG 10 THE FRONT
Two PARTIES iih-,,. One IN Favor Of q rretsc-
t"vo,- and the Othsr for Abso'ase inde-
pendence The ucstiiity 10 bishop sbs-
retu Revived Gen. Comes Prominent

!sts,ai Cobls Drrafta 10 THr suN.
HhvAsA, Nov. rs Tho recent dcclsratlor
Of Senior SanRuIly In the Constitutional Con-
vention regarding the importance OF disc'is--
ing. while the Constitution IL being made. The
relations TO exist between Cuba and the United
states. hns caused much interest. Some
Cubans say that ~ the time draws near Tor the
convention 20 deal with tho matter tho people
will tend To form two parties, one In favor
Of a protectorntc. md the other In favor OF
absolute lnderendsnoe.
The Lucia praises senior Sangully. II says
the moderates In the convention will advocate
the maintenance by the Americans OF their
control Of the island as regards external re'a-
fIons and Internal order. while the radical
element will try to reduce tho relations to Q
mere commercial question. Some. the Lucho
rays. will openly advocate a protcctorate.
Tho hdoion tho organ Of Senior Collaso. asks:
-who are these modcratcs OF whom tho Lucho
speaks'" 1t declares that the Cubansa are ready
to 60 to the woods and fight to the death before
allowing their sovereignty to be impaired.
A meeting was held here to-day to protest
against the appointment OF Mgr. Sbarctti az
Bishop Of Havana Maxine Conner and Senior
Cisneros presided. Thirty representatives
from the diocese Of Havana were present. 40
were also a number Of spectators. Seward
speeches were made to the effect that there
was no use OF appealing to the Bishop, who
had been appealed 10 before. and who would
answer that he was obcying the orders OF Rome
by remaining In Havana. The real method
was to agitste throughout the country and
10 work through Rome and Washington q. II
was arg ued that the Bishop had come as the
envoy Of annexation. and that he showed q
lack OF sympathy with the Cubans By not being
present at public ceremonies, such as the burial
Of Gen. Msceo. and not taking part In public
festivities, whereas he sent a telegram TO Col.
Roosevelt after the elections. 1t was charged
that the Bishop had broken the laws Of the
Catholic Church. which should be reported to
Rome.
Gen. Gomez siid that the best plan was for
all the municipalities 10 telegraph TO the Bishop
asking him to go. He spoke In favor Of con-
tinuing the agitation. and declared that q re-
course to violence would be perfectly justi-
fable In this case, where the will Of the people
was set at naught. He said q strong and de-
termined message should be sent to Bishop
Sbaretti letting him know that be has a serious
question To deal with.
The attitude Of Gen Gomez WINS apparently
very hostile, but some Cubans point out that his
position now Is different from what 1t was when
the Bishop came here. he then having used his
influence to calm the people. 1t Is charged
that Gen. Gomez 10 taking this meaps to bring
himself before the public. 1t IL also said that
the agitation 10 a political game to reunite the
forces Of the National party, now divided be-
tween Senores Gener and Rodriguez and the
new workmen's party, The latter ia threaten
ing TO take away the bulk OF the National. forces
Perhaps q big demonstration against the
Bishop prompted by Gen. Gomez might re-
unto the party. The meeting. like all the
others against the Bishop. was very lukowarm.
The delegates seemed at q loss to know what
to do.
Sir william Van Horne has written 20 Sehor
Gomez. tho Civil Governor Of Santa Clara.
regarding the reports that he and his COL
leagues intend to import labor from Jamaica
for the construction Of the Cuba Central Rail-
way. He denies the report and says that the
company will give the preference In all cases
10 Cubans When II becomes necessary to
import laborers these will be brought from
Spain and. perhaps, Italy.