The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01
THE EVACUATION Of CUBA.
II Is Not Likely to Be Accomplished
as Rapidly as the Radical
Cubans Would Like.
STABLE GOVERNMENT MUST BE FORMED.
u Appears Vcry Likrty that the
Power which Forced sPain 60
H-Iipaai-h IieT Grasp ON the isi'
aud wan %. tho JudHr, -" n he
~ to the Cabnns ThrmariNs@.

New York. Oct. 2s.- The evacuation
uf Cuba by the United States is NOT
likely To take place quite 80 soon as
has been Anticipated In some quar-
tors, SAYS a Washington dispatch ia
the journal Of Commerce. The with.
drawal ~ the American troops will
not take place Ia any sysut until
some form Of domestic government Ia
established, aud 81 not hKeiy ~ be- or,
dcrrd by the executive department Of
the government without the author
ity Of cunRres.
Thc Constitutional Convention.
The Cutau constitutional conven-
tion. which meets 10 November, vs.
likely so be In session for several
months probably much longer than
after the adjournment of the coming
congress ON March 4. 1901. The new
congress, TO b. elected on November
q, will not meet in regular session
until December. 1901, and will hardly
do any important business until the
spring of 1902. iIy that time repre-.
scutntiscs OF the new Cuban republic
may be- ready ~ demonstrate to tho
appropriate committees Of congress
that they have government com.
pletcly organized aud cnpa bic of main
tanning treaty obligations with 9th.
or powers.
Must be Authorized by ConEFeHA.
Such government can hardly eXcr.
else its functions until authorized by
congress. Whether IL shall be per.
miiird to exercise them without the
supervision of the United States will
bc for congress 10 determine. The
president II not likely 10 assume the
responsibility of putting the new Gu.
han government in operation. even
under the tut-lugr Of the United
Statrs, without the direct authority
oi courrrs-. lr would appear. there.
fore, ihut the new Cuban republic
could not h'Ein to exercise It's iune-
tiouS until the summer nf 1909.
WIii Take Tinr.
The niece machinery Of putting the
new government iu operation, there.
FORE. viii require considerable time.
The United States assumed several sr.
rious responsibilities in Cuba by the
treaty with SPAIN. tut tiiv,, we've
more or less waived by the sixteenth
article, which declared 1T il under.
stond that any obligations assumed In
this treaty by The United states with
respect to Cuba are limited tu the
time OF iis occupancy thereof: hut
n Will. upon the termination ~ rucn
occupancy, advise amy government e..
tablishcd ia the island to assume the
same obligation"
Thr American ri~dMr.
The hearing Of this pledge lies In
the Interpretation Of II. Among the
assurances given Spain. subject to
this limitation, was that the rights
~ property secured hy copyrights
and patents acquired by Spaniards 10
the island Of Cuba and IN Porto Rico
thc Philippines and other ccdcd ter,
riturieE at the time Of the exchange
OF the rRtihcations of this treaty.
shall continue to he respected"
Another Provision.
There is also the provision that the
United States will assume and dis.
charge obligations that may under
International law result from the fact
Of It's occupation for the protection OF
life and property"
The president would undoubtedly
prefer to leave to congress the de-
termination how far the advice of the
United States, under their pledges tu
Spain, shall he made valid. aud con.
Ercss may not care 10 decide the
question by snap Judgment before
the character of the new Cuban gov.
crnmeni has been tested by time.