The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-28
A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
Members of the Cuban Cabinet We
tween Two Horns OF Diie"-
ma-Cuban Population.

Havana, April 23.-The members oil
cabinet are still considering where
thew stand with respect to the recent
lv-expressed views of the secretary ol
agriculture, Gen. Rus Rivera, who has
demanded that the United States
should set a time limit for the occu'
ration of the island. Most of them
feel that if they do not resign, they
will be looked upon by the Cubans
AT voters as being neglectful of the
Interests of the island; while, on the
other hand, they feel that If they
should resign, they would not only
los, their salaries, which, to major
ity of them, are important items, bu'
also that their places would be occu-
MED by members of democratic union
party, which is gaining strength every
day and which represents the conserY-
Rtive element, together with all the
autonomist organizations.
Four Cuban Generals Belong.
-Four Cuban generals now belong 70
the democratic union party-Mayia
Rodrigues, Enrique Collazo, Eusebio
Hernandez and Carlos Garcia-while
Nunez and Fidel Pierra, with other
prominent members of the revolution
airy party, have joined the new move
ment.
Are Members of the National Party.
With the exception of Senior Villa
lor the members of the present cabinet
ar, members of the national party,
and they would dread the effect OF
Lew party coming into Office; for with
the patronage at the disposal of the
Lew party, it would unquestionably
ht come predominant.
Fast Gaining Ascendency.
As matter of fact the democratic
union party is already fast gaining as
tendency. Its leaders believe in gl9-
Jag the United States full swing. Their
II Icy is that, while the interventio
lasts, they should devote themselves
tc preparing the country for eventual
selt-government; and they would ia
vor an elected advisory board instead
OF the present appointed cabinet.
Want to he Called "Citixens."
A number of negroes have presented
70 Senior Tamaye, secretary of the gov
eminent, petition to be submitted
10 Gov.-Gen. Wood, asking the latter
to issue decree making illegal the
use by newspapers, official documents
and police warrants of such terms as
"mulatto," "colored" and BROWN
which distinguishes a man by his col.
or. The petition asks that the papers
snail be instructed to use the word
citizen" 1t says:
1.-The colored race has already proved
lis value and capability; and the con-
tInuance of the use of such descriptive
epithets only tends to perpetuate the
barrier between the black and the
white"
Couldn't Discuss the Subject.
A representative of the Nuevo Pals
called upon Senior Narona, secretary
Ct finance, to ask his opinion regard
ing the democratic union party; but
the secretary declined to comply with
he request on the ground that his pc
sltion under the intervening govern
nent did not warrant him in discuss
ing the subject.
Population of the Island.
The Diario de la Marina SAYS:
1.-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 reconcentra-
ton could not have been very large.
Moreover, during the last 80 years the
blick population has increased in
about the same proportion as the
WI lite, in spite of the fact that the
wi ties have been greatly augmented
by immigration. This goes to show |
that if immigration ceases the blacks |
will quickly predominant in Cuba"
Cause Considerable Comment.
The census returns cause consider.
able comment, especially the fact that
males predominant over females in all |
the provinces except Santiago. This
caus es much annoyance in Havana, for
the Spaniards now publicly claim that
IL census proves that all the stories
about the thousands who were killed
during the revolution were fiction.
At the inaugural meeting of the re.
publican party, Sunday, Senior Domin.
go Mendez Capote was elected pro,i-
SIC al president.