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TO WITHDRAW Ships
FROM CUBAN Waters.
LARGEST VESSELS WILL NOT BE
NEEDED WHEN ARMY FORCE
IS LANDED.
FOURTEEN NOW ON
. DUTY At ISLAND
Nearly 1000 Marines Distributed at
Various Points---Why Masoon Was
Selected for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nearly All Disarmed.


Washington, Oct. ct is expected
that the largest ships of the American
feet if not all of them, will be with
drawn from Cuban waters as soon as
q sufficient army force has been land
ed to give security to the provisional
government and protection to proper
~ interests.
The ships themselves, it is stated at
the department, do not afford protec.
ton to Cuban interests, except as
quick transports and barracks for the
bluejackets and marines landed on the
island. There is no suggestion that
the big guns of the ships or even the
smaller batteries would be used
against the towns and cities whose
harbors are large enough to accom-.
modate naval vessels. Therefore. 1t
Is stated at the department, the ships
will be ordered TO resume the cruises
interrupted when rush orders to go to
Cuba were issued.
Gov. Taft has the direction Of the
vessels in Cuban waters. The sailings
and arrivals are reported to the navy
department here as the regulations re-
quire, but the orders to the naval OH.
GERS are given by the war secretary
and the withdrawal Of the ships no
doubt will depend upon the wishes OF
Secretary TAFT.
Ships and Marines at Cuba.
At the cabinet meeting Friday Sec.
rotary Bonaparte presented map.
showing the disposition of the naval
ships and marines in Cuba and Cuban
waters, by which it appears that there
are now IA vessels of the navy on
duty, seven of them being In Havana
harbor; and 1901 marines are distrib.
uted at different points in the island.
There are $50 marines on the way.
One hundred and forty bluejackets
also have been landed and are guard
ing various places. 1t is expected by
the secretary that ohe of the vessels
can be relieved at an early day.
Better judiciary for Cuba.
The determining factor in the selec.
ton of Charles e. Magoon as provi-
sional governor of Cuba was his IA
miliarity with all the laws of Cuba,
through the steps taken during the last
American occupation to organize a
stable government. 1t has been do.
cided that there must be an election
and the machinery for fair election
must be created by the provisional
governor.
Another feature OF the work thai
will devolve upon Gov. Magoon vii
be to bring about an Improvement II
the laws of Cuba with regard to thu
Independence Of the Judiciary. Thu
eubssryieucy of the judicial to thu
political power is one of the causes o
Che present trouble. The persons az
grievsd over the methods OF the gov
eminent had no redress through the
Judiciary because the Judiciary was
not granted sufficient independence O
the political authorities. Il is the in
fention Of this government, according
TO ohacials here. to have such an I'm
provement of the present laws in thu
next Cuban government as to decrease
the reasons for revolution and anoth
or Intervention by the United States
Disarmament Nearly Completed.
Havana, Oct. 6.-Brig. Gen. Funstol
said Friday morning that the process
OF disarming the insurgents through
out the island will be completed il
two or three days. The disarmament
10 finished in Puerto Principe and 1
almost completed IN Santiago. Their
Is some delay In Havana province b.
cause Gen Asbert's followers are large
ly scattered. 1t is expected that the
will be concentrated near Guines.
detachment of rs marines have bee
sent to Guines to keep order pendin
the disarming of Asbert's men.
Among the visitors Friday was Gel
Pine Guerra, who was summoned t
the palace by Mr.. Taft who desire
to send him to Aguacate, In the cas-
ern part of Havana province, to a
range the disarming of the insurgen
forces commanded by Gen. Montert
Guerra readily complied, and star
ed on special train for Aguacat,
where he viii lend the force of hi
Leadership and example toward th
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