| Show IT IS QUIET IN HAVANA gen brooke says there will be no B reach breach of order CHANGE WILL BE PEACEFUL energetic measures taken by the wax war department and tho the army officers in chargo charge at hav havana ans to prevent trouble nave have borne fruit gen brooke advises the war office that tho the transfer to 0 S forces today will be accomplished without any difficulty 0 washington D dee 31 the prospects change of for a peaceful tion in 11 havana avana havo have brightened very much sa a result of 0 tile energetic measures taken by the ali war department on mid tho ilia army officers in charge charido at havana to prevent trouble alvic advises to this effect appear in a cable siam am rc received today by AmI assistant secretary ironi from gen brooke military gov governor anor of 0 cuba in nelch otter after re rc fa ang to same routine matters be gays bays there fi III be no breach ot of order of 0 that I 1 mil am assured you may rest assured that there in haa it been nothing beyond tho the in a cit city V of 0 this elze th war do department la is also in formed annea that gen ludlow in charge ceareo ot of havana city ili 1 proceeding with vigor to orga organize nIZO the pollee form there to replace ilia alio dismissed Span spanish stanfell fell force known as 03 orden atter after examining a number of 0 applicants tor for appointment cit in the ino force lie lia haa 9 selected and appon appointed ted 1000 cubans llo lie Is boing being aa assisted armisted in his big task ot of recasting the police force by capt lato late of tile hie new york pollee force who Is serving him in ill IL a purely adl advisory sorY capacity gen ludlow lodlow lochas has discovered to 10 his surprise that there nover ava was 9 a detective force in havana so GO lie ho has haa called in on an expert member of 0 tho the now nair york detective bureau to organize a corps for havana immediately tho the war vax department la is confident that there thera will be an adequate force of oc troops troop in tho the wand island to carry out its plans and to maintain order tien gem corbin has prepared prepare a statement showing ving that tomorrow ahen the panl sh nae flag tomes comes down thre thore will be an american army ini in cubi cuba numbering men local made up ot of enlisted men inert and officers oin cera these bra are distributed tributes tri buted tho 1110 as aa tol fol lowa iowa in havana province pinar del RIO nio 2100 matanzas L santa clara 2436 ilberto principe santiago to elmp simp licy lLCy tho the administration of 0 military titta attalea tirs and prevent poasi blu las conflict ot of autha tilty tho the war dp apart art ment today Js egued urd an order creating four new raull military tary departments jn n cuba namely pinar al 1110 rio claten z zas santa clar clara a and puerto principe bounded by the provincial boundaries of tho the same naine tireo tarm departments have heretofore here been established son flago havana and the city of 0 havana ho that the tha island now stands a into boven distinct military d departments department ments 9 each under the command of 0 on an army independent of 0 cje dels I 1 au but responsible to gen brooke the governor ot of tho the entire ll gen lw already commands the department of If havana avana province gen wood the department ot of santiago and gon gen ludlow the department of tile tho city ot of havana order assigns assle officers to command the ilia ron laining departs departments L ants taft th order la IS addressed to gen brooke nt at travails havana and states that by direction ot of the president the th following geographical military departments are established the department of 0 ri alnar nar del RIO luo the department of 0 matanzas the department of 0 santa clara the dopart department part ment of 0 puerto prince the department ment ot of tile thoi province of Ilav II avana araa who aa limits will include Inc lud the lelo isle of pines drig gon con groise W davis Is aligned to the command of tho the do of pinar del ilia hlo maj gen JaX janka ales H wilson wll ion the iho command of 0 the department of matanzas maj gen en rates tho the of santa clara tind and brig gen carpenter tho the deportment department part ment of puerto principe S PROCLA proclamation MATIO N hext wext of ons ona which will issue to ta the cuban people today havana dec 31 SL A proclamation by maj gen brooke brook will bo be issued tomorrow to the people of 0 the island it la Is as aa follows coming amond you as the depre renta tentative tive ot of the president in furtherance aind lu continuation of tho the humane purpose with naich my country interfered to put an end to the ds condI conditions dons in this island I 1 deem it proper to say that the object of the government Is 19 to give protection to tile people and security to property to restore confidence to encourage the people to resume tho the pursuits of jeaa v to build up waste plant allona to resume commercial frallic and to afford full protection protects on in the me or of all civil and religious rol ivious rights to tills this end the protection 0 of the united beatea government wilt will be dl 11 felted anil and every possible provision hilll ill bocade to curry carry these objects through the channels of 0 civil adminta trailor trai tra lOD tion under military control in tn the interest and tor for the benefit of oc all the tha people of 0 cuba and those possessed of 0 rights and property in tho the island tile tho civil and criminal codes des which prevailed prior to the relli ment of 0 spanish SPI sovereignty wit will I 1 rc it iraln in force orce tuch such modifications and changes chi mites as aa may from rom time to time bo be found necessary in thi interest or oc good govern meraL tho the people 0 of cuba cub 1 without regard to previous ore are invited ed and to operate cooperate co in these objects by the t he exercise ot of modera moderation tion conciliation aind good will on ono toward another and a hearty accord cord in our humanitarian pur posca mill insure a kind an and d government the military governor of the island vl it I 1 alao be pleased to confer center with ilia 40 who may desire to consult him on oil fit if public interest tho text of the his has ben been cabled to washington and approved |
