Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-06
CUBA AND CUBANS.
Senator Calls Plan to Make
an End of Trouble.
EE FAVORs THE ANNEXATION IDEA.
Would Guarantee Cuban Bonds to Spain
as set-OHto Cuban independence, and
Believes in Prompt Recognition Of Any
Government The Rebs May Set Up
Case of American Suspecfs-Our Samoan
Consul General as a s.Roaster.p


WASHINGTON, April 6-The attorney
general has received authentic informa-
ton from Jacksonville, Fla, to the effect
that neitherUnited States Attorney Clarke
nor United States Marshal Mckay par
ticipated in the meeting of Cuban SYM
pathizers held at jacksonville, and that
all reports to the contrary are absolutely
false. Speaking of the mass meeting
and the resolutions adopted Senator Call,
of Florida, said: 81 have frequently in
troduced in the senate resolutions re-
questing the president of the United
States to open negotiations with Spain
looking to the independence Of Cuba on
the basis of an issue of bonds to Spain by
Cubaas compensation, these bonds to be
guaranteed to any reasonable extent by
the United States.
In Favor of Prompt Recognition.
Secondly, j have called the attention
OF the state department to The condition
of affairs in Cuba and urged action In
line with the resolutions referred to and
shall renew these Recommendations when.
ever opportunity offers. At present the
Cubans have not established any provi.
sional government that We would recog-
nizc, but the moment they do organize
one that seems to have reasonable
chance of permanence 1 shall strongly
urge their recognition as belligerents.
Nine-tenths of the people Of Cuba are in
favor OF independence and most of them
are in favor OF annexation to the United
States. Cuba offers one of tho, finest
markets for us in the world. 1t is one Of
hn dor,
will be one of the healthicst countries to
be found anywhere and would be a per-
feet garden if under our control.
Hopes for Cuba's Independence.
"Thc Cubans are courageous, bright
and quick-witted and make excellent
citizens. In spite of the absence of public
schools in Cuba the people have man
aged to Keep themselves very high in the
scale of intelligence and knowledge. They
pay an annual tribute of over 81, 90 UOO
To Spain, enough to maintain the army
that is to be used to try 10 crush them.
earnestly hope for their independence"
Case of Two American suspects.
The Spanish government has promptly
conceded the request of the United States
that two American citizens, August Boil
ton and Gustave Rlchclieu, imprisoned at
Santiago de Cuba be given an opportunity
to establish their innocence before a civil
tribunal. These men were picked up in a
small boat near Santiago Dy u Spanish
cruiser and brought To the town and
placed i'll Jail. United States Consul Hy-
ett secured their release, but they Were
again arrested under suspicion of having
landed insurgents on the Cuban coast.
Instructions were cab.cd to Consal Hyatt
to protest against "A trial by the marine
authorities, and to insist upon definite
accusation OF crime and either speedy
trial or n civil trial. The department has
received 4 caOic message from Consul Hy-
att saying that a civil trial had been al
lowed, and that the governor had person.
ally assured him of speedy action.