The herald., 1898-04-07
CRISTOBAL COLON

United States in refusing to recognize the
| independence of Cuba was to annex the
islands to the United States. 1t was in
view of this fact that 1 expressed the de.
termination of the Cuban army to resist
We would Of course, welcome the American
army to aid lis in achieving our fndepend.
ence."
INFORMATION WANTED
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The statement
of Mr. Rubens of New York counsel for
the Cuban, junta excited considerable in
terest among the members of the house.
MI. Henry of Indiana, a member of the
foreign affairs committee, said he cared
nothing about the views of the junta, he
favored the independence of the people of
the island from Spanish dominion, but he
did not believe it wise to recognize a gov
ernment which he had no knowledge ex-
isted except on paper.
Berry of Kentucky, Democrat, a men,
Der of the foreign affairs committee, de-
clined to credit the statement, but added
IF 1t is true there are probably some
bonds or some interests the jun "a seeks to
protect. But we will know the truth At
my suggestion MIR. Adams, acting chair
man of the committee, has decided to call
Mr.. Quesada. the representative of the
junta in this city, before the committee
tomorrow"
Mr.. William Alden Smith of Michigan, a
member of the foreign affairs committee
SAID: L shall be disappointed if the action
of our government does not contemplate
the recognition of the Cuban insurgents
and the government established by Maceo.
Garcia and Gomez"
PALMA IS FIRM
WASHINGTON, April 6.-When the dis
patches containing Mr.. Rubens' statement.
was shown to Senior Palma, the represent
ative in the United States of the Cuban
republic, who arrived in Washington this
morning, Mr.. Palma turned the dispatch
after perusing it carefully to Senior Con-
zale de Quesada, who read it carefully and
slowly. Then Minister Palma said: 81 can
not say anything about this dispatch until
I communicate with Mr.. Rubens"
1t was evident from the manner of the
two gentlemen that they did not for a
moment consider the possibility of such
an unwIse statement being made by their
associate and counsel.
Senor Palma did not hesitate to reiterate
with great emphasis his recent declara-
tion that Intervention for the purpose of
establishing autonomy In the islands would
not be accepted and that Cuba would be
independent.
After quoting from the address to the
people of the United States issued by Mr..
Palma on March II, Mr.. Rubens says:
I'm the face of the present proposal of
Intervention without previous recognition,
1t is necessary for us to go step further
and say that we must and will regard such
intervention as nothing less than decla-
ration of war by the United States
against the Cuban revolutionists. If in
tervention shall take place on that basis.
and the United States lands an armed
force on Cuban soil, we shall treat that
force as an enemy to be opposed, and if
possible expelled, SO long as the recogni-
tion of free Cuban republic is withheld.
do not mean to say the Cuban army will
assemble on the coast to resist the land
ing of Federal troops, but that it will re-
main in the interior, refusing to cooper
ate, declining to acknowledge any Ameri-
can authority, ignoring and rejecting the
intervention to every possible extent.
Should the United States troops succeed
in expelling the Spanish should the United
States then declare protectorate over
the island, however provisional or tenta-
tive, and seek to extend its authority, 1t
will be resisted.
a'h THE BOND QUESTION
WASHINGTON, April Cat the meeting
today of the senate committee on foreign
relations the question Of Cuban bonds was
raised. 1t was brought up by Senator For
aker, who said that he had heard 1t inti-
mated that there was speculation in Gu
ban bonds behind his resolution declaring
for the recognition of Cuban independence.
This, he said, was not true in any respect,
and he added that he had not known when
the resolution was drawn that there were
any Cuban bonds out. He had investigated
the question since, however, and had
learned that only $4,000 of Cuban bonds
had been sold. This even, the senator said