The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-02
THE PROBLEMS IN CUBA.
Senator PIatt Says the Island Has n
Great Future.


senator Platt OF Connecticut ana SEN
ator Teller OF Colorado. OF the Senate
Committee on Relations With Cuba. with
their wives ap,, CHARLES q pberns secre-
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Ae.O. '"'e SATURDAY night from their TRIP
| 10 'uoa- senator Aldrich. with his Ssfe
| aud daughter. remained in Jacksonville
until saturday night and arrived here yes
terday afternoon These Senators com
| posing the subcommittee appointed to
visit the island on tour OF inspection
Tor the information or the committee. had
been absent from the Capital seventeen
Gays ana visited all the provinces OF CUBA
except santiago ana fuer'o frincipe.
Inc UNDERSTANDING Is that 'he commits
zee VIII make no iorinaf report OF us WISH,
put the facts OBTAINED VIII De freely used
LOT the information Oh 'he Iui soihmlt'ee
anu OF the late as opportunity ohers-
huch OF the Information gathered by the
members or the subcommittee comes
from eonhdentiai sources anu cannot De
made public on account of the danger OF
disturbing social and political conditions
IN the island
Senator Platt. Chairman of the commit
tee. made this statement regarding the
trip:
we as carefully ana con-
pletely as we could within the limited time
at our disposal. into the condition Of the
people of the island their needs. and the
prospect of the establishment of an indie
pent. satisfactory. and stable government
by and for the people of Cuba We were
| in Havana in all five DAYS. We also Wis
tied the provinces of Pinar del Rio Matan
zas. and Santa Clara being unable to go To
| Santiago and Puerto princine as We very
! a great many prominent and leading men
| from ALI por,ions ~ the leland ,,ar, ubo
| ranrasepted d;ffarsnt ideas ,rd interests
, sror ;n+arss oorsarv,,;s,,, 70 decided -ad,
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than b., =, r,arsona1 ,,;si,
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tb,t ,ha~ are ,o"tino 20 tha as,ab,;shr,an,
of an indenanden. sovarnment C,,hsn
RenubIic few are i,nnatient and ut.h
for Immediate and comnleta inaenendence
Others are loss imna,iept teIiavinv that
sufficient time should be taken to avoid
mistakes and set I'D the new government
upon such a firm basis as to ensure its sue
cess and permanence All are looking for
| ward TO the municipal elections that are to
take place in the latter part of May re-
| garding such elections the first step to-
ward the establishment Of the new govern
ment Much viii depend upon the result q
these elections II they take pla,e wite-
out disorder and good officials are elected.
that VIII go Tar to prove the capacity OF
the people Tor seh-government and steps
| can ne taken without great deiay Tor
Iurtner progress IN tnat direction me
prooieln Is complicated Dy tne iaet that
sen -soseIhnleht Is an uhtriee experiment
w psopie VINO Hate hau niue opportunity
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pi'oateu piooieni 10 ueai WIN, con.htlohs
s[o"ins ou' Vi ',iiee nunureu years OF span
ism misruie anu the consequent character
OF the people Oh Cuoa make every step ID
its soiutioh embarrassing. out we are con-
vlhced that ne is the right man IN the