The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-19

] CubdnS reached Warrington yesterday
morning. They had come all the way from
! Havana TO demand that the Government at
once withdraw every ssmblance of control
over the Cuban people. During the day
( they saw both the President and the Sec
rotary of War, to whom they made the
/ appeal. Both received them courteously.
but declined to give any promises. Today,
/ the delegation, weary and discouraged.
| will start for home.
! The party was headed by the venerable
Salvador Cisneros, at one time Marquis of
4 Santa Lucia. who was the first President OF
] the Cuban Republic after the rebellion
of 1885. With him we're General Lacret y
Morlot one of the generals commanding a
! division of the Army of Liberation and
{ Rev. Dir. Louis Mustelier. a priest VINO
| has been prominent in the Cuba Libre
movement. All three of them represent
the extreme radical wing of the revolution
I lists. who demand that the American troops
/ leave the island at once.
They arrived from Havana on Wednesday
and rere met at New York by Rev. Charles
Warren Currier, a priest who has been in
close sympathy with them. Accompanied
by R.y. Mr.. Currier, they reached the
| Capital yesterday morning, and at IL
! o'clock they called at the White House.
! They were with the President about half
an hour. while Senior Cisneros vehemently
| urged his case and pleaded with Mr. Nc
! Kinley to leave Cuba unhampered In the
hands of the Cubans. The President heard
! the little embassy courteously. and prom
! iEed to give careful attention to the written
4 appeal which was presented to him He
advised that the callers see the Secretary
. OF War. who has direct charge of the
! Cuban Government. Accordingly, the
party visited Secretary Root at the War
1 Department. The reception there was
! repetition of the one at the White House
( Mr.. Root gave assurance hat he would look
INTO the matter carefully, but he would
i make no other promises.
Sencr Cisneros at the Raleigh last night
( expressed little hope tina. his mission
would be fruitful. Il DO not believe that
/ We could persuade the Governmenet here
1 to vacate the island" he said, but il
was duty TO make the appeal and we
nave icne II. Now We shall go back to
Havana. We leave tomorrow for New
York, and will be there about a week be-
fore sailing
The Cubans all over the island resent
the manner in which the coming constitu-
tional convention will be held. They are
most indignant that the Americans should
assume to reject or accept the Cuban con-
sdtution which may then be drafted. 1 do
not believe that they would ever be salts
| fed with a constitution made under such
pressure. For my own part. were ! a
delegate in the convention, l would walk
out of it unless the American Government
would withdraw its attempt to control
the constitution then to be adoped. Time
only can tell whether q revolution against
the Americans will be needed should he
present policy be continued
We viii never be satisfied with inter-
yention. We want the Americans TO leave
she island TO the Cu5ans. who are its
richtful oSners. l do not believe that the
people there would ever voluntarily accept
annexation. They want independence,
complete and permanent. The military
government now in charge is one of the
worst possible administrations. Look at
the Nicely scandals. and see how the off
cials are acting. Then you can know how
the Cnbans feel
The appeal TO the President by Senior
Cisneros was document of some length.
In it, he said. in part: The Cubans have
proved n law-abiding people, intelligent
and sober, there is no doubt, and II is
beyond question. therefore. that they are
apt to govern themselves without inturing
any Of their neighbors, and hence the time
has come for the Intervention of the
United States to cease. and the Joint Res
olution' TO be fulfilled-and the Govern
ment of the United States leave the Gu
bans TO enjoy fully their sovereignty and
absolute independence by withdraw ng from
Cuba all the American troops
After criticising the manner of cOnven-
ing the proposed convention, the appeal
says:
Considering il the most important as
well as the most delicate / have left for
the last the discussion OF that part OF
the decree which says: To frame and
adopt constitution for the people OF
Cuba and. as part thereof. to provide
for and agree with ne Government of the
United States upon the relations to exist
between that Government and the Gov
eminent OF Cuba, etc.
Il consider this unnecessary and in con-
tradiction to the idea Of sovereignty and
Independence: and contains a proposition
shat is distasteful 10 a people who love
honor and dignity to discuss and enter
tain.
we fail to see the right Of the inter
vening Government TO take part in the !
constitutional government Of the people OF !
Cuba. With whom is the Government to |
treat. when the people of Cuba will not as I
yet have accepted the constitution as |
framed by the representatives and, cen !
sequently. there Will have been no rep |
reseEtative of the people with whom to |
agree on the relation to exist between the !
people OF Cuba and the Intervening Gov !
eminent? The power to make treaties can |
lie only with the Executive and Congress |
OF duly constituted Government
Personal interests should not be al
lowed to Influence the framing of the
constitution of people in which general
laws for their guidance alone are included
1T is to be hoped that the intervening
Government will have faith in the Cubai.s
to constitute constitution for themse elves
and by themselves. assured that the Gu
bans will be grateful and show due Gpprs-
ciaticn for all that has been done for them
by the Government Of the United States,
and that the Cuban people will extend to !
the American nation even greater advan-
tages than those that might be expected,
no, oaly from gratitude, but also because
Of tle facts that the United States has
been the only market heretofore for the
products OF Cuba and in which the Gu
Ran people have purchased the greater part
OF the supplies which they have imported
from abroad. And they will look up TO the
= uited States for guidance and example. as !
a dutitul son to his father"
THE PRESIDENTS PLANS.