The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-05-04
INDEPENDENCE Of GIBA.
CUBAN DELEGATES SATISFIED.
Leave for Hsms ImmeaaafeIv--One %
the Delegates Makes stasenent-
The Objection 20 Amenamsnt ne
meved.

New York. May The Cuban dele
gates visited General Brooke At Cover
noPs island and were mach pleased with
their entertainment When seen at the
Fifth Avenue hotel SENIOR Capota aAsd:
@There Il no truth in ths publiahad
stories that Cibans found fault with the
expenditure Of the funds contributed By
the jlnta in New York. Everything in
that direction was most satisfactory.
~The report to be presented 10 the con
yentiOn relative to the matters concerning
which we conferred with Presinent Me-
KinIey and Secretary Root has nos bean
prepared We are working at II, and do
not expect 10 complete il Eaucn before our
arrival at Havana"
T. Estrada Palma called on the delegates
at the hotel last night and was in confer
enee with them for over two hours. Nearly
all the matters which brought the dele
gates 10 the United States were gone over
and General Palma's views aacertained
There Is reason 10 believe that the fitting
candidate for the presidency ives brought
up and that the possibility Of General Pal
mas election was discussed
| When asked for q statement General
Portuondo Rid:
"a great stumbling block has been ~
moved. This is all care to say"
"What stumbling block do you mean,
senor." was asked. section three Of the
Platt amendment he answered.. The
Cnbans fear what some call Imperialism.
Now in regard 10 section TIRES think
1 Il. - l. IL
that the United States may send troops TO
Cuba whenever in the opinion Of Washing
ton such action is Necessary. This pro-
vision awakened Widespread suspicion.
Many said that it was only a pretext for
the United States 20 continue standing
army in Cata for all time The presence
Of soldiers, and especially those Of another
people, can not but be OnerOus and dis
committing TO uA. Othen said that al
though the Uuited States might withdraw
her forces now, she could, under this pro
vision, immediately send them back again-
. This was, then, stumbling block 1t waAL
perhaps, mAgniied in the eyes Of the com
. mon people, and they demanded that II
! thase suspicious were well founded such .
, measure should not receive our sanction
[ President Mckinley soon assured u that
these suspicious were grOundle~As
Demand Absolute Undergraduates.
How do Cubans feed in regard TO inde-
pendenceI" was asked
Ninety per cent Of our people, he said,
want Independence They viii not even
. listen to annexation They want indie
pendence-aAsolute independence Nov,
/ do not mean the Cubans are not disposed
to give the Americans what they the
: AmericAns-will need for their defense.
tell you that II the question Of indePend-
; ence i settled and ell differences on the
subject are eliminated, everything else can
. be arranged"
what do you mean by independence
Does not each Of the states Of the United
States possess itfA
"By independence l mean sovereignty.
want to regulate our own international
affairs. But our preference viii be foE
America to help and support us in cAss Of
need"
Are you surs. then, that the Omitted
States viii grant CabA il desired indie
, pendencei"
~Yes, l am sure And ! believe taai
|. Washington win soon announce 20 the
: world that Cuba is . sovereign power, and
: that Cuba viii indeed be nation by Feb
|. raary "a. l9O2-"