The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-05-02
GLAD HAND IS GIVEN
Cuban Delegates Are Wined and
Dined ID Washington.
DAzED At CORDIAL RECEPTION
They Are Given Straight Talk
By Secretary Root Who Is
Acting For the President.

Acting For the President.
A Washington special says: The
Cuban delegation from the convention
framing constitution for the new Is
land republic saw President Mckinley
twice Thursday, once in the early part
of the day, when there were introduc-
tions and a formal exchange OF ex-
preston of friendship between the
United States and Cuba, and again ct
night when the members of the dele
CATION were the guests of honor at
state dinner at the white home.
The real business which brought the
delegation to Washington was trans
acted with Secretary Root at the war
department, the president in the Tore
noon in an interview at the white
house saying to the delegates that he
would confer with the secretary who
would act as his representative IN COM.
ferences of the Cuban situation. The
delegation and Secretary Root were!
closeted for some hours in the alter
noon in discussion of the relations
of the island to the United States.
Secrecy was observed, the statement
being made that after results we're
reached some news might be made
public.
Matters of Importance were. not
touched in the interview between the
president and the delegation. the con-
versation being almost wholly formal.
Senior Capote, in his address to the.
president, spoke of the desire OF the.
Cubans to have the closest possible
relations with the United States. He
said that United States soldiers and
Cubans had fought side by side and
driven Spain from tie island, and
the ties between the two countries
were bound in blood. The relation.
ship, therefore, between the countries.
always should be most amicable and
closer than that which usually exists
between nations. He also spoke OF
the gratitude which Cuba felt to the
United States for the assistance rem
dered in her liberation.
In response the president expressed
his pleasure at meeting the delegation
and desired through them to extend
his kindest wishes to the people OF the
island.
Those present at the conference in
Secretary Roots Office were the five
Cuban delegates, their Interpreter.
Secretary Root, General Wood, Assist
ant Secretary of War Sanger, Senor.
Comedies, General Woods secretary,
who acted as interpreter great por-
iion OF the time. When the meeting
adjourned no official statement was
made as to the proceedings.
It was made plain to the Cubans by
Secretary Root that 40 modification OF
the Platt amendment could be made,
by the executive department OF the:
government and the Cubsns them.
selves understand that there is little
possibility of congressional action IN:
that direction, so the conference was
devoted largely to the constructions
which could be placed upon the.
amendment.
The delegation made no complaints
of the present military governments
under General Wood. After the con-
ference adjourned the Cubans called
on General Wood at the Richmond.
The members of the constitutional
commission were entertained at state
dinner given in their honor by the
president at the white house IN the
evening. Covers were laid for forty
seven. The guests included the pres.
ident and members of his cabinet lex
cept the secretary of the navy, the
secretary to the president, DR.. Capote.
president of the Cuban constitutional
convention; DR.. Tambyo, secretary OF
state and government; Justice Llor-.!
ente, associate justice supreme,
court of Cuba; Governor Betan-
court, civil governor province
of MantanZas; General Portuondos
fiscal of the audencia of Santiago de-
Cuba; General Leonard Wood, Gov.
ernor Allen, Justice Harlan, Justice.
White, Senator Platt Of Connecticut;
Senators Morgan, Foraker, Hams,
Lodge, Depew. Cockreil, Daniel, Fair
banks, Burrows, Wetmore, Miilard,
Dietrich, Representatives Grosvenor,
Hepburn, II. A. Cooper, Burton,
Moody Adams, the assistant secretary
of war, Hon. VIM. E. Chandler, Lieu
tenant General Miles, General Corbin.
Colonel s. B. NJ. Young, Colonel
Bingham, Lieutenant Colonel Edwards.
Admiral Bradford, Mr.. EDtenza and
Mr. Gonzalez.
The guests remained at the white
house for several hours, it being after
IL o'clock before the last of them had
departed. The Cubans were densht.
ed with the attention shown them and
with the cordiality with which their
views on the questions of moment to-
them were received.