The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-04
CUBANS PETITION CEN. WOOD
FOR REDUCTION or DUTIES on
SUGAR AND TOBiCCO.
They Ask That He Forward Request 10
President Roosevelt Orderly Pro-
cc>sion Of M .ooO People ten. Wood
lndorses the Statement Of Affairs.

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HAVANA. Oct. "a Procession % prob
ably twenty thousand persons marched
through tho streets here to-day TO the
palace. where a dcpu'ation entered and
were received 10y Gen. Wood Tho deputa-
ton. which represented all the industrial
and commercial corporations under whose
auspices the procession had been formed.
presented TO Gen. Wood a petition 20 Preai-
dent Roosevelt. asking for a reduction Of
the American duties "a Cuban sugar and
tobacco.
In presenting the petition. Senior GAMBIA.
President OF tho Merchants Union. said
hat the producing glasses ~ tho country
had corno to ask Gen. Wood TO aend Presi-
dent Roosevelt the petition they had pre-
pared asking for concessions on Cuban
products. He added Every ono knows
that you kno and appreciate the need
In which Cuba IL ~ a RENE dy for her had
economic situation Nohody IL ignorar'
Of the untiring solicitudc which you show
In advocating the cause % our products
In Washington These endeavoru have
produced a profound sense 81 gratitude
throughout the country toward you
All bankers, Of Whatever nationality. In
Havana also joined In tho petition. They
presented an address for themselves. say-
ing Tho undersigned publicly express
gratitude 10 you for your untiring Efforts
In behalf Of Cuba. and We feel that We can
not let his day, destined Ia he memorable
In the annals Of Cuba. pass without calling
your attention 20 the gravity 81 the present
situation In our occupation Of bankers
we have IN" opportunity directly and
through n hong list 81 correspondents
throughout the island indirectly Of knowing
the seriousness Of the present situation
Furthermore, all moneys received In the
island In payment for exports and all
moneys paid by the island for imports
necessarily pas through our hands, thus
giving US exact knowledge Of the present
conditions. which We feel are 40 serious
and tho outlook 80 dark that In sssocistins
ourselves with ths Merchants Union, tho
Society Of Planter and the Cigar Manu-
fsCturers Uni.n, who organized tho present
demonstration We must earnestly request
that YOU continue To make our cause yours.
and urge your Government 10 give us relief
In order TO prevent the impending orisis :
Gen Wood, in reply. told the d~eputation
that he was sware Of their requests and
statements. and that he thought the former
just and the latter true. lie added that he
would forward the petition. He thought
that the American people did not know
the bad economic situation IN Cuba. nor
realize that Cuban was selling for less
than the cost Of production.
Tho afai was most orderly A crowd
81 over poo persons assembled In tho
streets. In addition to thoss in the pro-
ces-ion Similar proCessions took place
In many towns Of tho island to-day This
was tho best conducted demonstration
that has occurred since the Intervention
OF the United States
Gen. Wood has written 70 thu Constitu-
tiona Convention saying that ~ II has
finished the work for which the delegates
were elected the convention 10 dissolved
Tho expenses Of tho delegates 10 their
homes will 10 paid by the Government.
Tho commission % Ave delegates named
by the convention 20 form an electoral
management board will remain In Havana
They will bc paid and will keep the archives
Of the convention.