Evening star., 1901-06-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Cuban Situation Discussed by the
Cabinet
ISLANDER'S NOT DISPOSED TO YIELD
May Change in Time, but Outlook
at Present Not Good.
MAP FOR WAR ROOM


present at the session today for the first
time In several months. The return of
Secretary Long from Colorado gave the
full attendance. All the time OF the meet
ing was taken up in discussion Of Cuban
and Philippine matters. Cuba was the
principal topic, and Secretary Root held
the floor the greater part OF the session.
his talk being interspersed by suggestions
from other members of the cabinet.
The impression left by cabinet members
is that the situation In Cuba Is not as Ia
vorable could be desired Secretary
Root read number of kilograms he has
received from General Wood regarding the
situation. None of these kilograms conveys
strongly any Idea that the Cubans will
soon again take up the Platt amendment
with a view to accepting 1t just as 1t
stands. The Cubans are represented as
taking rather stiff position and as refus-
ing to change their attitude in the matter
There is hope that the position now taken
will be yielded with time. The idea Is conveyed
that as the Cubans are of a sentimental
disposition they will insist for long time
on holding to the action heretofore taken
The outlook. from a mater-of-fact stand
point. is that the Cubans are probably In
no disposition to yield and that they may
continue to hold this view.
Secretary Root IL not in as sanguine a
frame Of mind as heretofore. and Is keep
ing the telegraph and cable wires busy
between here and Havana. He does not
want to see any trouble as result or the
action of the Cubans, but he and the
President are fully determined that thu
Cubans must accept the Platt amendment
without qualification before there can be
any change in the status In Cuba
Big Map for War Room.
The coast and geodetic survey has for
some time been preparing a map of the
world for what Is known the war
room at the White House. This room was
arranged during the Spanish-American war
for the President to watch the movements
of ships and troops by means of maps
placed upon the walls. In addition to these
maps which are recorded the location
4 each regiment or company and each
slip, are the telegraphic and cable instru-
ments in charge of Colonel Montgomery.
The new map will cover the whole west
side of the room, and means dimensions OF
perhaps thirty feet by fifteen. 1t contains
all the geographical information Of a gem
eral nature that a President of the United
States and his corps Of telegraphers would
seemingly need to know 1t shows the 10
cation of all the ocean cables in the world,
of all the coaling stations, of all the docks
where ships may be repaired. Every foot
of soil, including the smallest islands, is
marked so as to indicate the sovereignty
adoption OF color for each of the great
colonizing powers 1t is surprising to note
the number of small islands which already
belong to the United States through their
acquisition for one purpose or another by
American citizens.
notable e,fact about the ocean cables is
their abundance in the Atlantic ocean be-
tween both North and South America and
Europe, and all the about the eastern
hemisphere, but their conspicuous absence
from the Pacific. While cables skirt con-
Nhents bordering on the Pacific they dc
not strike out boldly across that ocean
The contrast, as revealed in this way, be-
tween the eastern and western routes to
the orient is most marked. All our mes
sages from Manila come necessarily by the
old world route. 1t is quite probable that
whateerv is done In Pacific cables by the
United States, the Suez will remain the
great route of communicate ton because of
its opportunities for local business This
also suggests that our own isthman canal
as commercial route, will be across the
GSyectiOn of the worlds great commercial
movements.
Officials of the coast survey say that they
have had great deal of trouble to make
this new map an up-to-date one in all par
ticulars. Aliases and geographical text
DOCKS are 1otoriously behind the times SO
rapidly are changes made upon the map of
the world The survey has accordingly
gone to first-hand sources in each instance
through consular inquiries and otherwise
and has made this map absolutely accu-
gate. How long IL will remain so js of
course. another matter. Upon II the Phil
1ppine Islands and the country adjacent ap-
pears twice, so as to show completely both
the sunset and sunrise route.
A Most Interesting History.
Representative Livingston was at the
White House today looking after the cases
OF constituents who want to enter the
army. Mr.. Livingston,!s habit Of looking
after the interests of his constituents is
what enables him to come back to his seat
term after term. At the last election Nc
had no opposition.
Mr. Livingston was ffty-nine years old
In April last and Is so powerful notwith-
standing serious case of pneumonia two
or three months ago. that he would be a
match In physical encounter with most
any man of half his years. Mr. Living
ston's s father & is still living at the ripe old
took dinner with me two weeks ago" said
Mr. Livingston. "and he was hale and
hearty He never thinks of using nut
cracker for nuts. but just puts them be-
tween his teeth, as he did when a boy. and
cracks them with perfect ease"
Mr Livfngston's- father was OF Scotch
Irish stock and immigrated to this country
from north Ireland. serving with General
Washington during the revolutionary war,
Naval Omcer. of Brazil.
President Mckinley this morning received
the officers of the Brazil training ship
Benjamin Constant The ship is at New
York, and the officers were at Annapolis
on visit yesterday. They were accompa-
MED to the White House by Mr.. j. +. de
Assis-Brasil. the minister from Brazil
The President has received a beautiful
silk flag presented to him by the California
Club, an organization of California ladies
1t Is of the regulation army size and was
made altogether of California silk
The President has notified the officials OF
the Buffalo exposition that he will not be
able TO visit the exposition on June 49, the
day set aside as Presidents day II Mrs
Mckinley had not become Ill in San Fran
cisco the President and the party which
went west with him would have been in
Buffalo on that date. Mrs McKiney's con.
tinued Illness makes it impossible for the
President to go away at the time named
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