The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-01
ASSURED
OF THEIR FREEDOM
Members of the Commission Are
in High Spirits.
BELIEVE IN AMERICANS
SAY TEEY WILL BE SOVEREIGN
PEOPLE BY FEBRUARY, 1902.

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New York April 89,-The cuban. deIes
gates visited General Brooke at Cox
rsTaor's Island and were much pleased
with their entertainment. When, seen
at the Fifth Avenue hotel last night
se1or Capote said
There is no truth in the published
stories that Cubans found fault with
the expenditure of the funds contrib
uted TO the 5unta in New York. Every
thing in that direction was Irsst satis-
factory.
The report to be presented to the
convention relative to the matters con
corning which we conferred with Pres
dent Mckinley and Secretary Root.
hsas not. been prepared. We are work
ing at II and do not expect to complete
" much before our arrival in Havana p
Z. Estrada Palma calied on the dele
gates at the hotel last night and wa S
IN conference with them for over f1So
hours. Nearly all ftfle matters which
brought the delegates to the United
states We're gone over and ffeneral Pal
ma views ascertained. There is rea-
son 20 believe that the subject of the
4uestoQ-ot - lifting candidate for the
81 s1GencE vas brought up and that
70 poSslbillt3- OF 1senera4 +8'alnlais ac-
ton was discuss ID. q Wv hen asked for. "a
statement. General Portuondo said.
"A great stumbling block has been
removed. This is All L care To sav'
What stumbling block do you mean.
sen0r2 was asked.
Section 3 of The Plat amendment.g
was thefsap sweT- eThe, Gubans have
been afraid of y0dr armies. They fear
what some AcalI tloperfaIfsn1. Now in
section 3. thinks 9f the PIatt amend
ment It is proyided that the United
states may send troops into Cuba.
whenever, in the opinion OF Washing
tom such action IS necessary This
pIoylsion alEaE ened Widespread stisDi-
eion Many said that it was only a
preteXt for the United States to con
tinue a Standing array ia CUTS for all
TINS, 1e. presence OF soldiers. and
Especially those OF another. people. can
nor put be onerous and discomfitfnC
Stumbling Block Removed.
Others said that although the Unit
Cd States might withdraw hen, forces
nov. she could. unGer this provision.
immediately send them back again.
This was, then. a stumbling block IL
was perhaps magnifled in the EYES of
the common people, and they demanded
that If these suspicions fV-ere we'll
rounded SuCh measure should not.
receive cur sanction But President
MCKINLEY soon assured US that these
suspicious were groundless. When we
Satd that by this provision the United
States had more iIrisdictfofl over F,,lI,e
than over any one or its own states
because in the latter case. / under-
stand, the national governments tcannet
send troops into state without the
permission of the state government. he
said
'efentlemen.. you need have no fear.
Troops VIII not be sent into Cuba 1in-
less conditions are little less than an
arcilE-L e11
:fIhe presidents answer so lconEinced
US tnat We could not but be impressed
with his sincerity"
How do the Cubans feel in regard
10 Independence" was asked i
Ninety-nine per. cent of our F,eopla Z,
ne said, want independence. They
Wit not even listen 10 aunexa4i0n They
want fndependence-abs olute indepen-A
dence Now. do not TneaIS that the
tuban people are not disposed to give
tRe americans what they-the Ameri-
ea5,nsT7syill need Tor their defense I
tsif yea thatslf the question of inde-
I,endenee is settled and all fifferences
on the subject are eliminated eI-er,,-
thing else can be arranged.
" nat do you mean by indepeh-
ae1lceE Does not each state 81 the
United states have undergraduates?
BY independence j mean sovereign
ty We want To regulate our own in
tefnauonal affairs, bat our preferences
will be for America TO help and sup
port rs in case Of need
Are you sure then. THAI tile United
states viii grant cuba its deslred In
dependence 2''
e. I am sure, and + believe that
ANasntnzton VIII soon announce TO the
World mat cuba is a sovereign power,
and that cuba win indeed be a nation
by Feb. "a. 1902