The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-25
CUBANS ARRIVE
IN WASHINGTON
Come to Plead Their Cause
With the President.
PLAN TO GIVE THEN
CORDIAL TREATMENT
Call at White House Today and
Discuss Affairs ct Island.

Washington April 24-The conmission
of five delegates from the Cusau esnsti-
tlItional conve ntion, CONSISTING Of Doulin-
90 Adelldez Capote. Pedro =. Bsta nceurt,
Rafael n. Portuord0. Diego Tanhayo aild
Pedro Gonzales IAorente WOO wee sent.
TO Washington to confer with .ti1e pres-
dent regarding Cuban relations with tisis
country, arrived here this morning. to-
Sether with an interpreted. and represent
atiVes Of the Havana press. They were
met at the station by Assistant Secretary
Of state 1iills Assistant Secretary q " ar
Sanger, Captain 5awtelle and l.ieutenaiiJ
DvertOn of the United states army, ea-
tailed for THAI purpose, ana cScorteo 81
the SfIOreham. The delegates eOsNersct
with the reception fcornmittee through am
interpreter though most OF them @pea u
English very well AIt was stated that
dent Would be made through The war de-
partment
this morning with his family ana took
apartments at the Richmond Later ne
with, Assistant Secretary Sanger I4e
sent his seGreterF 70 call on lhe cuban
delegation to ascertain their ,ieslreS tQr
to act as tileir escort. either Is the White
House or TO the war department.
General Wood has no direct Information.
from General zN'hitesfde regarJing the re-
ported troubles at Santiago, out before ne
left Cuba. he had been advised By Cen
ing some trouble In That rsiliri eli aIity- ana
that disorders might be ANTICIPATED dur
of the island. After that, however il $
expected that the usual tranquility OF
the island VIII be resumed.
Delegates Receive Callers.
The delegates remained st their hotel
most Of the nornlllg quite 2 NUMBER Of
officials called. including Assistant Sec
Rotary Hill OF the state department and
Assistant Secretary Sanger of the war
Z
for each member of the delega Eon.
When inquiry was made Of Glr- Iarla-
20, one of the delegates as TO the plans
OF the party. he answered that the dele
cation felt it would be disccurteoGs 10
enter upon a, discussion of their business
before they had called on the secretary
of war
war department By which the secretary
Of war viii receive the delegation at il,
o'clock tomorrow. morning anc probably
that time
General WOOD reached the war depart
ment shortly after S o clock. and AFTER a
brief talk with Ad1utant General COrbin
was shown into Secretary Roots office
where a conference respecting Cuban az
necticut, chadrulan of the committee
charged with the care Of Cuban affairs,
rotary Sanger and Admiral Bradford.
chief of the bureau of equipment, navy
depart Ilisnt- The latters presence was
desired, as the location OF coahng sta
tons in Cuba is 10 be made upon his rec
onlmendation.
The secretary's door was closed 10 all
callers 1t was understood that General
Wood entered at once into a thorough
exposition of the complicated Cuban sit-
uation- He Was perfectly informed as
to the desires Of the visiting commission
and appraised Secretary Rect Of the ma
ture of their errano
MattAr Of Tariff
II IS gathered that. next TO the subjects
United States to intervene in Cuba in
the interests of peace and order, the Gu
bans attach most interest TO The subject
OF sugar duties The cOulTF issiOn is try
States duty on Cuban sugar II IL suE-
geSted that If this cannot be done at
once, then the duty NAV be removed
gradually \. percentage each year. until
the sugar IS duty free
The president cannot grant TINS request
as it involves a change ln. the tariff laws,
and therefore application must De had -
congress. This may take the shape OF Oh
rect joint legislation by the two houses
OF il can be accomplished By TIE neEO-
tiation OF a reciprocity. treaty The Gu
bans. il is believed, prefer the ttS1er norm
Tobacco. too, is another subject 81 men
the secretary Of war VIII be obliged 10
discuss with the commissioners and on
that point he wanted advice, me Su-
a cOnsiderabi bic abatement IN FAVOR o.
their own tobacco, OF the eStre rnely nigh
tariff imposed by the DinEiey ACT. upon
al imported tobaccos.
After a conference. lasting for more
than three hours Secretary Root and
General Wood left the war department
tOgether for lunch. 1t was stated that
there was nothing Regarding the ccuteH-
the matters discussed contained many
subjects IN Cuba, not alone the visit Of
the CTban delegation. but everything con-
neeted with the government of the island