The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-26
CUBAAS CALL !.
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Commissioners Pay Their
:. Respects to President.
AFFAIRS OF ISLAND
WERE NOT DISCUSSED
Conference, However, Was Held
With Secretary Root.


washiRgton, April 25,-The, Cuban
delegation from the convention franz
ing constitution for the new island
republic saw President Mckinley twice
today. once in the early part of the
day. when there were, expressions OF
friendship, and again at night. when
the members of the delegation were the
guests of shonorfat a state dinner at
the White House. ia Les
The real business which brought the
delegation here was not transacted the
president in the forenoon interview at
the White HOUSE saying to- the dele
gates that he weuld confer with the
secretary who would act as his repre-
sentative i'm conferences over the Gu
ban situation. The delegation and Sec
rotary Root were eloseted for some
houps in the afternoon in a discussion
Of the relations of the island to the
United states. Secrecy was observed
as to the conference. the statement be-
ing made that after results were
reached some news as TO the conclu-
sions might be made public. 80
Matters of importance were not
touched upon in the interview between
the president and the delegation, the
mai Senior CaRote,. 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 the island, and that
ties between the two countries were
bound in, blood. The reIa tionship.
therefore, between the countries al
ways shotla be most anicable and
closer than that which usually exists
between nations he also. spoke of the
gratitude which Cuba felt for the
United States, for the assistance. rem
dered in her liberation. "a e-slf
a9@ Good Wishes Of President.
In response the president expressed
MS pleasure at meeting the delegation,
and desired through them TO extend
his kindest wishes to the people Of she
island He said that his interest ir
una always had been great. and he
made reference TO messages sent to
congress concerning the Island. It's
welfare always would be the subject
OF his. most earnest consideration
he congratulated the members of
the delegation upon being members of
the Cuban constitutional convention
he said it was a high honor, and it
fell to the lot of but few men to have
the. opportunity to frame a govern
ment for a republic.
Concerning the object of the delega-
ton visit. the president said he would
confer with the secretary of war. and
the secretary, having an intimate
know ledge of the. situation, would con-
Ter with the delegation. 1850,
The most complete meeting OF. the day
was a conference in Secretary Root 5
office. lasting from 3 TO 6 O'Clock This
MAS the, TiT-st business meeting. the 9TH
-ers being social and Informal. Those
present We're the four Cpban delegates.
their Interpreters. Secretary Root. Gen
eral Wood, Assistant SECRETARY Sanger
and senior Sanseles. General secretary
who acted as Interpreter. The army Of
ficeTs acting as escort for the Cubans
were ALSO present
q When the meeting was adjourned no
report Vas given OF the proceedings, bat
it can be stated that the meeting was
satisfactory. both TO the Cubans and
Secretary Root The business was not
completed. and the conference VIII re-
assemble tomorrow.
The fact that the entire business had
to be done through Interpreters. 1t was
Thought best to go slow 1t was made
clear to the Cubaas by Secretary Root
that no Inoaihcafion of the Platt
amendment could be made by the ex-
ecuiye. q department. Of the governI1ent.
and the CubanS the1nseIye s u s.a ers 4as1d
that there Is little possibility Of con
gressional action in chat direction. So
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