The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-26
BANQUET no IcUBANs.
State Dinner is Given in Their Honor
bv the President.

DY the PRESIDENT
Washington, April 25.-The members
of the Cuban constitutional committee
were entertained at Estate dinner giv-
en- in their honor by the president at
the White House. The guests invited
TO meet them were thoroughly repre-
sentative of the executive. legislative
and judicial blanchs of the govern
ment and included members of the cab
met, senators and representatives who
have been prominent in their discus
sion of NinsdIar affairs, justices of the
supreme court aud officers of the
army and navy.
The dinne.. was limited exclusively
to gentlemen, and covers were set for
forty-seyen. The guests assembled ia
the east room, where the formal intro
auctions were made, after. winch the
party proceeded to the stare dining
room, where dinner was served. Here
the table set in the shape of a double
IT, was handsomely decorated with a
protus1on OF cut flowers and ferns. Red
was the predominating coIor. The cen.
teFplece was q basRet-Of red hyacinths
on a, bed of ferns thanked on either
side by smaller beds OF red hyacfnths
ana two immense vases of liberty
roses Large baskets of tulips with a
WFea th col Ierns and carnations We're
AT the plate of each guest was a
bouttoHerre of carnations Pottea
plants and immense CUBAN crotons
We're the main suecorations OF the room
itself. The horal display in the red.
pIue and green parlors was confined
almost entirely to palms, crotons, rub
Der plants, colens and maiden hair
ferns String orchestras furnished the
music.
Among1 those who sat down to din
ner We're; The president, secretary of
state, secretary OF the treasury, secre-
tary OF war, attorney general post
master general; secretary of the inter
ior,e secretary of agriculture secretary
- me Rrssioent, Dr- aCapete, president
OF the Cuban constitutional COMMITTEES:
DR., Iamayo, secretary of state ana
governments Senior Liorente associSts
1GStice or The supreme courts of Cuba.
senior Setancourt civil governor, prov
lffee. OF, AlaIanZas;r General Portuondo
audencia OF Santiago de CUBA C,enl
eral Leonard Wood, Mr. Allen Justice
Harlan, Justice White. Sena tors 5F,Iaft
&Genni), Morgan, Foraker HanEass,
Lodge Depew, Eoekrell Daniel. Fair
D1etrichi - Representative G,r6sveTl{,1-l
hepburn, H a, Cooper, Burton. Moody
ana Adams; the assistant secretary Of
war, William E. Chandler Lieutenant
General Mines, General Sorbin General
1ounB ana Admiral Bradford fIsa3
line guests remained at the white
house Tor several hours, it being AFTER
Al % clock. before the last one had f,1s1
parted The Cubans were delighted
with the cordially with which then
them We're received The party re-
NAMED in the state dining room 8 and
IA groups of twOs and threes dfsclIssad
the situation. This gave but few Of
the Americans an opportunity to- talk
with all. the visitors. and for this rfa :
son they were unable 20 ascertain win
any. degree of satisfaction the prob; bic
outcome of the committees visit.
@EnctsSh developed, however. to show
that the Cubans are not a unit in their
opinions as to the best step (which
should be taken to bring about entire
harmony Between the United states
and the people of the island The OH
sefvations made convinced, some of the
guests at least that the tariff is the hey
to the situation, and the opinion Is ex-
pressed that if sufficient CONCESSIONS
are made by this government in the
duties on sugar and tobacco. the main
features of the Plat amendment may
be adjusted to the. con1Qon satisfaction
of the United States and the Cubans
2 AT the same time there is a strong
element In the Cuban delegation which
is for absolute Independence and con-
tends that Cuba Should be placed on
an equal footing with this country and
receive diplomatic recognition from the
a sovereign nation. Z. 3.
Z lt.tNvas- evident. however, from the
talk of one Of the visitors, that Cuba
would look to, the United States for
moral Support IN the event Of pnfriend-
" manifestations by European coun-
tries Notably was the opinion TO this
effect in case those European nations
holding the obligations of Cuba issued
20 defray the cost of the instruction
against Spain should attempt to collect
the money guaranteed by them
Tomorrow the delegation will have
what IS expected to be a concluding in
terview with Secretary Root. ait which
General Wood will be present. If Cen
eraI Wood completes his iabors here to-
morrow. he WIN leave tomorrow night
or sunday for Havana, g0iTsg by way
OF Miami. He still expresses the opinion
THAT the Plat anendmeat will be ac-
cepted by- the c6nsututionaI convefl-
ton.