Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
Great Procession Of 20, 600 People
March Thru Havana's Streets
to Palace.
Petition to President Roosevelt
Asking Reduction Of Sugar
Duties.
Similar Parades Held at Santi.
ago and Other Towns OF the
Island.

| Havana. Oct. "A procession OF
probably 10000 persons marched thru
the streets here Thursday to the palace
where a deputation entered and were
received by Governor General Wood.
The deputation. which represented all
the the Industrial and commercial COR
porations under whose auspices the
procession had been formed. presented
to General Wood a petition to Presi-
dent Roosevelt asking for reduction
of the American duties on Cuban sugar
and tobacco.
In presenting the petition Senior
GAMBIA, president OF the Merchants
union, said that the producing classes
of the country had come to ask Cover
nor Wood to send President Roosevelt
the petition they had prepared, asking
for concessions on Cuban products.
He said:
Every one knows that you know and
appreciate the need in which Cuba is
of remedy for her bad economic Sit
uation. Nobody is ignorant of the I'M
firing solicitude which you show in nd
vocating the cause of our products in
Washington. These endeavors have
produced profound sense of graft
tude turnout the country towards YOU
All bankers of whatever nationality
in Havana also Joined In the petition.
They presented an address for them
selves, saying:
THE undersigned publicly express
gratitude to you -for your untiring eff
forts in behalf of Cuba, and we feel
that we can not let this day, destined
to be memorable in the annals of Cuba,
pass without calling your attention to
the gravity of the present situation.
In our occupation of bankers we
have the opportunity. directly and thru.
a long list of correspondents turnout
the island indirectly. of knowing the
seriousness of the present situation.
Furthermore, all moneys received in
the island in payment for, exports and
all moneys paid by the island for inn
thus giving US exact knowledge of
the present conditions, which we feel
are SO serious and the outlook so dark
that in associating ourselves with the
Merchants union. the Society of Paint
ers and the Cigar Manufacturers
union, who organized the present dem
onstration, we must earnestly request
that you continue to make our cause
yours and urge your government to
give US relief In order to prevent the
crisis"
Governor General Wood In reply told
the deputation that he was aware of
their requests and statements, and that
he thought the former just and the
latter true. He added that he would
forward the petition. He thought that
the American people did not know of
the bad economic condition in Cuba,
nor realize that Cuban sugar was SELF
ing for less than the cost of the pro-
duction.
The affair was most orderly. A
crowd of over 10000 persons assembled
in the streets in addition to those in
the procession. Similar professions /
took place in many towns of the island.
This was the best conducted demon
stration that has occurred sine the in
PREVENTION of the United States.
Governor General Wood has written
to the constitutional convention say
ing that, as 1t has finished the work
for which the delegates We're elected, |
the convention is dissolved. The ex-
penses of the delegates to their homes
will be paid by the government. The
of five delegates named by |
the convention to form an electoral /
board will remain in Ha- !
vana. They will be paid and will keep
the archives Of the convention.
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