The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-24
CUBAN DELEGATES ARRIVE
IuSuIaP Commissioners to See the
President This Afternoon.
Senior Capote Expects Good Results
From the observation-disclosures
General Wood Has n Long Con
ference With Secretary Root

ference with Secretary Root
The Commission from the Cuban
Constitutional Convention composed Cf
Domingo Mendez Capote. president;
Rafael PoruoNlo. Diego TCmayo, Pc
dro Gonzales Llorente. Pedro E Betan-
court. and Pedro NJ Entenza. arrived
in Washington this morning The last
named is the interpreter for the Com
mission The party also includes NJ NJ
Coronado, editor and proprietor of La
Discussion" ana Senor Starting, Of FL
Nundo" They were met at the depot
by D. J. Hill, Assistant Secretary Of
State: W. c. Sanger. Assistant Secre-
tary of War, and Captains Overton and
Sa-wteIle, of the army, who escorted
them to the Shoreham.
Leonard Wood, Governor General OK
Cuba, also arrived this morning. Ak
companied by his secretary. Mr Cen
zaIes. The Commission came from Ia
vana by way of Tampa and General
Wood by New York General Wood
called at the War Department at an
early hour and was closeted for sour
hours with Secretary Root, Senator
PIatt of Connecticut, author of the
Platt Cuban amendment. and Rear Ad-
miral Bradford. who has cha ge Of the
equipment Of naval stations. The atti-
tude Of the Constitutional Convention
toward the Platt amendment was dis
cussed at length The question of sites
for coaling stations was also discussed,
and final decision will be reached be
| fore General Wood returns to Cuba
General Wood declined TO discuss the
result Of the conference, but intimated
that he would give out a statement
later
The members of the Commission re-
mained at the Shoreham during the
morning \ number Of callers were re
ceived and arrangements were made
| for visit to the White House at
/ o'clock this afternoon. They will be re-
/ ceived by the President at that hour,
| the Cubans being introduced by General
! Wood They viii be entertained at a
State dinner at the Executive Mansion
| tomorrow night.
| Mr. Coronado. whose paper was sup
/ pressed by General Wood ana who was
| placed under arrest, talked freely this
morning Of Cuban conditions He de-
clares that General Wood is persona non
grata to many OF the members OF the
! Constitutional Convention and charges
| that he has caused the trouble in con
| nection with the PIatt amendment.
| General Iortuondo and Senur LIorente
are also bitter in their denunciatiOn Of
I General Wood. President Capote and
| Dr. Tomayo are the conservative mem
/ bers of the Commission and they say
they expect much good viii result from
! the conference with the President.
! Senor Gonzales. discussing conditions
in Cuba, said that commercial relations
were of far more Importance than poll
! ties and that the Cubans looked for
| ward hopefully TO free trade with the
/ United States To the sugar planters,
| he said, this was a condition absolutely
essential to prosperity and scarcely less
so TO the tobacco growers
The political situation" said he, is
very much mixed, but the ultimate out
| come will be the formation Of parties
along the lines of the Republican and
| Democratic organizations in the United
/ StSLleS- newspapers iIAe Lid DiStt y
ion and La Patria' are personal or
gans, representing the views Of individ-
uaIs together with their ambitions.
This is understood by Cubans and
| their expressions have accordingly lit
tie weight with the people The Cubans
want political leader. General Gomez
/ is not and viii rot be a candidate for
| the Presidency of the Republic, which
| the Cubans nope TO form. The general
IS old and his health is failing His
purse is depleted by the sacrifices he
has made for the Cuban cause II had
been his intention to come to Wash
ington, but he was seized with a severe
| attack Of asthma He VIII come later
when the PresiGert returns from his
Western trip.
| General Wood is beloved by majori-
/ ty Of the Cubans ard this is proven by
| the fact that the country people are
coming into Havana to offer their
thanks to the general for his good ad-
! rninistration.
| CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT