The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-23
z CREAM of the SPECIALS
SCORE ON AMERICANS.
Britons Steal March in Sending, First
 Minister to Cuba.

mluISteT tO SuUu'
 Walter weIlman's Washington Special to Chicago Record-Herald.
 Great Britain has stolen a march on the United States in Cuba. according to reports current in diplomatic circles. The British minister to the new republic is the hrst envoy to present his credentials, dent Palma will be the dean of the .iip- iomatic corps at the Cuban capital. Tax ing advantage of the dilatory nov enents Q. Isc,ine ine united states goyernmept in se- ing his confirmation by the Senate. the British government forwarded credentiais creating their consul general at Havana.
 s ;h SSa.den. minister pienipotentiary to on the spot. and it/is understood that he presented his credentials today.
 An unomcial telegram sent from Wash
 ington this aftzrnoon advises President
 Palma not to recognize Minister Garden siii after the arrival of our minister, Mir Squier. who was today confirmed by n.e
 senate Seh and who is now en route for desirable that the American minister should be dean of the little diplomatic
 corps at Havana, and not the represen- Europe Whether or not President Palma VII withhold his recognition of Minister Carden In order to enable the American
 envoy envoy to be the first under the wire re- In diplomatic circles 1t Is considered n good Joke on the Americans. to say noth-
 ing more; If the biarsted Britishers have
 s eot anead or us. But 1t Is more a subject
 or piessant than of serious comment. for
 no other power is disposed to question
 tne primacy of the United States at Ha-
 vana. Even If the British succeeded in
 establishing their envoy as dean of the
 corps. in the nature of things he car, never exert half the influence which the American minister Is sure to wield.
 .h so Tar as can be learned here. only three or Tour European governments are preparing to send ministers to Cuba Great Britain, Germany, probably France ana spain and possibly Sweden and Nor-
 way and the Netherlands. It is under stood that most of the Central and South American governments will send envoys mere IS no disposition on .he part of
 any foreign government. so far as can be terfere with what Is generally recoen,zed l as sort of limited American suzeraintv
 over Cuba. All European Governments appear to recognize that not on,v through but on account of the policy of the Uni ted States for the last century, this gov l ernment occupies relation to Cuba dif-
 hle fTm anat wifi Gf bs sny s.ot ether power of convenience. the Influence of fine united States is likely to accspfed as paramount in all questions of policy af broader sort. ' At Washington there is genuine satis- faction with the days occurrences at Havana. In both congressional and ad.,
 ministration circles there is but one feel ing, and this is that the United States
 has played an honorable and high-mind- ca part one which It may point ito with P'ide throughout all history. Such limi-
 tation upon the absolute international sovereignty as the United States has in sisted upon was cheerfully accepted by
 the Cuhans. and for their good and secu
 rity as we'll as ours. So far as the imme. diate future is concerned there is little apprehension. Government officials who are most familiar with the existing con ditions in Cuba have strong hopes that Tor time at least peace and good order | will prevail in the island.
 Troubles are regarded as likely to oc- cur eventually. and there Is little doubt that sooner or later the United States will be called upon the inter yene again for the purpose of restoring order. Those who haze most carefully studied the sit nation do not doubt that some yeas hence economic conditions perhaps in | company with political disturbances. will bring about the national result of gray itation-limited annexation to the United States. Meanwhile there Is no attempt