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PATH FOR CUBA TO TAKE.
First Message of President
Palma to- the Senate of New
Republic.

q Palma to the Senate of Ne
Republic.
President Palma, in his first messas
to the Cuban Senate, gives thanks
o the Almighty for His assistance il ca
}. rying out the work uf obtaining Cuba
: independence, and asks divine aid
U the establishment of firm and stab
! government.
"Never did a people fight with MOI
perseverance" says the Presiden
and sacrifice more for liberty tha
have The Cubans. No people, ther,
l efforts crowned with success. Togethe
with our own herolsm is the attitude c
the great people who were impeled b
= their own love of liberty to put them
selves on our eide in our tenacious ligh
for the independence of the country
, Their motive was one of generous sen
tlment, pure and disinterested in origin
lmpelled by this sentiment, the power
full republic of the North recognizes
through its ilIustrious President, th
republic of Cuba. The promise for
mallY made has been carried }ut. IL
this moment, when we feel our righ
as an independent nation, 1T is impos
sible to suppress our gratitude to the
United States. To recognize this deb
of gratitude" to the great nation is ar
act which exalts us and which makes
us worthy of the consideration and re-
spect of the nations of the world.
"It is necessary now to dictate all
the laws laid down in the constitution.
We are capable of fulfilling all the OBJ
legations and compromises which have
been contracted, and we should pre-
pare the budget with the greatest
care"
President Palma recommends the
encouragement of the agricultural in
dustries of the island, the raising of
cattle, the establishment of agricultural
stations TO improve the culture of
sugar-cane and tobacco, and the intro
duction of varied agricultural indus
tries.
While the question of reciprocity
is still pending" the message says,
it Is impossible to state w what
measures should be adopted to meet
the pending crisis. This crisis is due
to the ruinous price of sugar caused by
excess in production of beet sugar in
Europe. An immediate remedy would
be the reduction of the American tariff
on sugar, to obtain which the executive
will at once devote his efforts, and
will negotiate a treaty in order to ob.
tain benefits for tho Cuban sugar pro-
ducers.
elf security of life and property in
Cuba is to be firmly guaranteed, the
rural guard must be reorganized and
increased, as the present tranquility in
the island Is due to the people them
selves and their desire to maintain the
prestige of their country.
"We recognize that during the
American intervention the sanitary
conditions of the island were greatly
improved, but it is necessary to con.
tinue this work and make these inl-
proved conditions permanent.
The office of judge in Cuba should
be permanent, and to constitute this
principle of immovability should be
one of the first duties of Congress"
President Palma declares it is the
purpose of the government to devote
its attention to education, and espe-
clally to primary schools. He gays the
government of intervention deserves
great credit for the educational system
it established, but there is need for
still more schools, as the future of the
republic depends upon education. 1t
will be the duty of the government to
encourage the construction of railroads
in the island, and to protect the capi-
tai already invested in railroad enter
prises.
The executive says he realizes the
obligation which the government con-
tracted with the Cuban army, and that
if means are not now taken to make
good this obligation, it is because of
the bad economic situation of the coun-
try. President Palma says he does not
yet know how the ordinary expenses of
administration are TO be met.
" 1t is very satisfactory to u.s." say
the President, that the republic of
Cuba has been officially recognized by
the United States, Great Britain,
France, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicara-
qua, SantO Domingo, Ecuador and
Paraguay, and we hope that other
countries will also recognize our repub-
lie. We must cultivate cordial relations
with all nations and make treaties of
amnesty and commerce favorable To
Cuba. We must also take especial
care that the relations between Cuba
and the United States be most friendly
in order that there be no difficulty in
arranging the political and commercial
questions which affect both countries
"It is also of extreme importance
that there should exist uninterrupted
concord between all the people of Cuba
and that they should resolve to pre-.
serve the Cuban nationality"
| Herbert G. Squ,res, the first minis
ter of the United States to Cuba, was
formally received by the Cuban gov
ernment. Mr.. Squires was escorted
) from his motel by a squad of the mount
ed rural guard. A company of Cubar
soldiers, who were lined up in front O
the palace, saluted Mr.. Squires as hi
entered the building. The American
minister was announced in lout
, voice, and President Palma received
HIM in the parlor of the palace will
the Cuban cabinet.
Mr.. Squires presented his credentials
and then made short address, il
hlch he conveyed the compliment
of President Roosevelt to preslden
8 Palma.
! Replying to Mr.. Squires, Presiden
Palma SAID "I am faithfully inter