Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-25
FREE CUBA ON MY 70.
That Date Fixed for Turning
Over Control Of the Island
to the Cubans.
President Elect Palma Approves
All the Arrangements for
the Transfer.
Nearly All American Soldiers to
Nearly All American Soldiers to
Be Returned .. Memorable
Day for Cuba.


turning over the island OF cuoa ~ 80
people. The change of date was Iiisauc'
,f not at the suggestion then with the
fnl, approval of President Elect Palma
and his advisors, senor Tamaya ana
oueseda, who were with MIN aS the
war department today. TINS aa's
.,,a,,,d ha memorable one in Cuban
history. for it will not only mark the
acquisition Of full Independence but
viii, be Cuban Inauguration day. 1t
/ having been determined that Palma
shal, be inaugurated on the same DAY
+nat American control of the island
.e.ses All but the smallest details
~ the change in Cuba have been
manned. and these remaining details
viii be adjusted at q meeting neio
at the war department today Besides
secretary Root, President Palma, ana
SENIORS Tamaya and Queseda, General
wood attended, beside final election
Nav 20. as Cuban independence day,
two other important conclusions
were reached. The first was that WOOD
should Immediately. upon his return
to Cuba, issue call converting the nrs'
Cuban congress in session on May
10th. in order that that body might
employ the ten days following that
date In supplying any legislation nee
essary to the assumption Of full pow
ers In the island. The other conclu-
sion was that there should be no naii
way evacuation Of the island. Ine
present disposition is to move the en-
fire United States contingent, civil ana
military away from the island, not
even leaving corporal's guard Oh
IJnited States soldiers in any camp. II
this program is not executed, u VIII
be for the sole reason that the CuDans
themselves. thru their authorized Of
ficiais. request that departure OF United
states troops be delayed for a time.
washington, March 25.-The birth
dey of a republic was decided upon at
the white house last night. AT dinner
President Roosevelt, on behaf OF the
United States, and Senor Sestrado Pal-
ma. the president elect OF Cuba, agreed
upon May 20 as the date for the inaug-
uration of President Palma and the
Cuban republic.
The withdrawal Of the American
army win begin at once from that time,
md there will be left on the island only
q small force of American soldiers,
barely sufficient to do ordinary police
work.
President Roosevelt will at once an
nounce this decision to congress In the
form of a special message. In this
message he will announce the agree
ment upon May 90, three weeks later
than had been intended originally. He
will suggest that congress acqutesce IN
his action in some way, and he may al
SO suggest the sending Of some special
representative from this government to
be present at the creation Of the new
republic.
The special message will also ask for
emergency legislation giving him au-
thority to establish a legation at Ha-
vana and to appoint a diplomatic rep
resentative with the rank of a fully
equipped envoy extraordinary and min
lister pleni potentiary. This action is
particularly necessary because the
Platt amendment must be put in the
form of a treaty, and subsequent to
that, IL the pending reciprocity legisia-
ton goes thru, as is now practically
certain. special treaty for close
commercial relation with the United
States must be negotiated In advance
OF all treaties with other nations.
No other countries will recognize the
independence OF Cuba until the United
States has done SO, and our minister
will be the first to present his creden-
tiaIs at the presidents palace in Ha-
vana. This is necessary because the
great nations essume that protector
ute exists in Cuba until the United
States ends 1t by sending diplomatic
representative there. which will be no.
tice to the world that the United States
acknowledges the independence of
Cuba
These preliminary arrangements Sor
bringing into the world a new nation
were decided upon with the utmost
good will at dinner at the white house
last night, when the guest of honor was
Estrada Palma, president elect OF
Cuba. The other guests of honor were
Secretary Roct. who, by virtue OF his
position at the head of the war depart
ment, is the foreign minister Of the
United States so far as Cuba is con-
cerned; Gonzales de Quesada, who was
secretary of the so-called Cuban lega-
ton here when General Palma was the
foreign representative of the insurgent
government; and Major General Wood,
row the American head of the Cuban
government, and who will have to su-
perintend the transfer of authority.
The conference between these distin-
guished men began as soon as dinner
was announced and lasted until after 10
o'clock, with the results as stated
above. This conference in the evening
was subsequent to one held late in the
afternoon, when President Roosevelt
Secretary Hay. Secretary Root, Attor-
ney General Knox and Major General
Wood went over the entire situation.
General Wood reported the island was
entirely quiet and the people evidently
were convinced of the complete good
faith Of the United States.
1t originally had been determined to
make the transfer OF sovereignty on
May /, but General Wood reported
there was SO much to be done that It
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