The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-28
PRES. PALMA'S MESSAGE.
TO REPRESS GRATI-
 TUDE TO UNITED STATES.
Cuba Quite Capable Of FulHIiiDg all the Obligations and Compromises Which Have Been Contracted R eco me H dn- fisns to the PeopIe-PowersT P That Have Recognized the New Nation.
secognized the New Nation.

Havana, May 27.-President Palma's s
 message is published here tonight and will be delivered to the Cuban senate 1 to-morrpw. The message opens by giv- 1 ing thahks to the Almighty for His as- 1 sstance in carrying out the work ot ob- l taining Cuban independence and asks | divine aid in the establishment Of a nrm
 and stable government.
 Never did a people fight with more perseverance" says President Palma in his message, "and sacrifice more more liberty than have the Cuban. No peo- ple, therefore, are more entitled to see their just efforts crowned with success. Together with our own heroism is the attitude of the great people who were impelled by their love of liberty to put themselves on our side in our tenacious fight for the independence of the coun- try. Their motive was one of gener- ous sentiment and dlsinterested in ori- gin. Impelled by this sentiment, the powerful republic of the north recog- nizes, through it's illustrious president, the republic of Cuba. The promise for merly made has been carried out,
 Tn this moment, when we feel our right as an independent nation, it is impossible to suppress our gratitude to the United States. To recognize the debt of gratitude to the great nation is an act which exalts us and which makes us worthy of the consideration and respect of the other nations of the world.
 ''It is necessary now to distate laws. l,I of F,,IG oil tha oh legations and compromises which have been contracted, and we should prepare the budget with the greatest care
 Continuing, President Palma recom- mendS the encouragement of the agri- cultural industries of the island the raising of cattle, the establishment of agricultural stations, to improve the culture of sugar can and tobacco and the introduction of varied agricultural industries.
 While the question of reciprocity is still pending" the message goes on. fit is impossible to state now what meas ures should be adopted to meet the pending crisis. This crisis is due to the ruinous price of sugar caused by excess l production of beet sugar in Europe, An remedy would be the reduc- | tion of the American tariff on sugar, to | obtain which the executive will at once l devote his efforts and will negotiate to | obtain benefits for the Cuban sugar I producers. If security of life and prop | erty in Cuba is to be firmly guaranteen | the rural guard must be organized and | as the present tranquility of | the island is due to the people them selves and their desire to maintain the prestige of their country.
 We recognize that during the Amer ican intervention the sanitary condi- tions of the island were greatly im- proved but it is necessary to continue this work and make this improved con- dition permanent.
 "The office of judge of Cuba should be permanent, and to constitute this prin- 2iple of immortality should be one of the first duties of congress"
 President Palma declares it is the of the government to devote ts attention to education and especial y to primary schools. He says the gov ernment of intervention deserves great ,redit for the educational system it es- abished, but that there is a need for still more schools, as the future of the 'epublic depends upon education. It will be the duty of the government to