Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-21
BRITAIN STOLE A MARCH
Was First TO Present Credentials
OF Minister to the New
Republic.
Garden, II Recognized at Once,
Will Be Lean OF Dipl0-
matte Corps.
Genuine Satisfaction at WASH
ington Over the Situation
at Havana.

Washington, May 21.-Great Britain
has stolen a march on the United
States in Cuba, according to reports
current in diplomatic circles. The
the first envoy to present his creden-
tials, and If he has been received by
President Palma will be the dean of the
diplomatic corps at the Cuban capital.
Taking advantage of the diatory
movements of the United States gov
eminent in selecting a minister to Gu
ba and il securing his confirmation by
the senate, the British government for
warded credentials creating their con-
minister plenipotentiary to the Palma
government. Mr.. Garden was on the
spot, and it is understood that he pre-
scented his credentials yesterday.
An unofficial telegram sent from
Washington advises President Palma
not to recognize Minister Garden till
after the arrival of our minister, Mr..
Squier, who was yesterday confirmed
by the senate, and who is now en- route
for Cuba 1t is considered highly fit
ting and desirable that the American
minister should be dean of the little
diplomatic corps at Havana, and not
the representative of mOnarchial
government in Europe. Whether or not
President Palma will withhold his rec
ignition of Minister Garden in order to
enable the American envoy to be the
first under the wire remains to be seen.
SO far as can be learned here, only
three or four European governments
are preparing to send ministers to Gu
ba-Great Britain, Germany, probably
France and Spain, and possibly Swe-
den and Norway and the Netherlands.
1t is understood that most of the Cen
trail and South American governments
will send ENJOYS.
At Washington there is genuine sat
isfaction with Tuesdays occurrences
at Havana. In both congressional and
administration circles there is but one
feeling, and this is that the United
States has played an honorable AMI
high minded part, one which it may
point to with pride turnout all history.
Such limitation upon the absolute in
ternational sovereignty as the United
States has insisted upon was cheerfully
accepted by the Cubans, and for their
good and security as well as ours. SO
far as the immediate future is con-
cerned there is little apprehension.
Government officials who are most ia
miliar with the existing conditions in
Cuba have strong hopes that for time
at least peace and good order will pre-
vail 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 to intervene again
for the purpose of restoring order.
Those who have most carefully studied
the situation do not doubt that some
years hence economic conditions, per-
haps in company with political dis
turbances, will bring about the natural
result of gravitation-limited anneXa-
ton to the United States. Meanwhile
there is no attempt to conceal from the
world the obvious fact that the new ma
ton launched upon the great waters is
the special ward of the great American
republic.
Probably there is no man in Wash
ington who takes keener interest in the
events of the day at Havana than Sec
rotary of War Root. If any living man
Is entitled to be considered the father
of the new nation, it is this modest.
hard working lawyer from New York
For nearly four years he has watched
over the development of the embryo
ration as the responsible guardian
thereof. In the practical sense he mas
been the ruler of Cuba and also the
creator of the Cuban republic. He
planned every step that has been taken
toward nationhood. He wrote the code
of laws which the new government
finds at hand He arranged the nation
al election, the convention, the whole
system which has worked so we'll.
An American lawyer with hrm
hand and a cool head put chaotic and
somewhat heterogeneous element into
shape and form for national career
guiding 1t rapidly but safely thru many
stages of evolution which. If left TO
wor kout In the strife and mistakes OF
natural process, would have required
tions to perfect.