The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-26
FULFILLs DUTY TO MANKIND.
President Palma Says United States
Have Kept Their Word.

Washington, March 25.-President-
elect Tomas Estrada Falma Of Cuba,
having finished his conference with
President Roosevelt, Secretary Root
and other officials on matters connect
ed with the transfer Of the island from
American to Cuban control left the
city at midnight for his New York
home, where he will remain until the
last Of April when he viii leave New
York for Santiago province, in which
he viii spend a few days. going thence
to Havana to be inaugurated May 20
There was an air OF cOntentmcnt
about General Palma tonight as he dis
cusssd his position on the various ques-
tons which brought him here. he said
he realized the magnitude Of the work
on which he was about to enter and its
attendant possibilities, but was con-
fident that the future of Cuba was as
sured and that the island would nave
a successful career.
I will enter upon my duties as pres
ident of Cuba said General Palma,
confident in the belief that there is q
splendid future in store for the island.
The people are naturally Of an order
ly, peacea bic disposition, mild man
nered and submissive TO law and order.
What they need is the opportunity to
work and with this assured prosperity
viii come TO the people
Commends the Cuban People.
Secretary Root said to me today
that he was satisfied with the conduct
OF Cuban people since the American.
occupation, and that he had no CONF
plant to make in that regard. The
people are dignifed and viii respect
law and order. The condition of al
fairs is very different now than from
what il was under the Spanish regime,
when the people were under the rule
and subject to the will Of a captain
general and the military authorities.
The ceremonies incident TO my in
auguratiOn viii be in keeping with the
requirements Of the occasion. One of.
these win be the lowering Of the Amer
lean cOlors in Havana and the raising
of the Cuban fas-an act which VIII
mark the termination Of American oc-
cupatiOn and the formal assumption
of government by the Cubans The
ceremonies viii take place in the pail
ace. Closely following the induction Of
the new government win be the APP
p0intment Of a minister TO represent it
at Washington. AS soon as this has
been done steps Will be taken for the
drafting Of a treaty between the two
governments embodying the features
outlined in the Platt amendment, which
has been made appendix to our consrl-
tuition. This viii include a provision
for naval station, probably at Guam
tanamo, although this is not settled,
and the establishment of coal stations
to be mutually agreed upon"
THE orders given to General Wood
Contemplates the retention of about 500
artillerymen at various coast points fO@
time" was suggested 20 General
Palma
With Consent Of Cuba.
Those artillerymen are to be kept
at the batteries with the consent OF
the Cuban government responded
General Palma. They are not 70 IN
terfere in any way with Cuban at
fairs. They viii be retained until the
Cuban government is ready to replace
them with force of its own. The
latter now has about SOC men who have
been drilled in artillery practice and to
these it is contemplated adding about
100 more AS soon as they are SUI
ficiently familiar with the duties that
win devolve upon them they viii take
the places of the Americans. The
Americans then win presumably be
sent to the coaling stations provided
for in the treaty to be ratified between
the two governments. The United
States government viii thus avert tae
necessity of shippingathe troops 80 the
United States and back to cuba
.Of course should the remotest pos