The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
President Palma, of Cuba, Is Asked to
Further the Annexation of His
Country
CONTINENTAL REPUBLIC TO
INCLUDE CANADA AND MEXICO
Palma Is Very Indignant, Makes the Cir
eular Public and Says the Youngest
of Republics Should Be the Last to
Enter Such Continental confedera.
ton as the One Proposed.

BY George Eugene Bryson, Copyright.
Special to The Globe.
HAVANA, Sept. 11.-El Mundo, ,princi-
pal newspaper organ of the Cuban Ma
tional or Military party, headed by
Gen. Maximo Gomez, in an editorial
leader gives publicity and great prom
inence to a recent communication re-
ceived by the president of Cuba by
registered mail and under a "confiden-
tiaP cover, from Hon. Elihu Root and
two other representatives of the
money kings of the United States"
who, upon behalf of the National
League for the Promotion of a Conti-
mental Union," invite the Cuban exec
utive to cooperate with them with a
view to bringing Cuba into the Union
as a state of the coming great conti-
mental republic, to include Canada,
Mexico and several states of Central
and South America and the West India
islands, in a single political confedera-
tion for commonwealth and mutual de-
tense of the interests of the new world
as the United States of America.
Can't Count on Congress.
While purporting to be a proposition
of an organization entirely friendly to
Cuba, the circular warns Cubans that
as a matter of fact they must not ex-
pect too much from the present Repub-
|, lican administration at Washington,
because, while President Roosevelt is
their friend and sincere in his efforts
to induce congress to grant reciprocity
trade relations with the island in order
that her sugar and other products may
find ready market, he cannot count
upon the approval of his programme by
the coming congress.
The circular advises President Palma
to prepare his people for "the principal
act of the play by telling them plain
ly that Cuba, in order to enjoy the
benefits of the United States markets,
must become state Of the Union, ad-
mitted upon petition of her own con-
gress and people.
Palma Is Indignant.
Ell Mundo says that President Palma
is thoroughly indignant and in conse-
quence has not regarded the circular as
in any way Confidential" The paper
adds that President Palma has replied
to the distinguished men whose names
are signed to the communication that
Cuba, as a matter Of personal grati-
tude due the rough rider hero of San
Juan Hill, considers 1t to be her duty
to support his personal programme to
further the interests of reciprocity SO
long as the Washington executive may
require such demonstration of conf
dence from the people Of the new Gu
ban republic he so much helped to
free and put them upon it's feet as an
independent nation.
Cuba Is Modest.
Further than this, the youngest Of all
American republics should be the last
to enter continental federation, and
as matter of modesty. Cuba will do
no more than follow in the wake of her
elder sister chosen protector in this as
in other matters affecting the common
interests of the states of the new world.
Ell Mundo, in closing its article, sub
jects the secretary of war to criticism
for having Joined with other trust Re-
publicans' In sending out the impe-
rialistic circular mentioned without
first having resigned from Roosevelt's
cabinet.