Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-27

boundaries Of cuba. the title thereto
being left to future adjustment by
treaty.
WI.
That TO enable the United States to
maintain the independence OF cuba and
to protect the people thereof, az well
as for It's own defense he government
of cuba VIII sell or lease TO the United
States lands necessary for coallng and
naval stations az ,erlgn specified
points 10 be- agreed uIon With the pres
ident Of the United States,
VIII.
That by way OF further assurances
the government " cuba Will embody
TO the foregoing provisions IN per-
manent treaty with ,hr United states.
The people Of Cuba iging framed q
constitution embracing ne foregoing
requirements and having elected
president who Is soon 10 take office, the
time Is near FOR the iulAllment OF the
pledge OF the United states TO leave the
government and control g. ;ne island Of
cuba TO its yCc,io. ! am advised by
the secretary Of war That Il Is now eX-
pected that the inslnNlJl0n o. the gov
ernment Of Cuba and the termination
OF the military occupancy OF that island
by the United states win lake place on
the twentieth Of May next.
IL Is necessary aad appropriate that
The establishment % International rea-
tlOns with the gov 7rnment of Cuba
should coincide With lis inauguration
as well to provide a chhane for the
conduct Of diplomatic relations with
the new state so as 10 zen the path
for the immediate st.stl0n of con-
VentiOnal agreements 10 carry out the
provisions OF me act sa1ye quoted, II
Is also advisa Die that consular repre-
sentation be established without delay
at the principal Cuban ports IN order
! that commerce With the island may be
conducted with due regard to the for
maities prescribed by the revenue and
navigation statutes Of the United
States, and that American citizens in
Cuba may have the customary local re-
sorts open to them for their business
needs and, the case arising, for the pro-
lection Of their rights,
therefore recommend that proyis-
sions be forthwith tade and the salar
les appropriated to be Immediately
available for (A), envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipote7'ary TO the Re.
public Of cuba, so a0G -, secretary
Of the legation $1,000; tr5, second sec
rotary OF the leTa, IOn y 900 Cd, con-
sui general at Havana, }dst0 20, con-
suls at Clenfusgos IS 0o 'Gntiago dc
cuba, 5000.
! do not recommend tho present res
torat,on o. the conslie;es formerly
ult.f s,g 1 Do .
tanzns, Nl@vitas Sagua DE- Lagrande
and San Juan de Los Remedies The
commercial Interests az those ports
heretofore have not been large. The
consular fees collected there during the
fiscal year lSSI-9S agyras ed S52.loO- II
il believed that the a-t4' leeds OF the
six officers named can be efficiently
subserved by agents under the three
principal consular offices, until events
may show the necessity OF erecting a
full consulate al any point The COM
mercial and political conditions In the
island OF Cuba while under the Spanish
crown afford little basis for estimating
the local development OF intercourse
with this country under the influence
of the new relations which have been
created by the achievement Of Cuban
independence and which are 10 be
broadened and strengthened in every
proper way by conventional pacts with
the Cubans and by wise and benefcent
legislation aiming to stimulate the COM
rnerce between the Two countries. II the
great task We accepted IN 1898 IS to bs
tittingly accomplished,
(Slgned.) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House Washington March q,
1902