The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-04
SPECIAL CUBAN MESSAGE
President Asks Congress to Author
ize Establishment of Diplomatic
Relations with Island.
EAunERA1Es PROVISIONS FOR TREATIES

EhUMEhAIE Is fhUVlSlUNS run lkEAIIeS
Recommends Minister Plcnipoten-
tiary $4,000, Two Secretaries of
Legation, a Consul General at Ha-
vana, and COnsuls at Cienfuegos
and Santiago.
Washington, March 2s.-The prcsi-
dent Thursday afternoon sent to
congress the following message rec
ommending the provision for diplo-
matte and consular representation in
Cuba:
ITO the Congress Of the United States:
commend to the congress timely consid-
GRAFTON of measures for maintaining d.
plomatic and consular representatives IN
Cuba and for carrying out the provisions
of the act making appropriation for the
support OF the army for the fiscal year end
ing June Thirtieth. Nineteen Hundred and
Two, approved March1Two. Nineteen Hun
.dred and One. reading as follows:
Relations with United States.
Here the president enumerates the con-
.dltiors insisted upon by the United States
and already incorporated in the constitu-
ton adopted by Cuba concerning the rela-
tions to exist between the two govern
:ments.
Article 1 provides that the government
of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty
or other compact with any foreign power
or powers which will impair or tend to i'm
pair the independence Of Cuba.
Article 2 provides that said government
shall not assume or contract any public
debt beyond power of Cuba to meet
Article 8 provides that the government of
Cuba consents that the United States may
he Intervene
preservation of Cuban independence.
Article provides that all acts of the
United States in Cuba during its military
occupancy thereof are ratified and
validated.
Article provides that the government
of Cuba will execute. and as far as neces-
sary extend, the plans already devised or
other plans to be mutually agreed upon,
for the sanitation of the cities of the is
land.
Article provides that the Isle of Pines
shall be omitted from the proposed consti-
tutional boundaries of Cuba, the title there
to being left to future adjustment by
treaty.
Article provides that the government
of Cuba will sell or lease to the United
States lands necessary for coating or naval
stations at certain specified points. to be
agreed upon with the president of the
United States.
Article then goes on to state that the
ID
permanent treaty with the United States.
Should Fulfill the Pledge.
."The people of Cuba having framed
constitution embracing the foregoing re-
-quirements, and having elected president
who is soon to take Office, the time is near
for the fulfllment of the pledge of the
United States to leave the government and
control of the island of Cuba to Its peo-
pie l am advised by the secretary Of war
that it is now expected that the installa-
ton of the government of Cuba and the
termination of the military occupation of
that island by the United States will take
place on the Twentieth of May next.
'It is necessary and appropriate that the
establishment of international relations
with the government of Cuba should COIN
eide with its Inauguration, as we'll to pro-
vide channel for the conduct of diplomatic
relations with the new state as to open the
path for the immediate negotiation of con-
ventional agreements to carry out the pro-
visions of the act above quoted. 1t is also
advisable that consular representation be
established without delay at the principal
Cuban ports in order that commerce with
the island may be conducted with due re-
gard to the formalities 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 protection of
their rights.
Asks Provision for Envoy.
st therefore recommend that provision
be forthwith made and the salaries appro-
priated. to be Immediately available for.
"(a) Envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the Republic OF Cuba,
$4,000
.'(b) Secretary of the legation, 5000.
''(c) Second secretary of the legation, ST.
500.
''(d) Consul General at Havana, 5000.
''(e) Consuls at Cienfuegos. $1,000; San
tiago de Cuba. $1,000
To Abolish Consulates.
81 do not recommend the present restora-
ton of the consulates formerly maintained
at Baracoa. CardeHas. Matanzas. Nuevtas,
Sagualla Grande and San Juan de Los
Remedies The commercial interests at
those ports heretofore have not been large.
The consular fees collected there during
the fiscal year, 1867, aggregated $752. 10,
1t Is believed that the actual needs of the
six offices named can be efficiently sub
served by agents under the three principal
consular Offices until events may show the
necessity of erecting full consulate at
any point.
1.-THE commercial and political conditions
in the Island of Cuba, while under the
Spanish crown afford little basis for es-
timating the local development of inter-
course with this country under the infiu-
ence of the new relations which have been
created by the achievement of Cuban in
dependence and which are to be broadened
and strengthening in every proper way by
conventional pacts with the Cubans and by
wise and beneficent legislation aiming to
stimulate the commerce between the two
countries, If the great task we accepted in
1898 Is to be fittingly accomplished
(Sgned) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
white House, Washington, March 81,
1902
Found Guilty.
New York, March 27.-Lawyer Al
bert T. Patrick, after trial lasting
nine weeks, has been declared guilty
of the murder of Millionaire William