Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-10
PALMA TALKS Of CUBA
Republics President Elect Out
lines His Plans.
SAYS IT WILL NEVER BE ANNEXED

MOI Oemand hmm ediat
Evacuation of American Troop,
Hopes For = Capital Like Wash
ington.
IN the great sitting room Of the oil
farmhouse at Central Valley, N. Y
Senior Tomas Estrada Palma, the re
Gently elected president Of Cuba, re
ceived New York World reporter tn,
other evening. With old fashioned DO
likeness, with a courtesy suggestive OF
the dignity Of the Spanish hldalgo, the
Old gentleman welcomed the news.
paper man and motioned him to a
chair.
10 my mind the most important
thing for Cuba at this time is the edu.
cation OF her people," he said. THE
iouhdation of Cuba's future prosperity
VIII be the education of the children
OF TINS generation. shall advocate
the most liberal system of public
schools throughout the island. The ed.
ucation of all children must be com.
pulsory.
Another thing shall pay great at.
tehtion to Is the sanitary welfare of
the island. Yellow fever has injured
the island commercially in the past
and 1t must be stamped out Mt anv
cost. Inc cities must and shall be
Kept clean and everything done to
make yellow fever epidemic impos-
side. | have been much interested in
the experiments which have been made |
Teshrulhs the spread Of yellow fever |
ana other diseases by mosquitoes. and
ahe matter will receive my attention
II shall model many things on tho
pan or the united States government.
1 have lived in this country long
enough to know what real progress
means and how it is accomplished. |
shall nave plenty of assistance to that
enu. lnere are many men in Cuba. I
young men especially. who have been
euuc"fed IN this country. and thew
VIII be of great use now in making tho
CUBAN republic model one."
nave YOU thought anything about
your cabinetY
NO. except that it will not be large
y N'heVe four or five secretaries will
'e S"lflclent OF course. there will no a
eIetlry or state and secretary OF
Ut treasury. Then | should say there
'ou'u De secretary of the interior
nu secretary of agriculture | can. n
OF see much use for the Others" r
do you think the time will como
men CUBA will become part of the pl
nited States?"
NO. The Cubans have fought too n,
Amy years for freedom and indie.
not to hold on to it now that
~ coming to them. | know that It
III ne great many years before
una KNOCKS at the door Of the United
hles Tor admittance, If ever. We are y.
spanish people. and we do uat care
DE merged into the United States
le immigration from Spain will be
~ arge In Cuba in the next few -
airs Already since the war over
ooO Spanish immigrants have set.
q IN Cuba. and more are coming all
: tlIne. They have faith in Our ra-
bic"
10 you think the delay in granting -
"A Independence was necessarv3"
,pt at all. The Cubans were per- "
~ aDie TO govern themselves two
-" @o-aS much so as they are
- surrey. we are peace loving W
. G. re bear no hatred toward the
hlsh people. We are not revenge
we ar" "'9tei". u the Americans
ali re, E@"r done for us. but we &
= '.-r lid""nGt.ce for which we a
DIT SO !o -
- wv W. l,rrad quotes Senior -
Ia "a ~ Il do not know
500 he t~t of the American
j's W. 80 10 ,i'a WI from Cuba
are t"''''.r"t Il the perfect good
= OF '..' ''"'t"i States and will
e no dem 81 for ih.. Immediate
'uati"A g" lir Island.
ufai &;;Ir'9 III. be formed TO toka
plar" q. - StI:.ing army and for
pu','' 4" vi innrtin. any emer- u
: thu may arise The Cuban ~
- L. 81" } show that they do nor
A'li' ''' troops in the island to -
oruef to-, peace. They have an
ef-'..oI u their own iuties. and
VIII be proud when that day ar. ",
that will permit them to stand
Q the nations of the world free
endent. we'll governed prosper
nd at peace.
me system of coinage must be
Ell for Cuba. but that will hava
Ieit 10 the future. 1t is so easy
'ress the currency and coinage of
TX nation that ! would prefer to
some arrangement made whereby
can money might circulate in "Yol
as standard. 1t may be that this to the
accomplished. believe that II can Y
have u good effect upon orr huntin
relations. them S
have outstanding bonds r. +ho sire
u OF S3,OOO,O00 that have been tae chi
'zed' These bonds begin to bear lauit o
It the day our government is ca.
ed. One of our first duties will
'rovide for their payment Can. "a
ust be encoura god .nd ,os.r. "A I
ion minimized r.,o ,. who tn
~ '"'H ohuN fonl