New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-10
PALMA IS CONFIDENT.
Trusts United States TO Grant Reel.
procitg-Wdnts american Settlers.

Havana Sept. 6.-President Palma was Yesterday
seen by q Tribune correspondent and consented to
speak at the coming extra session OF Congress to
consider reciprocity.
I feel very confident" said the President -ths,
We will be granted reciprocity thi. coming
session 8. We think that the efforts OF President
Roosevelt and such good friends as The Tribune
will have their effect We are very glad that Pres
ident Roosevelt Is going TO call extra session OF
Congress to consider reciprocity and at the request.
Of the Planters Association here I teIes-aphed
thanking him for his efforts in our behalf bere-o
FORE and asking him 10 continue to do So and espe-
oiaIy to call an extra session OF Congress MI
Roosevelt was very kind. and replied ar onc4 as
suring that he would continue working for Cuba
and would call extra session to consider reel
procity.
Cuba Will make special effort 20 secure reel
prooty because we feel that ell that we can do is
70 be confident in the American people. All O. our
obligations acquired by the Patt amendment Wa
have discharged carefully and as fully "a po.st-
BILE There is not thing that the United States
has asked OF Us that we have not done. The Sc
curing OF the land for the coaIns stations was no
easy matter, ASSURE you, but now TIL. Is all don.
With the good faith which think we hav. shov-,
we will confidently expect to be granted the favor
which viii make US prosper
If We secure reciprocity this year We Will
have very good times here next year. as we expect
the sugar crop this coming season be far larger
than for several years. The reduction in the ts--.
Of the United States will be such as to allow
pTont 10 be made on sugar that mortgages
which have been overshadOwing many OF our best
plantations for years will be lifted"
M Palma said that he expected the commission
which goes abroad 10 negotiate the Cuban $500
90 loan to leave here about September 10 The
commission will 90 frst TO the United States and
later 10 Europe He declared that the Cuban gov
eminent had received many inquiries from Euro
pean banking houses concerning the loan but that
there had been direct proposition made No
American bank has yet manifested much interest
but the President asserted that he had info-ua
that probably later in The the loan could Be
secured in the United States.
The President was enthusiastic about American
irnrni era ton He said:
We are very DESTROYS OF securing a worthy class
OF American settlers in Cuba. BY this
who with a little means here and buy land
and prepare to make their homes 1ently IN
Cuba Cuba will do everything possible 20
age the coming Of such a class OF settlers Owing
10 the cotton Industry being promising IN Cuba
farmers from the Southern States can 1nc very
profitable field here. almost regard cotton the
salvation Of Cuba: but the PEOPLE who best know
how 70 exploit il Americans from the Southern
States. and. I said before. they will receive q
welcome here
The President spoke Of al annual exposition
which being considered here and thought that Il
would Re very great aid IN the development OF the
country. He declared that he would use his in
fuence tov ard he ping such enterprise
Regarding his trip through the eastern end Of the
island, Mr. Palma said that he expected 10 oe gone
about two weeks He wished - visit his old home
in Bayauo. II he could. but feared that ne would
not have tine