Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-04
ASKS RECALL
OF SQU|ERS
Cuban Government Requests
Washington to Replace Amer.
ican Minister.
INVOLVED IN PLOT
Representative Of the United States
Is Charged With Aiding Annexation
Conspirators.

Havana, Nov. 4.--The annexation
plot discovered by La Discussion con-
tinues to excite the Cuban press of
Havana, The correspondent of La
Opinion, OF Cienfugos, in describing
the conspiracy to rob Cubans of their
liberty, says:
LA Opinion points the finger at
Squiers as one of the principal di-
rectors, at the chief executive, at Cal
ban, Silveira, at Blanco Herrera, at
Bankers, at Gambia and other mer
chants, and at Rubens, the American
lawyer who failed in his endeavor to
have the government make new
loan"
The paper prints report that the
Cuban government has made conf
dental request to Washington that
Squiers be recalled as minister here,
on account of his part in the alleged
plot.
Liberal Leaders In Plot.
Others mentioned in the article are
leaders in business and finance on the
island, and must have taken strong
stand against the confirmation of the
Anglo-Cuban treaty. Several leaders
of the liberal party also are said to
have been in the plot.
The Agraran League has adopted a
report favorable to the Anglo-Cuban
treaty, which is to be presented to
the senate 1t says in substance that
the convention merely was friendly
arrangement for the benefit of COM
merce and navigation, which does not
injure any nation.
It declares that Cuban planters al
ways would protest against conces
sion to any country of preferential
treatment of it's ships, which would
be equivalent to the establishment OF
a servitude analogous to that formed
by Spanish shippers.
Preference Would Ruin Trade.
IF Cuba granted the United States
preference for its Ships it continues
"the result would be the monopoly OF
Cuba's traffic by American ships, the
raising of freights, owing to the lacf
of competition, and the isolation o.
Cuba.
"The treaty does not give England
anything which she does not alread!
enjoy. The Cuban treaty with ltal!
contains a clause identical to that o
clause s in the Anglo-Cuban treaty
which is substantially the same al
clause 10 in the treaty between span
and the United States ratified in 1902
The treaty will not endanger the de
velopment of the Cuban marine |
in no way opposes any new arrange
ment with the United States.
'Tt is claimed that the Unite
States opposes the treaty, but ther
is nothing official or unofficial to col
firm this. 1t is inconceivable that th
United States should entertain tn
idea of profoundly changing CUBA
international character exclusively
serve the interests OF shipping col
Germs. Their hope to monopolze u
ban traffic is detrimental to Cuoa
international rights"
Attacks Spanish Shippers
La Discussion makes an attack o
the Spanish business element aecla
ing that the men who sold OUT po'
Snain and Cuba are now trying W VI
set Palmas administration.
Gabriel Casuo, secretary OF agricu
ture, is making strong plea TOT VI
establishment of an agricultural Va,
to make advances that will save =, :,
Cuban farmers from the usurers' WI
now absorb large part OF their ear
ings. This plan will be submitted
the coming session of congress. n
department will also ask congress
appropriate 100000 to encourage Il
migration, particularly that OF ian
lies