The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-05
MINISTER TO CUBA RESIGNS
Relations Between Cuban Government
and Nh. SquiTes Unsatisfactory
L. V. MORGAN SUCCEEDS HIM
1t Is Reported that Mr.. Suuires Encour
aged the American Colonists on the
Isle OF Pfnes-His Attitude ON tho
Angio-Cuban Treaty was Also Con-
sidcred Unreasonable by the Cubans.

Washington. November 29.-Edwin
v. Morgan just relieved from his post
as American minister at Seoul, Korea,
by reason Of the establishment Of the
Japanese p~rotectorate there has been
appointed American minister TO Ha-
yana TO succeed Herbert G. Squiers,
whose resignation has been received
and accepted. Messrs. Morgan and
SquierS were both appointed to the d.
plomat1c service from New York, but
hfr. Squiers was born in Canada.
For IL long time past the relations
between MIR. Squiers and the Cuban
government have not been thoroughly
satisfactory to the state department
which regards it as essential to the
conduct of business between the two
governments that their respective min
listers Shall be thoroughly acceptable
at their posts. 1t is said that in inter
teryieWs in he Havana Telegraph and
a leading New York newspaper, the
minister offered much encouragement
to the American colonists on The Isle
Of Pines and Americans at home who
had properly interests in the Isle. The
administration had all along been adj
vising these people to submit them
selves TO the Cuban government us
shown IN Secretary Roots letter to
Mr.. Maynard. The acceptance of Mr..
SQuiers resignation, it is said, was in
evitable. for, in the view of the state
department, it was a necessary step if
cordial relations were to be maintained
with the Cuban government
Havana. November 29.-It can be as
serted that the Cuban government
cabled a message Of complaint to
Washington against Mr.. Squiers' atti-
tude on the Isle of Pines question, fol-
lowing his persistent opposition to the
Anglo-Cuban treaty, which the Cubans
have chosen to consider unreasonable.
On the receipt of Secretary Roots mes
sage with reference to the complaint,
Mr.. Squiers immediately cabled his
resignation.
For some time there has been grow
ing a feeling of antagOnism to Mr..
Squiers on the part Of certain govern
ment officials. During the tendency
of the Rice bill the Cuban government
officials criticised MI. Sqiers for urging
tIit llltItCI. L 1T 4AISio->uodI hSaAS
would have been ratified on reaching
the senate but for Mr.. Squiers' oppo-
sition. The persistence Of his Opposi-
ton to the treaty caused irritation to
President Palma ami Secretary Of
State O'Farrill.
When the Isle of Pines annexation
matter arose recently and the govern
ment officials were stirred up Mr..
Squiers couDselled a peaceful adjudi-
cation no matter what happened. He
remarked to President Palma and Sec
rotary O'FarriH hat if the Americans
on the isle Of Pines really revolted
peace might be maintained without
b%loodshed by requesting the United
States to station Il small naval force
nea the disputed territory until q
peaceful settlement was reached. This
suggestion was especially distasteful TO
the Cuban president, especially after a
local American newspaper quoted Mr..
SQuiers in a similar vein.