The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
WILL PLAY LONE HAND
CUBA WILL NOT ASK FOR ANY AS
 SISTANCE.
If Americans on Isle of Pines Are obs streperous, Say Onicinls, They
 VIII He Put in

Havana, Nov. 2e.--The Associated Press has been confirmed in the most positive terms that whatever develops in the Isle of Pines dispute, Cuba. un- der no circumstances will ask the Uni- ted States to intervene. not even to the extent of sending a gunboat to pre- serve order among the American cltf- gems there. This statement was clear ly and emphatically made by General Freyre Andrade. the Secretary of the Interior, immediately after a confer ence this evening with President Palma at which General Rodriguez, command CT of the Royal Guard. was present.
 Asked whether the members of the government adhered to this view General, Andrade replied: Absolutely. Why. we would not think of such Il thing as to ask the assistance of the Washington government. The Presi- dent was very angry because he un- derstood that MT. Squires, the Ameri- can Minister. hinted that it might per haps be wise, In the event of trouble, to ask Washington to send gunboat as a warning to the Americans to keep order The Cuban government will maintain order in it's territory and will ask no assistance from anybody"
 All Foreigners Alike.
 Americans here are co'ssidered to be foreigners with the same status Of that of any other country. If they try to assume official functions, we will put them In jail and we believe that we can do it and at the same time uo- hold the honor of our sovereign gov ernment."
 The Secretary was asked whether 1t would not be wiser to request the Gov ernment of the United States to main- tain order in the disputed territory and therefore avoid the possibility of clash and unhappy state of complica- tions. In reply, the secretary said em- phatically that the only course the Gu ban Government could pursue was the maintenance of order in the territory under It's control
 The view of Secretary Andrade Is confirm ed by other Government off, cials. and also by General Nunez, Gov ernor of the Province of Havana, who conferred with President Palma on the subject.
 There Is absolutely no news today from the Isle of Pines, the mail schoon- CT which sails from Nuevagerona for Batanamo early Saturday evening had not been sighted when the train for Havana left Batanamo. This is un-
 usual but the very light easterly breeze prevailing Is believed to have been. the cause of the delay.
 s. Special Messenger Sent. A special messenger of the Gov erhf1ent left Batanamo today for the Isle of Pines wi h instructions to re- turn and report as soon as possible. All that Is known here Is that a meeting yesterday of Americans was held on the isle to confirm what had been previ- ously done, this meeting being consid- cred necessary because of insufficient notice having been given of the inten- tions of the Americans to nominate territorial officers.
 A report seems to have been spread among the Cubans at Nueva Ceron that this meeting will be prolific of trouble which will culminate when the Ameri- cans assume the office in defiance of Cuban authority.
 This report, however. lacks confirma- tions. This Governments officials say they have no further knowledge of the mat ter and while they assert that there is no reason for any consultation with the Government of the United States, they cabled Mir. Quesada, the Cuban Minis ter at Washington, all the information in their possession.
 At the present time there are only twenty-five rural guards and a dozen policemen in the Isle of Pines. but Sec 1 retary Andrade says that the Cubans nj the Island will render this force every assistance in the event of trou- ble. The Americans on the island have | few arms.