The Washington times., 1905-11-30
SQUIERS OFFENDED
BY OBEYING ORDERS
Acts Resented by Cubans
Directed From Here.
SIX MONTHS WAR ON HIM
Newspapers and Politicians in Havana
Have Been Bomba7ding Him
for Long While

Atfsf9fst t1- SQ1lfrs, tnltea states Mn
lister 10 cuba, apparently fell between
two stools.
According 10 the Cuban government.
he has been Overzealous in MS office
10 prevent the Anglo Cuban treaty be-
coming fact. According To officials
here. ne was simply obeying orders.
Cubans also charge him with having
been hand-in-glove with the revolution
ist party which was anxious for she an
nexation Of the island by the United
States and with sympathizing with the
Americans who, following the war with
Spain, settled in the Isle Of Pines and
endeavored 10 hold that land for the
United States.
Target for Newspapers.
Mr.. squiers has been subjected 10 an
almost constant fire OF newspaper crifi-
cism FOR six or seven months. since he
showed eeeat activity in trying TO force
The passage of the rice bin.
At that time several Dublica tions were
made to the effect thai nc was working
without Instructions from Washington,
and had received an enormous sum from
Southern planters He Informed his
friends that his activity in favor Of the
rice pill was due TO positive orders
from the administration at Washington
Isle of Pines Mess.
8Ir squiers' position on tie agitation
by the Americans living on the Isle OF
Pines seems to have pecn the eulmina-
ton Of the trouble But for shat, which
has embarrassed the American Govern
ment and has led TO complaints by tlsc
Cubaus and representations from fnc
Isle OF Pines "revolutionists" that they
had been mislcd MI Squiers might have
oo-. ffra47aI tho Havana most for ssQs41..
time 20 come.
The Auglo-Cuban treaty negotiations
began as early as May or this year.
snd It is known that a rough draft of
the treaty was handed 10 Mr.. Squiers I
at the time Twenty days elapsed be- +
tween the time when the treaty was re- /
ceived al the State Department and
the date when the Cubans got amy
word as TO what the United States I
thought of it.
MIR Root was not al the head of the !.
State Department at the inception 0f I
the negotiations President Roosevelt /
was hunting ia the West, and IL was
not untm October that the department /
became impressed with its Importance /!
and issued instructions 20 Mr.. Squicrs. /
Worked to Defeat Treaty
Mr. sauiers served formal notice. on /
/. on the Cuban senate that i
the passage OF the treaty would be 4
deemed by the United States an act Of /
hostility and. according TO all reports I
OF an unofficial character, he worked
with all his might to defeat the treaty
he earned the III will OF Presl- /
dent Palma and thte Cuban politicians /
and was denounced in the Cuban news
papers for having displayed "a pernic-
ious activity"
At the same time Il is true that he
was instructed by the State Department
TO DO precisely this same thing
From that time mis- position became
Pfecarlous. When he added TO his dif-
ncultles reports upon the unsanftary
cOndluon OF Havana. the feeling against [
MI. bquiers IN Cuba became crystaIlfzed
hen came his alleged sympathy with
me Isle OF Pines revolt and his failure
10 make plain 80 the Cubans tbati
neither he personally nor the United
states supported the Americans Ever
word lie uttered on the trouble was
twisted into "A speech for the revolt
Mr.. r. Y Morgan, who succeeds Mr.
SQulers N Havana, VIII have no easy
task, because it viii take the xeenest
diplomacy 20 carry out the meanfae of
the Plat amendment without sbeconSf no
persona non gfata.
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