The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-16
visionaI Government of Cuba
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Will Not Take Part.
Executive Authority of the United
States Has Declared That tho Isle
Belongs TO Cuba-Trcaty Covering
its Sovereignty now Pending I'm the
United States Scnate-ray of Cuban
Senators and congressman stopped
With October fst-Reception I'm the
Palace by Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon

Havana, October 1.-The provision
al government will have nothing 10 do
with the question of the sovereignty
OF the Isle Of Pines, or with the S pa
ration Of the government of the STAND
from the rest OF the Cuban republic.
BY ex cutive authority OF the United
States already has declared that the
Isle Of Pines belongs to Cuba. and has
embodied that affirmation in a treaty
conceding the sovereignty of the is
land of Cuba. and this treaty is now
pending ratification in the American
Senate The entire matter being one
for the adjudication of the state de-
partment, the provisional government,
which is wholly under the war d part
ment, will not mix there.
The mode OF government Of the Is
and of Pines as part of the Cuban re-
public may be altered or amended. but
the desire of Americans in the Isl OF
Pines for territorial or municipal
government as part of the United
States cannot b, conceded by any act
on the part of the provisional govern
ment as part Of the United States can
not be conceded by any act. on the
part of the provisional government of
Cuba or the war department.
The president of the American asso-
citation of the Isle Of Pines has not yet
interviewed Governor Taft On This
matter, but the most that is likely to
be gained will be the placing of an
American military officer as temper
airy governor of the isle, in lieu OF the
present Cuban mayor, with whom the
| relations of the American residents
has not been pleasant.
The American residents Of the isle
have adopted unanimously a resOlu-
ton generating Secretary OF State
! Root and General Leonard Wood from
all blame in connection with the turn
ing over of the isle TO Cuba, and they
feel that this step ought TO open the
way to negotiations for making the
isle American property. They consid-
7 I'll TIC DIeotHI tOHulLlOIS eA aildlIS w
perfume for securing a settlement OF
the matter which they believe may
hang fire indefinitely by the United
States.
Governor Taft has decided that the
pay of Cuban senator's and congress
men be stopped with October l. when
the Palma government ceased. He
will decree the congress to be in recess
until the question of its status is set
( tied.
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon held a re-
ceptiOn this afternoon in the main sa-
lon of the palace. 1t was attended by
several hundred Cubans and others,
including almost all the army and
navy officers here.
The municipal band played Ameri-
can and Cuban airs in the park oppo-
site the palace during the reception,
which was informal and enjoyable.
The battleship Louisiana will leave
here Saturday for Norfolk. via Key
West. with Governor Ta1ft and his
party on board. The Louisiana will
be accompanied by the battleship Vir-
ginia with General Frederick Fun
ston on board. The battleship New
Jersey and sthe cruiser Ninneapoli
will sail for the north tomorrow. fol-
lowed shortly by the cruiser Newark.
The cruiser Brooklyn and the battle
ship Texas. viii remain here.
With tho arrival in Cuba Of addi-
tionaI army forces, the marines now
here will be gradually withdrawn