New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
FRIENDS OF CUBA DINE.
Celebrate Independence Anniversary
at Washington Legation.

Washington. May 2l-The fourth anniversary Of
the independence OF Cuba was celebrated at a din
ner given by Minister Quesada. at Cuban Legation
to-day. The decorations were the Cuban colors
interspersed with those Of the different republics
portrait OF President Palma was twned with the
nags OF Cuba and the United States. Minister
Guesada, in a brief speech. told of the services
rendered by the United States to Cuba and of the
letters OF recognition Of what the government had
Gone for the island and its people. He spoke
especially OF the friendship OF President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root
In responding Secretary Root described his visit
70 Cuba four years ago. when arranging for the
transfer OF the sovereignty from the military au-
ehority OF the United States to the new republic
ne recalled what had been said to the Intentions
OF the United States and declared that there never
hao neen time when the conscience of the Amer
lean people not fully resolved that the pledge
of independence should he carried out He re-
called the doubts which once were heard whether
the Cuban republic would last more than few
months' and expressed the satisfaction of the
American people at the success of the Cuban gov
eminent and the progress and prosperity of the
Cuban people
Secretary Root also discussed the coming Pan
American conference at Rio JaneirO and his pro-
spectlve visit to South America. Primarily he said
it was to enable him to get better acquainted with
those countries and he hoped that 1t would result
IN better understanding by them of the United
States and Of them by the United States Secre-
tary Root said that the United States had no desire
Ior one men or the territory of any of them. and
the example of the policy carried out toward Cuba
he thought should be taken as evidence of the gov
ernments disnterested policy in desiring to pro-
mote better relations with all the Latn-American
countries, and to help them IN their progress.
The remarks of Secretary Root were received
with enthusiasm by the representatives Of the
I4atin-American countries Response was made in
Spanish by Senior Degado Minister OF Foreign At
fairs OF Salvador, who is in Washington his way
to the Rio conference. TO which he is one Of the
delegates.
Uruguay, proposed that message of greeting be
sent to the President of the Cuban Republic, and
on motion OF SefOr Tulio Larrinaga, Commissioner
Of Porto Rico in Congress- also addressed
TO President Roosevelt. This action taken by
reclamation The messages were as follows:
To President Palma:
We greet President Palma and make vows for the
success of the government this day inaugurated
To President Roosevelt:
It resolved to express to you the sentinlent Is
of recognition for noble participation In help
ing secure the independence and contributing 10
the prosperity of Cuba.
Minister Quesada also added message of per-
sonal greeting to the President.
Besides Secretary Root and the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of Lan-American countries, those pres
ent included SefOr Delgado. Minister Of Foreign
Affairs of Salvador; Senator Foraker OF Ohlo rep
resentative Cooper Of Wisconsin; Assistant Sec
rotary Bacon. General Bell, Admiral Schley. Al.
miral Charles O. Neill; Surgeon General Wyman' OF
the Marine Hospital Service; Director FOX, OF tie
Bureau of American Republics and Senior Tulio
Larrinaga, Commissioner Of Porto Rico to Con-