The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
They 90 NOT WANT
CUBANS TO CONTROL
Foreign interests Have No Confidence
In Them.
NO PROTECTION UNDER CUBAN RULE
Belief That Foreign Pressure VIII BE
Exerted Upon the United States to
Continue to Rule the Islsnd-French
Minister Said 70 Have Informed His
Government of This Fact.

Havana Especially Sooner or lat
er the United States government Will
meet with pressure from abroad re-
garding the Cuban situation. The
French Minister here has informed
his government that there will be
no certainty of the protection of
property IL the republic is re-estab-
lished and the Cubans are placed in
control. The provisional government
officials are not in accord with this
view. French interests in Cuba are
quite large, and what France thinks
may have considerable effect.
1t is further learned that certain
powerful British interests recently
asked the foreign Office in London
to request permission from the Unit
ed States to station three British war
ships In Cuban waters when the
Americans leave.
Great Britain, however, Is not like
ly to make any such embarrassing
request, because the answer would
probably be that the United States
Is able to attend to her own affairs,
and, being responsible for Cuba's
conduct, she would preserve order
ana protect property as at present.
however, these two instances show
the feeling of disquietude. 1t is
certain that the American troops will
remain here until the summer of
1908.
Paliticians and business interests
nope for declaration of policy by
secretary of War Taft. Many think
that the United States will abandon
the policy of re-establishing the gov
eminent and getting out, but this is
uhllkely. 1t is more probable that
Ine occupation will be continued in
definitely.
A proposition is now being con-
'sldered of taking a census. The ad-
vlsory commission, consisting of
representatives of all the parties. is
unanimously agreed that this would
merely mean delay of several
months before the election and the
census would determine the basis
OF registration. Then the minor cleo
ton could be held, followed by the
presidential election.
The efficiency OF the observatory
of Belen College. the famous Jesuit
institution, which has a widespread
reputation for it's prediction work,
has been ruined by electrical currents
from the street-car lines recently es-
tablished. Every time a car moves
1t causes a discharge of electricity
which seriously affects the magnetic
instruments. After prolonged, but
unsuccessful, appeals to the railway
company, the Jesuits have appealed
to Governor Magoon for relief 1t
VIII be recalled that last fall the
observatory predicted the great hur-
ricane, which resulted in the saving
of millions of dollars worth of prop
erty. The institution was establish
ed in 1853.
The committee OF Liberal generals
that recently started from Havana
for a tour of the island to sound
the sentiment of the people regarding
the rival candidates for the presi-
dency, Alfredo Zayas and Jose Miguel
Gomez, and to try to establish peace
in the Liberal party before the arri-
val here of Secretary Taft, has brok-
en- up in discord at Santiago.
At a meeting held there recrimi-
nations were freely exchanged among
the members of the committee, the
lie was passed and the proceedings
became so disorderly that the police
were obliged to intervene.