Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28
PALMA ThLKS ON
CUBAN SITUATION
Could Have Put Down Revolution
But Not Prevented Destruction
OF Property and BIoodshed.
LIVING IN SHANTY WITH SONS.
HIS Absolute Faith in Americans But
Does Not Say What Measures
Should he Undertaken.

New York, Jan 2S.--The Herald to-
day In special dispatch from Man
zanillo, Cuba, gives an interview with
ex-President Palma. obtained by its
correspondent who travelled to the re-
mote retreat on the Cauto river, where
Senior Palma Is establishing home.
He is now living In a shanty with his
two sons His wife and other members
of his family are at Mantanzas walt
ing until Palma can build them a home.
The eX-president has 1000 cattle on the
ranch and will soon erect home.
Senior Palma in the interview told Of
his struggles since 1865 to throw off the
Spanish yoke and establish permanent
peace and security for Cuba.
When, after years OF bloodshed and
sacrifice he said. the Cuban people
with the aid of the United States, set
up the republic, / thought turbulence
was thing OF the past and a long era
OF happiness and prosperity was ahead.
During the four years of my admin
lstration there was peace and conf
dence. Public ii. .'rovements were made.
foreign capital flowed into the country
to build railways and develop natural
portuntty for all who desired to engage
in business and work for all who want
ed TO earn an honest living. The coun-
tfys credit was high and there were
millions in the treasury.
when this position had been at
tanned after much havoc and protracted
struggle II was painful shock to see
tnat the cuban people had not the pa
triousm TO stand united before The
world but were fomenting dissension
and starting revolution against their
own government
With the millions in the treasury l
could Enthusiastically have suppressed
the revolution. bur III doing this could
| not prevent the destruction of property
| or the shedding of Cuban blood by Gu
pans. IL was 10 avert these calami-
ties that | stood aside to permit the
| United States to exercise the right and
outy II had assumed of preserving Gu
ban Independence and protecting life,
| property and individual liberty.
The United States has solennly as
| sumed the obligation 10 do this. Amer
| leans are n moral people and will, ]
know, fulfill their obligations. Ny alb
sc7itet confidence that they will uro-
| tect life and property is shown in what
| | am doing here"
do you believe that should be done
| by declaring protectorate?" asked the
| correspondent, like that over Egypt %
You mean" responded Senior Palma,
that the peace and prosperity of the
Cuban people require an administra-
| tion like that of Lord Cromer in the
| land of the Nile. I will not undertake
| to say precisely what measures should
| be taken. 1t is for the American peo-
| pie 10 say by what means they shall
fulfill their obligations, but / have abb
| sOHlte confidence they Will do what
| ever is necessary TO enforce the reign
| OF peace, law and order and TO make
certain that there shall never be an
other revolution in Cuba. Here people
may work In the assurance that they
| VIII enjoy the fruits OF their labors
and that capital to develop the re-
sources of tho island and bring well
being to the people, can come in con-
| fidence."