Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-12
IN CUBA IN CONFERENCE As 10
CONDITIONS THERE
NOW
CENSUS TO Be TAKEN FIRST
Election win Not Be Held There
Until Sometime In September
Americans viii Not Eyacuate
Until June

Havana, April 11.-Secretary of
War Taft held conference today
with the liberals and conservative
politicians, and with men represent
ing the business interests of the is
land, including large delegation Of
bankers. Subsequently Mr.. Taft is
sued the following statement.
Municipal and possibly provincial
elections will take place after the
taking of census Eeleetions, deter
mining the effectiveness of the new
electoral laws, general elections for a
president, vice president and con-
gressmen will follow. 1t all means
considerable delay. The taking of
q census will occupy at least four
months. Then one month will inter-
vene before the municipal elections,
which will bring the first elections
not earlier than the middle of Sep
TENDER. The, presidential election
will probably be in, five or six months,
depending on conditions"
Confers with All Parties.
While there has been little doubt
in the United States that the admin
istration intended to re-establish the
Cuban republic there has been so
much agitation here that Mr. Taft's
open declaration of the governments
intentions is most important. Mr..
Taft has met the demand for some de-
finite programme, but he declined to
Ok the dates for the elections. He
said he would possibly do SO after
returning to Washington. The re-
representatives. of the liberal party who
met Mr.. Taft this morning demand
ed the fuifflment of the promises he
made last fall to remove the moderate
governors who had been fraudulent
ly elected This matter Mr.. Taft turn
ed to Governor Magoon. The session
was pretty hot at times. -
The moderate leaders were receiV-
ed this afternoon, and they were fol-
lowed by the bankers. The latter
argued against changing the currency
from Spanish to American, as has
been proposed. On this point Mr..
Taft made no definite answer
The taking of census was pro-
posed by the advisory commission,
which consists of representatives of
all the parties and a number Ameri-
can provisional officials. They I'M
animOusly agreed to the plan, think
ing that an honest basis for regist-
ration could not be procured other
wise 1t was intended to hold the
municipal elections in June, but Mr..
/ Taft after the consultations today de-
cided otherwise. There is no chance
that the Americans will eyacuate the
island before June, 1908.
Alfredo Zayas will resign the
presidency Of the liberal party, but
this does not mean that he will give
W the fight TO obtain the liberal nom
ination for the presidency of the re-
public.
There is great deal of unrest
throughout the island, and it is fear
ed that the negroes may take up arms
when the sugar season ends They
are dangerous element, and the hot
heads among them think that Ameri-
can soldiers can be beaten like the
Spaniards.
The American army is scattered all
over the island. The largest con-
centration is at Camp Columbia, four
or five miles fir omHavana. All over
the island the soldiers are busy.
From every post the troops are sent
out over the country, not so much
for scout work as to learn the ground
over which they will have to travel
in the event of future trouble. Maps
are being made of practically every
foot of the island, and when trouble
comes the army will surely be eff
feient