The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-29
TALKS WITH PALMA
FORMER PRESIDENT LIKES IDEA
 OF PROTECTORATE.
Tn Living I'm Little Shack EndeavOring To Make Money Enough To Buy Home In Matanzas
 City.

| New York, Jan. 2S--The Herald to' day, in a despatch from Manzanillo' Cuba. gives an interview with former Presiden Palma. obtained by It's former nondent. who travelled to the remote retreat on the Cauto river where Senor
 talma is establishing a nome.
 1 lie Is now living in shanty with his two sons. His wife and othe mem bers of his family are at Matan1a 1as | waiting until Palma can build TOT them a home. The former president mas one thousand cattle on the ranch ana will soon erect a home. Senor Palma | in the interview, told of his truggleS since 1888 to throw off the Spanlsn yoke and obtain permanent peace anu security for Cuba When. after years of bloodshed ana sacrifice" he said, the Cuban people with the aid of the United States set up the republic l thought turbulence was a thing Of the past. and long era of happiness and prosperity ahead During the four years or my ao- | ministration there was peace ana con hoence. Public Improvements were made. foreign capital flowed into the | country to build railroads and deVelop national resources. There was securl- ty and opportunity for all who deslr- | ed to engage in business and work for | all who wanted to earn an honest nv = 1 ing. The countrys credit was hlsh and there were millions in the treas urY.
 when this position had been attain ed after much havoc and protracteo
 struggle 1t was painful shock to see that the Cuban people had not the patriotism to stand united before the world but were fomentinG dissenslon and starting a revolution against their own government
 "Nitb the millions in the treasury I could unuuestionably have suppress ed the revolution, but in doing tnls' could not prevent the deStruclloh oi property or the shedding of Cuban blood by Cubans. It was to aver these calamities that stood aside to hermit the United States to exercise the right and duty 1t had assumed ol preserving Cuban independence ana
 pru eting life. property and lndiV'o-
 ual liberty.
 "The United States has solemnly as'
 sumed the obligation to do this Amer
 jeans are a moral people and w'Il.
 know, fulfill their obligations. My ao-
 solute confidence that they will pro,
 tect life and property IS snown Tn "ha
 I am doing here"
 DO Iiou believe that should be done
 by declaring a protectorate? asked th'
 correspondent
 Like over Egypt?"
 You mean" responded Senor Palma that the peace and prosperity of th'
 unan people, require an administra ton like that of Lord Cromer Tn the land of the Nile. l will not undertake
 to say precisely what measures snoul'
 be taken 1t Is for the American peo
 ple to say by what means they shal
 fulfilI their obligations. but nave ab
 soiute confidence they will do what Il ever Is necessary to enforce the reigi of peace, law and order. and to mak ! certain that there shall never he anoth
 CT revolution in Cuha.
 Here people may work in the as } surance that they will enjoy the fruit of their labors and that capital to de velop the resources of the island ant bring we'll being to the people cal cop,a in confidenCa'