Show NO ELECTIONS I UNTil 1 NEXT YEAR Conservative Cubans Tell Taft the Island Is Torn by Po Political Political Political Passions LATTER MADE NO PROMISE MERELY REFERRED THE MAT MATTER MATTER MATTER TER TO ROOSEVELT Havana April 9 there thOre will be beno benn ben no nn n elections in Cuba before next year rear was time the urgent request made by a com corn committee ml tee of o the Conservatives upon Sec See Secretary Taft today toda The members of this committee among whom are some of the time strongest s ron est men in Cuba argued that Cuba today toda was torn toni by political passions and that at least one year fur must pass before these can subside and andI I elections be earned carried out in a manner creditable to both the United States State I and Cuba The Time only other othel desire re N regarding r garding tho time date expressed by the Con Conservative committee was that Unit Cuban independence be reestablished before beCore beforetime time the expiration Dec 19 of the present I reciprocity re treaty tre nty in order that Cuba may be in a position to treat for Cor a re renewal renewal renewal I newal of this treaty TIme Tho TIt committee urged the time importance of holding municipal elections first and the other elections subsequently sep separately Separately or together as Mr rr Taft might think best I Secretary Taft will communicate with President Roosevelt tonight by b tele telegraph telegraph I graph and he probably will make a af f statement tomorrow Consequently great grea t expectation prevails Taft Promise Although the time committee of or insurgent generals that conferred with Secretary Taft Tart yesterday reiterate the time statements that Mr Taft promised them national i elections in December D it now flOW no appears appearS I as a matter of fact that the secretary only said lie hI would recommend such ac action a tion to President Roosevelt The rime legislative commission appointed by Governor Magoon to revise reise the laws lawso of or o Cuba including electoral and mu municipal nm regulations has been congratulated congratulated by Secretary Taft Tact because it had haJ hadnot hadnot not adopted laws but hut on tle tl contrary has bas made use of Spain laws eliminating in lim some sonic and amI in others other adding what practice e has imas shown to te tobe tebe tobe be to the time Cuban people Thy rh secretary highly spoke of Charles Crowder the time American merican chairman of the time commission The rector and the members of or tho l I afternoon nt the secretary went out to toI I Camp Columbia Colum ia where he hI reviewed d the I American forces under General Barry Barr 6 |