Show WANT CUBAN REPUBLIC t All AH Classes of Cubans Desire Ultimate Independence 4 SENATOR PLATTS PLATES VIEWS 4 MUCH DEPENDS ON SUCCESS OP OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 4 Senators Patt Aldrich and Teller Have B Returned Prom From Their In Investigations Investigations Investigations In Cuba Capital Being Invested There Opportunities For Por Americans 5 4 Washington April 1 The subcommittee of the senate sen ate ri of Sen Senators Senators atom Platt of Connecticut AlArich AlrIch rich and Teller Taller which went to Cuba CUb for the purpose of personally investigating conditions ore OIl tae he island with a view to Intelligent action by congress with r to Cuba has returned to Wash Washington Washington ington Senator Platt chairman of the subcommittee tonight authorized a statement st tem t concerning concerning the subcommittees observations We inquired as carefully and com corn completely completely as we could said Senator Platt into the condition of the people on the island their needs and the ios Vos peets of the establishment of an inde independent independent independent pendent satisfactory and stable gov guy government government by and nd for the people of Cuba We saw and conversed with a great many prominent and leading men from all portions of the island men who represented different ideas and inter interests Interests interests 1 ests from intense conservatism to to de decided decided decided radicalism I J Want Cuban Republic It may be said of all classes in Cuba that they are looking to the establish establishment ment of an Independent government a Cuban republic A few are impatient and wish for Immediate and complete Independence Others are less lens impatient impatient impatient tient believing that sufficient time should be taken to avoid mistakes and to set up p the new government upon such a firm basis as to insure its suc sue success cuss cess and permanence All are looking forward to the municipal m elections that are to take place in the latter part of May Ma regarding such elections as the first step toward the establish establishment ment mont of the new government If they ther take place without disorder and good officials are elected that will go far to prove the capacity df cit the people l ople for and steps can be betaken betaken betaken taken without great delay for further progress in that direction The problem problem lem lern is complicated d by bythe the fact that self government Is an untried experiment by a people who have had little opportunity opportunity opportunity to study its principle or its de details details tails its necessities or its responsibilities lUes Praise Praises Governor Wood We were much much impressed by the evidences of good administration of the I affairs of ot the island under Governor General Wood He has a very ery difficult I and complicated problem to deal leal with I but we are convinced that he is the right man in the right place and that I his administration though firm is an gentle as pos le and calculated to I lead the people wisely to the establishment of an Independent government which shall have hae close clos relations with our own and in which the Interests both bothof bothof bothof of the people of Cuba and the United States shall be sub served It is not too much to say that the people of Cube Cubo in respect to the formation of the stable and beneficent ben cent ct government are I very much like children who have hav to tobe tobe I be taught and led They regard the United States as their friend and teach teacher er and as a whole are quite willing to tobe tobe tobe be guided There are great possibilities in the island It is fertile has great grent natural resources and is capable of supporting a population four or five times as large as it numbers at present On the th whole there has been marvelous recuperation since the declaration of peace but it needs American capital and American enterprise which hesitate as yet to go gothere gothere gothere there English and German Gennan capital seems more confident and is being in invested invested invested vested Surely our own people ought to have as much confidence In the fu future future ture of Cub as foreigners have hae On the whole we were much pleased and encouraged The people of the United States St tes and of Cuba should alike exer exercise exercise cise patience e being assured that there thereby thereby thereby by progress will be mst most certain |