Show FLOATING CUBAN LOAN Committee Seeking to Make Negotiations Negotia-tions Acceptable to New York and European Financiers I Washlnglon Dec 2 Mr Squicra United Slates Minister to Cuba called at the State department today to discus the Cuban situation with Secretary Hay President Palma IB striving to adjust the claims of tho veterans of the Cuban army I for buck pay but Is confronted with an erormouu Increase In the amount of llicso claims which originally was about Sit OOOX In the aggregate and havo now Increased I to J520WOOO In addition the civilians who were employed em-ployed by the Revolutionary Govornmcnt fo fort Cuban Independence nan nclilevcd I havo united to present their claims for compensation the allowance of which would incrunse the total amount which tho Cuban Government must borrow to not less than 73000000 Tle committee which was appointed to float a loan of CoiJGflO has 1 returned to Uavuna i and IB now seeking to modify the condltlonn of thf loan to make It ue cpptfiblo to Now York and European financiers I |