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Show RESIST TO THE DEATH Will Never Submit to Cuban Rule. Says Mr. Pearcy. HAVANA, Nov. 15. The cabinet tonight discussed the report from the Isle of Pines and In the absence of any official Communication on the situation they unanimously concluded that the difficulty had been greatly exaggerated. A trustworthy trust-worthy messenger will be sent to the island tomorrow to ascertain the real is-sue. is-sue. Mr Pearcy tonight, at the request of Mr BojUlere, ihe American Minister, related re-lated the , Ircumstal.i es leading to the movement and asserted that there was no Intention on the part nf those elected In assume their offices unless they had the backing of the United States Government, Gov-ernment, He said that the main object v. as the election of a delegate who was to proceed to Washington and claim admission ad-mission to Congress, but thnt such a proceeding could not be had without the tentative erection of the framework of a Territorial Government, Die Riither Than Submit. lie added that It was not Intended that the other olllcers should undertake unv Ofill l.i I duties unless the United States encouraged the Idea, oi a Territorial form i gn. eminent, but li Indicated thai the Americans In the Island would In any iut iisisi being governed by Cuba lie declared to the Associated Press that every American there would die rather than submit to an authority which was Illegal On reading the Associated Press dispatches .from Washington, he appeared 1 1 be great l ilisappolnti d. bul a1d th:it the matter would rest eventuall) with the Isls nders themselves. Officials of the Government dislike Very much to use force against the Islanders under any circumstances, and that they would prefer. In case force should lie found necessary, to co-operate with the Government of the Cnited States. Will Forcibly Resist. Mi. IVnrcv will return to the Isle of Pines tomorrow. In explaining to the Associated Press the apparent Inconsistencies Inconsist-encies In his statement, he said that while their first action would be the sending of a Territorial delegate to Washlngtona the Americans intended that their own officials offi-cials should discharge their functions foi tho Americans concerned without reference refer-ence to the Cuban residents. He said thnt the Americans would continue lo pay the Customs duties as heretofore under pro-t.st. pro-t.st. but would pay the Internal taxe only to American collector, and lhat If the Cuban government attempted by force lo prevent the American official! front acting the entire American population of the Island would forcibly resist such at-ie.rts. |