Show I I M I I M M t t M H H M M t M 4 I M i M H I I M 4 t 1 CUBA LIBRA J t 4 I 4 4 I I I 4 4 4 4 4 I M I 4 4 I 4 I M Mt 0 M M t M M t Today Todar the tile Stars Star and Stripes will will willbe be hap hauled led down from the flag poles of the Palace and aud Morro Castle at Havana and the flag of the new Republic i of Cuba hoisted in m their place The country s saved sved ved I to its native nath inhabitants by the generosity the h treasure and the blood of the American people e i s i by py them handed hander over m-er to the beneficiaries with t f ope and nd prayer that it may Ua be governed with land maintained in p and prosperity V. V l Mt i a great day for Cub and a great one pue for J. jion lon The example set b Irv by the United States i in ill the Cubans the great island redeemed f from of Spain when every thinking person o on E Earth Ith knows that the highest cons considerations dera- dera lions of public policy not to say of necessity would have bave justified its annexation will not be he lost iJ upon n the nations It is a glan grand and striking ng illus- illus J fration on of of national respect for the national con con- science e When The we went ent into th the Spanish war we bid aid Iso so with a a. declaration of disinterestedness ness To- To day we make good that de declaration and in good faith retire from a country which scientifically forms o our Oth i first line of defence on the Atlantic side of the continent and which in unfriendly friendly hands I I if L. j. j 1 i wo would ld be a menace to tb pee ace and and safety of the Union Umon V r- r Because of that fact and because the small republic of Cuba can n be a strong power in iLl inthe the providence of God the Pearl of the Antilles must come to us in time it but we hope and believe that the he end will be accomplished through the free wish and act of the Cuban people We Ve need Cuba to round out our possessions We shall need it still stillmore stillmore stillmore more greatly when the 1 Nicaragua Canal shall have been built and before that time comes there sh shOuld uld be small doubt that once one again the Starry banner will Avill wave over Cuba On this auspicious iOus occasion we are happy to offer our felicitations to the government government gov gov- and people of the new baby in the family of nations I |