Show I I CUBAN OFFICIAL SAYS ISLAND IS PROSPERING NEW NE YORK Feb 15 Dr Alfred Alfrd Zayas vice president of Cuba who expects o ex- ayas to have a talk with President Taft late ate today gave out a Ion long statement regarding ar co conditions o in Cuba before le lenig len leav- i W g rl big ig New York for foi Washington ll this morning The statement says in part part- Cuba Is prosperous and well Sanitary Sani- Sani tary conditions are arc better than ever and oUt our ary ur death rate last year was the lowe t of f any country in the world Business In Cuba is increasing rapIdly rap- rap Idly We Ve have record crops of sugar and tobacco and our fruit trade is ga gaming very ery fast The financial condition of th tb republic is excellent Cuba feels nothing but frend friendship hip foi In he the United States It is full of gratitude grail grail- tude ude to the lie American people and the ill ill- accusation against our oui of tie e bJ breezes ability to gon govern rn ourselves that sometimes some some- sometimes do not give ghe us a H times mes tickle the ear eal chili hill We Wo have p good advisers and shall hall be jo able to find our out road without making any my serious mistakes |