| Show CUBANS CHAINS MADE ASSURED THAT HAT THEY WILLUS WILL OB GRANTED independence at As a giga ia honor of general rl the r attala to the b I 1 elpie pi their ml lo 10 calla havana feb 28 the banquet at the atron theater saturday evening crovea a brilliant cubans generally ventrally regard the occurrence w at the faction as a the most promising augu ires of cubid cuban independence since lines the t peace protocol was wit the theater was crowded to overflowing with spectators and more than SOO covers were laid for the banqueter besides lle aldee Or vernor general brooke and general lee les th h company included ma jor genarah ludlow general Chaft chance ee the to arnor general a chief of taff staff the staffs of Gene raIA lee and ludlow and other army and navy officers to gether with many prominent citizen citizens and officials beneral andrade eat at oa on the right of general gomez and major mayor coste costs on his hi left the boxes were filled with people representing beat best society amnot the speakers aDea kera were benor bettor pedro lorento colonel carlo carlos garcia gomez and dr labuta aeo sac detary of the department of justice the tendency of all speeches ape eche was to independence for cuba with eulogy of general gomez and asser eions that he be must 1 never more leave the island the spectators called ocl ferou sly for a speech from major general lee lea ilia remark remarks an I 1 thou those of general brooks were tor for the benefit of the assembly by senor pablo secretary of the department of finance both 1 the american general repeated former statements of the military a ry administrations chiefly along the line of assurance that the united states intended to establish estabi ah a stable government in the island and then to deliver it to the cuban cubans themselves the the assurance were vociferously applauded I 1 colonel garcia explained the dir alan in terest in the position of american military officer officers in luba general Gomez himself did not speak owing to the hoarseness from which he be Is suffering |
