Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-11-17 | Page 7 | Will Not be Encouraged

WILL NOT BE encouraged washington nov 15 it has been known for several months that american residents in the isly of pines were becoming restive under cuban control but no intimation has been received in official circles here that they intended to resort to radical measures to assert what they believe to be their rights as americans the announcement that at mass meetings of residents of the island delegates were chosen to come to washington to antagonize tag onize the treaty pending before tho senate for the formal transfer of the island to the republic of cuba was not surprising to administration officials fici als but surprise waa created at the reported erection of a government on the island and tho selection of officials to administer the affairs of that government it can be said that the would be succeed ers will receive encouragement from the administration secretary of state root when ha was secretary of war was very clear and emphatic on the points that the isle of pines belonged to cuba as a matter of right as a matter of international law and as a matter of justice further more that in proposing a naval station in cuba for tho united states there was a general understanding that the isle of pines was to be ceded to cuba although its title bad been la doubt