Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-01 | Page 2 | Cuba Has Cinch on the Island

CUBA HAS CINCH ON THE ISLAND r ti angion nov 28 the adminis a the hopes of the little u american colonials on the r f UPS who have been working i ahe separation of the island iri ubi and inclusion in the i slates secretary hoot the public ot a which i id dressed to charles raynard 01 i ot the of the a of pines denning the ot d states government toward r of a territorial w n in hie island as a part ot i a d states alie secretary was i pointed in the statements in his inch is as follows e received your letter of octo n in which you say kno advise me at your earliest jn m i lie the necessary necess dry dure e a territorial form ot gov nm n tor the isle of pines west t S A r no part of the duty of the soc ta of state io give advice upon ca ufa jocis 1 I think t proper how r 0 answer your inquiry so faar as t nr necessary to remove an er i which you appear to be rest 05 ronce ming the status of the isle of panf s aad your rights as residents of bar island tho Is no proceed ure by which ou and your associates can lawfully s aba h a territorial government in aa island the island 18 lawfully subject to the control aad government of tho republic of cuba and you and ou a are hound to render bed tence to the laws of that country 0 one as you remain in the island ar vou all in that obedience you will f ho liable to prosecution in the i ban courts and to such punishment mac be provided hy tho laws of i aha for buch ottense as you commit ou are bof likely to have any greater now r a the future itie treaty now is before tho senate it approved hr hac body will tel all claim 01 t 1 nned states 0 o tho isla of r r in my judgment the united n j i no substantial claim to the I 1 pines the treaty merely ac d i aiba te hoi in accord tn e law and amo 6 abo treaty of leoce w ru ended tho bar between the i ld staica and spain the islo of I 1 j a was and bad been for several if i par of cuba I 1 have no T 11 ver an it continues to be f aba and that it ie not and L t bonet iviry of the 5 i i is i view with which T ir r authorized the ni y and B adf and signed it i i to v r in confirmation or the r jw ion of ahe pending nt an 10 ihfe control of f t over tha liland i liv to the c j T 01 M be necessary j n and h J nut alie f t of 11 ti u belne f i on ma ur bouhe sura that f ii jn to give up the T iii anu i the united il neve ro compel her to fc i h r will vw ainu noot