Show TRIBUTE TO SAM 1 washington march 20 president elect thomas estrada palma of cubi having finished hia conference with president secretary koot and other officials on matters with the transfer of the island from american to cuban control left last night for his new york home he will remain until thelast of april when he will leave new york for cuba lie said lie realized alio magnitude of the work on which lie was about to enter anata attendant responsibilities but was confident that the future of cuba was assured and that tho island would have a successful career 1 I will enter upon my duties as president of cuba said confident in the belief that there ia a splendid future in store for alic balanda general raima raid this tribute to tho united government the government of the united states lias shown a beautiful example of good faith in dealing with a weak government which it undertook to rescue from Us oppressors it haa demonstrated its generosity and patriotism and by the shedding of aln own blood hag helped cuba to break the chain which united it with spain some countries iea would havo bought noine pretext for gain sn undertaking a work of thi character and taken advantage of some technicality for their own aggrandizement but the contrary spirit iiii been manifested by the united states and it lias given to the world an evidence of good will found the of tho united states have remembered their own declaration la fit independence and have fulfilled a duty to mankind |