Cuban President Champions U.S.A .
By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. Rec. 9.10 a.m. HAVANA, Tues. THE President of Cuba, General Gerado Machado, in an
interview, defended the United States against critics who are accusing it of Imperialstic actions. He pointed to Cuba as an example of the United States' policies. General Machado said that his Gov-
ernment had received only the most polite attentions from America, and had never been interfered with in any way.—A. and N.Z.
hecame an independent State in 1898, when the. sovereignty of Spain was relinquished under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the armed intervention of the United States in the struggle against Spanish rule. America handed over the government to the Cuban people on the understanding that they should conclude no treaty with a foreign Power endangering their independence. America also reserved the right to use Cuban naval stations. A reciprocal trade treaty in 1903 further strengthened the ties between the two countries.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 273, 8 February 1928, Page 1
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