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So he placed before the senator only those arguments and reasons which he guessed were the best adapted to secure his interest and his help . His proposal as he set it forth was simplicity itself . `` Here is a map of the island , '' he said ; `` on it I have marked the places you can visit in safety , and where you will meet the people you ought to see . If you leave New York at midnight you can reach Tampa on the second day . From Tampa we cross in another day to Havana . There you can visit the Americans imprisoned in Morro and Cabanas , and in the streets you can see the starving pacificos . From Havana I shall take you by rail to Jucaro , Matanzas , Santa Clara and Cienfuegos .