Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-08
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be called the Good Government League OF
Cuba were begun this afternoon at a
meeting OF Americans. Cubans and others
at which resolutions were passed to the
effect that the purpose of the association
should be the promoting by all Legitimate
means OF the establishment and main
tenance OF a permanent. stable and lawful
government. competent to administer JUS
tice promote the general welfare and in
sure the blessings of liberty to all the in
habitants OF the island"
II was declared that the league intended
to adopt whatever means to this END were
deemed wisest by ma jority Of its mem
bership. which Is intended to be representa-
tive OF all Municipalities and all sections,
and not to be committed to any line Of
action until It is decided what is conducive
TO the objects named. while there was
no expression to that effect. the move.
ment generally il regarded az pointing
eventually toward some definite degree OF
American control or oversight in Cuban
affairs than il vouchsafed by the Platt
Amendment
At secret meeting held here this after
noon the national liberals discussed infor-
mally the reorganization Of their party.
Almost all the late eonspirators who have
boon imprisoned were present A general
tone of satisfaction with the situation pre-
vailed. and there. was manifest a. desire to
cooperate and cultivate the most friendly
relations with the provisional government
The party has planned a mass meeting. to
be held October Il. in honor Of what they
consider the victory Of the party leaders
and the revolutionary managers. Messrs
Taft and Bacon hare been invited to attend
this meeting. but II the commissioners
leave here by Saturday the liberals say
they will gladly hold the demonstration be-
fore that day -
At banquet which followed the meeting
speeches were delivered IN honor Of the so
called liberals" Who'll had taken ZIP arms in
the cause Of right and Justice.
Moro Troops sail.
NEWPORT NEWS. va. oct with
two scuadrons, Headquarters and band OF
the Fifteenth cavalry aboard. the army
transport Panama sailed this morning for
Havana. Assistant Paymaster General
Charles T. whipple left on this ship. taxi
ing with him Sz7.OCo to pay of the soldiers
now in Cuba. The transports Monterey
and Niagara will get out OF port tomorrow
with two battallious of the Seventeenth In
fantry and the first tattalion Of the Twenty
eighth infantry.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. T.-Provi-
sional Governor Charles f. Magoon and
Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, chief
Of stan Of the army, passed through Jack
sonville today en- route to Tampa to take
the steamer tonight for Havana. where they
will arrive Tuesday morning. Accompany
ing them were Colonel Valery Harvard. as
sstant surgeon general. who IL TO become
chief surgeon in Cuba; Colonel Blair D.
Taylor. surgeon Major Downy chief pay
master; Major d. ID. Gaillard. corps of en-
gineers Major Foltz Of the Fifteenth cav
airy. Captain Geddes of the medical corps.
Captain Spinks of the pay department.
Captain w. NJ Wright, aide to General
Bell; several noneommssioned officers and
party Of civilian employees.
Mrs. Taft, wife OF the secretary of war,
and Mrs. Bacon, wife of the assistant sec
rotary of state. we're in the party. The
train was two hours late In arriving here.
Governor Magoon declined to say anything
regarding his policy, saying that he desired
to confer with Secretaries Taft and Bacon
before making any statement regarding
Cuba
Mrs Taft and Mrs Bacon said they had
no fears whatever OF yellow fever In Ha-
vana they had been advised that they
would run no risks in visiting the Cuban
capital. They said they expected to be
there only a very short time. At O'Clock
the party left on the Atlantic Coast Line
for Tampa.