The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15


dent Roosevelt's letter 10 the
quarreling Cubans, in which
ne called for peace and an
nounced that he would send
Secretary Taft and Secretary
Bacon to Havana at once to inquire into
conditions, is pleasing to business men
here whose interests in Cuba had be-
gun to suffer.
One of the most prominent Cuban
bankers in this city said:
President Palma can not cope with
the revoluuonists because it is impossi-
bic for any military power in the world
TO prevent rebels from burning crops
and destroying railroads. If the rebels
engaged in open battle the government
forces would be victorious, but they
scatter and hide in the mountains and
woods. so that it is impossible to capture
them.
President Roosevelt did not wish to
intervene in Cuban affairs, but he has
had to do SO. I believe that as a result
of the sending of a commission to Cuba
the revolutiOnists will lay down their
arms and both sides viii tell their story.
Then after a lapse of a few months
when affairs have quieted down the
question can be amicably settled"
Secretary Taft and Secretary Bona
parte reached Long Island City from
Oyster Bay at 1880 O'Clock last night
They refused to comment on the Cuban
situation or to discuss their conference
with the president.
Secretary Taft said that he and AS
sistant Secretary of state Bacon viii
leave Washington for Cuba tomorrow
night
The Times quotes pro1Ainent Cuban
official who has just arrived from Cuba
as saying Of conditions in his country:
Cuba is doomed and the Republic
has fallen. That for which our fore
fathers fought for over 40 years and
died has been destroyed by Pine Guerra
in a few days on account of political
Jealousy. President Palma can do moth
ing with these bandits who Turk in the
woods and come out at night to burn
crops and destroy property. Let all
Americans who talk easily of a coustitu-
ton think for q moment Of what it
means to US, whose d. Sam was Cuba
Libre There are thousands Of loyal
Cubans whose parents and relatives
have been executed in the cause which
has been betrayed today by Pine Guerra
and his fellow traitors
Immediately on being informes early
this morning that SecreSary Taft and
Acting Secretary Bacon were going to
Cuba, Colonel Charles NJ Aguirre, head
of the revolutionary junta, sent cable
dispatch to Havana advising the IN
surgents to stop fighting pending the
outcome of the mission Of Mr.. Taft and
Mr. Bacon. Colonel Aguirre forwarded
the message to Philip Romero at Ha-
vana, who has been acting an informed
iarv for General Lonaz Del Castillo in
his offer of surrender to Commander
Colweu and who viii deliver it to Dr..
Alfredo zayas, executive head Of the
Instruction.
7 am pleased to hear" said Colonel
Agufrre that two such responsible men
as Mr. Taft and Mr. Bacon are to IN
vestigate the situation right on the
ground We are ready to do whatever
President Roosevelt might reasonably
suggest
Intervention Decided Upon.
Oster Bay. Sept 15-After protract-
ed conference with Secretary Of War
raft. Acting Secretary OF State Bacon
and Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte,
president Roosevelt addressed an i'm
uortant communication to Cuba and ar
ranged to send Secretary Taft ana Ba-
a thorough investigation of conditions
there and lend their influence to restore
The communication Is addressed to
the cuban minister to the United States,
senior Quesada. It is an imprisoned
plea to Cuba to realize her responsible
ties as a self-governing republic and to
restore peace in the island. Her atten-
ton is called in no uncertain language
to the responsibility which the United
States bears to the island and the Ger
tainty that such responsibility viii nee
essarily be exercised should peace not
be preserved.
The president says he has certain in
formation that the peace OF the island
is now meraced, and that American
property has been destroyed.
Secretary Taft and Bacon viii leave
for cuba Sunday. They viii go by
rail to Key West. Fla. and from there
the journey to Havana will be COM
pleted on a naval vessel, probably the
cruiser Des Moines.
The conference which resulted in
the Cuban decision began at Sycamore
ternoon, and continued until
10 o'clock at night At its
conclusion Secretary Taft, Secre-
tary Bonaparte and Bacon left for
New York and viii reach Washington
today.
Secretary Taft said. as he left Oys-
ter Bay. that he had no idea as to the
length of his visit to Cuba. He indi-
Gated that there would be no haste in
the investigation which should be
made there Aside from this infor-
NATION no discussion viii be divulged
by those attending the conference. the
statement being made that the letter
of the president was intended to cover
the whole Cuban situation. as far as it
was desirable to do in the public print.
Senator Albert Beverage of m
diana, member Of the senate COM
mittee on Cuban relations also parti-
cipated in the conference
Palma Is Given Power.
Havana, Sept. 15.-The extra session
Of congress called by President Palma
completed at one sitting the business
for which it was summoned. namely the
granting to President Palma of the
fullest powers not already constitutions
ally POSSESSED by the executive for car
rying on the war. including the right
to appropriate any public funds for war
purposes. Tevoking appropriations yo-
ted at the preceding session Of congress
Ia order TO permit the diversion of the
moneys involved to prosecution OF the
war. and authorizing increase Of the
2s0eo men. This trebles the former force