Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-12
No POSSIBILITY
Of ANNEXATION
Sec'y Taft interviewed,
Talks Straight
On Cuba
new YORK TRIBUNE PUTS
The QUESTION DIRECT
AND GETS A DIRECT ANSWER
WHICH IS DECIDEDLY REAs.
SURFING FROM AMERICAN
STANDPOINT

Cleveland, o., Oct. PA special
dispatch to the New York Tribune
says:
Cuban independence is to be per.
petuated and the Cuban government
restored just SO soon as the islanders
come to a sensible view Of the situa.
ton. according to Secretary Taft, who
talked at length this afternoon on the
plans Of the United States for Cuba's
future.
1T Is not to be expected" he said,
that quietude will be restored i'm.
mediately In the island where insur.
rection developed In Ave or six prov.
inces, but 1t will come In good time
Then when the elections have been
held and new officers elected, both in
the national and provincial govern.
ments. the troops will be withdrawn.
UNITED States troops are now scat.
teerd In battalions oil over the island.
and their presence has had the effect
of instantly discouraging a continue.
ton of the insurgent activity. Prac.
tically all Of the insurgents have dis.
banded and returned to their homes.
Gradually peace Is being restored. The
troops will be maintained indefinitely.
There are still few insurgent
bands roaming about these sections
where the hotbed Of instruction de-.
veloped. These are mainly banditti
who Joined the insurgents. following
the outbreak simply because they
were already In arms against the gov.
eminent. The work Of breaking up
these bands has been placed In the
hands Of the native rural guards.
These guards number something
like five thousand now. When the
outbreak came there were three thou.
sand of them. but they were scattered
all about the island In detachments
Of from twenty-five to fifty. In con.
sequence, they were of little force In
opposing the advance Of the revolu.
tlonary spirit and movement. Now.
however. they will be sufficient to
wipe out the banditti.
ALREADY the conservative element
Is accepting the conditions rs all for
the best. ! do not apprehend that
there will be any continued opposition
TO the working out of the plan Of the
United States Government. The bet.
ter Informed Of the Cubans appreciate
what Is wanted and desired by this
Government.
1T is scarcely to be expected that
order and serenity will be effectually
restored In q month or several
months. The volatile temperament Of
the people precludes this. Yet every
indication points to their speedily
coming to a realization that our inter.
ference was all for the best and kind.
ly intended.
when pacincation Is finally com.
plete there will be elections held for
the entire island. One OF the sources
Of difficulty In the past has been the
utter absence OF any municipal gov.
ernments. The constitution provided
for these. but the provision was con.
veniently ignored.
Doubtless Governor Magoon will
take this feature In hand and compel
the establishment OF municipal gov.
ernments as well as the perpetuation
OF the provincial governments. The
laxness Of the governmental system
permitted this revolutionary spirit to
grow unchecked. Preparation will be
made against It's repetition.
Heretofore the old Spanish plan of
municipal government has been fol.
lowed. There has been the alcalde
In every village. and the alcaide has
been supreme. Under the new plan
every Cuban city will have govern.
ment after the American form. Then
II will be possible to keep the people
under close rein.
THE national and provincial cleo
tons will be held. probably, under
the direction Of the Americans, Il
will be necessary In order that the
best interests of the island be safe.
guarded. II Is altogether too early to
conjecture relative to probable lead.
ers. Before any elections are at.
tempted though the restoration OF or.
der and peaceful conditions will have
been made complete.
"There 10 no possibility OF annexa.
ton. The government simply inter.
vensd that conditions might not arise
that would endangsr permanently the
possibility Of the continuance Of Gu.
ban Independence. just a. soon 40
there 10 assurance that the cubans