The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-14
WARSH|PS co
TOWARD CUBA

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gravity Of the Cuban situation has
forced the United States into definite
action.
| Several warships are fastening to
held in readiness, with steam up. Or
ders have been issued to push repairs
on several cruisers and hurry calls on
naval magazines for ammunition have
been made within the past "a hours.
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
is in direct charge of the plans of cam
paign which were recently mapped out
| in anticipation of some such startling
climax as has been reached. Many
warships are in southern waters. The
great feet which recently passed under
presidential review at Oyster Bay Is
steaming south slowly, so that in the
event of an emergency its service can
be utilized. United States Charge
Sleeper at Havana, is keeping the gov
ernment hourly advised. These mes
sages are Immediately transmitted to
to the president. Close telephone COM
munication has been established be-
tween the president, and the state,
war and navy departments The wire
less system is being operated to ad-
vantage between the navy department
and ships at sea- 1t is not the pres
ent intention to land forces. Critical
as the situation is, the president and
his advisers had hoped up to this af
ternnon that small naval demonstra-
ton in Cuban waters might have a
sufficient salutary influence.
TO LAND FORCES.
1t is understood that arrangements
have been made to land an armed ma
val force of from 1000 to 1900 men in
a few hours after the call comes. The
force can be greatly augmented from
Fighting Bob Evans fleet if large
force is required.
With no hostile navy to combat,
troops in large number can be mobil-
lied at Key West and rushed across
to Cuba in a short time. officers of
the general staff decline to discuss the
probable invasion of Cuba They
claim tnat this would be an unwar-
ranted interference, but some of them
declare that under the circumstances
failure to prepare for contingencies
would be nothing short of foolhardy
In a sentence, the United States gov
eminent has so perfected its plans that
upon the instant the demand arises,
orders will be issued that will soon
thereafter place a Gordon of warships
about the island and jackies and ma
rines will be landed in such numbers as
to command immediate order.
There is much more at stake for the |
United States in the Cuban insurrec-
tion than the protection of American |
rights and property, great as these are.
The wiping out of the present Cuban |
with it's provisions which |
prohibit, among other things foreign |
aggression and entanglements and
which vest in the United States the |
absolute discretionary power of inter-
vening in the Cuban government is a
phase of the present critical situa-
ton that it is understood, is particu-
larly disturbing to President Roose-
Velt and the state department.
UNITED STATES SUZERAINTY.
The adoption by Cuba of the Platt
amendment as part of its constitu-
lion has been always considered by
some people as establishing an Ameri-
can suzerainty Of the island The idea
met some opposition in congress when
It was proposed in the form of an
to the army appropriation
dill. Its provision stung the pride of
the majority of the Cuban leaders
and others characterized it as obnox-
ous. The feeling on the island was
hat the new republic was such in
name and not in fact. The United
states government demanded assur-
lnce in that form against a repetition
Of the disturbance that brought on
he war with Spain and Cuba reluct-
antly agreed.