The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-27
PREPARATIONS ARE ON IN SPITE
OF OPINION THAT PEACE
WILL BE REACHED.
ROOSEVELT IS HOpE Full
That All May End Well and Has Re
fused to Allow Arrangements For
Transportation of Troops to
Be Made.

Washington, Sept ZG.-While no
abating in any degree the preparation
for transporting troops to Cuba in ac
cordance with the wishes Of the presi
dent, ranking officials here In tn,
army and navy are still of the opinion
that Taft win succeed in effectlng al
arrangement which viii obyate th,
necessity for the landing of a single
American on Cuban soil
They believe that the events ii
Havana are shaping mp directly II
accordance with the plans Of the sec
fetary of war and while the tuation
appears to be desperate the present
aspect is really only a phase of the
program filled out by Taft
1t is believed hat his purpose was
to clear the field for complete recon
struction in Cuba, bat that this did
not necessarily involve Intervention
IN the sense of armed occupation OF
the island by American troops
Palma's withdrawal. or at leat that
OF the conservative advisers who re-
signed 70 him was, however, believed
TO be essential to the working out #
this plan. II is conjectured by officials
here that the secretary's purpose is
10 carry ont direct Instructions from
President Roosevelt and give the
Cubans another chance TO govern
their own island. The only way this
could be worked out they say, wauld
be for him to call together some OF
the most patriotic and judiciQus ca
bans, without regard to party affila-
tions and ask them To create pro-
yisional government
They point ont that the insurgent
generals would be asked to give
their allegiance to this government
temporarily at least. and that The
military for the present government
would be expected TO support it, that
the provisional governments would be
pledged 10 call new elections, under
conditions. that would insure control |
a.
jority of Cuban people, and that if |
they fail to maintain order and So
curity in the island then Intervention |
must ensue, resulting in probable am.
neXation
President Roosevelt is expected to
arrive In Washington next Monday
night and army officers are of the
opinion that there viii be no scnsl
iional Cuban affairs before that time.
The president has bcen'n constant
communication with Mnjor General
military secretary and
General Bell, chief of staff
IF the army for several days.
All their plans for preparing 10
meet any emergency which may de-.
nand the sending of troops to Cuba
have been approved at oyster Bay
md the president has repeatedly con.
.u1cd in the fcc mmopdations 10y
general sta6 officer, 20 that every
hing possible be in readiness for any ]
urn the Cuban crisis may take.
At the presidents suggestions Off.
.crs in all parts Of the Uni.cd States
ave been advised to prepare for call
q service in Cuba upon which call.
nen and officers of the army can be
eady to sail long bef1.e tran porta-
ion can be provided for them.
Although the president has con
tantly cautioned the army TO be pre-
ared he has been unwilling to have
he quar'ermasters department con
ract for transports and make ar
for sending troops 10 :.
uba
The unwillingness Of the admins !,
alton TO take this nnal step j. re-
lrded by army men as an indication
tat President Roosevelt -till hopes
avoid landing troops on Cuban soil. .
The war department cann.i pre- y
ire commercial ships for transport I,
rvice in less than p week after iai-
e posse ion of Them Con -cqucntlv =,
there were urgent demands Tor
pops IN Cuba al HI time orders io =.
M steamers for transports wuld
'gbiless hava been issued bafurr
U.s.
IMOICaN ChffC Tn nEnTH ~