The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1906-10-04
MAGOON TORUtE CUBA
President Names Former Canal
Zone Director as ProviS-
ionaI Governor.
NO THOUGHT OF ANNEXATION

President Roosevelt Declares That the
Island Will Receive Another Chance.
New Administration to Cooperate
With Moderates and Liberals In
Holding Elections.
! Washington, Oct. 3.-Charles q. Ma
COON, who has just retired as minister
to Panama and governor of the canal
zone, was appointed provisional gov
ernor of Cuba in place of Secretary
Taft He will start at once for Ha-
vana.
This announcement was made after
a meeting of the president and cabinet
held to consider the situation in Cuba.
After the cabinet meeting the presi-
dent called in the newspaper men and
announced that there was no intention
of annexing Cuba, which, he said
would be given another chance. He
said he was delighted with the feeling
expressed by the Cuban people and
hopes to see new election which will
place a stable government in power
Won't Stand Another Revolt.
Mr.. Roosevelt made it clearly under
stood, however, that the United States
would not tolerate another outbreak
such as the last He said that might
mean permanent Intervention, but not
annexation It is his desire that Gov
ernor Magoon cooperate with the Lib
erals and Moderates in holding cleo
tons which will give everybody conf
dence
/ According to Havana dispatches
4 Governor Taft received great applause
for striking speech in the opening
exercises of the University of Havana.
cuba's Welfare Desired.
] In his address the governor explained
the attitude of the United States to-
ward Cuba, making it plain that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's sole idea was to help
the Cubans toward solid prosperity and
really representative government.
The sanitary situation is receiving
very serious consideration at the hands
of the provisional government. In adj
dition to the five cases of yellow fever
here there are several suspected cases
at Cienfuegos and elsewhere in Santa
/ Clara province. .
The executive committee of the Mod
+ crate party has issued a manifesto de-
4 claring that the American commission
is to blame for the Intervention. 1t
i summarizes the attitude of the party,
\ eulogizeS former President Palma, his
4 actions and his resignation, reiterates
\ the legality of the last elections and
I denies all responsibility for the revolu-
| ton and results thereof
Cruiser at Santiago.
The arrival at Santiago of the Amer
lean cruiser Des Moines relieved Sc
rious situation Fully 1000 armed rev
olutionists were encircling the city
within three miles They We're undis-
cipiined, badly organized, without shell
ter and hungry.
The first landing of any considerable
number of @mericans in Cuba since
Secretary Taft BY proclamation estab-
lished a provisional government of the
island. with himself as governor, took
place when 1000 marines came ashore
from the squadron in the harbor. Some
Of them have been sent to towns near
Havana to check possible disorder.
1t is believed that all the revolution
lists in the vicinity of Havana will
have beer. peacefully dispersed in three
days.
Arranging For Disarmament.
The work of disposing peacefully of
the revolutionary forces is already I'M
der way. Brigadier General Frederick
Funston. chairman of the disarmament
commission. had two amicable confer
! ences with Generals Pine Guerra and
Del Castillo and arranged programme
perfectly satisfactory to all concerned.
Ex-President Palma left the capital
so quietly that the public did not real
| ize he had gone until the news was
I given in the papers Only his cabinet
/ ministers and a few intimate friends
I accompanied the ex-president and his
4 family to the railroad station The
/ Palmas are to remain for a time at
4 least Mt their plantation near Bayamo-
! Santiago province.
( Senior Palma received all his visitors
! with quiet dignity and seemed entirely
reconcfled to going, although he still
I appears detected at the outcome OF the
revolution and the action of the Ameri-
can commissioners in taking over the
\ government of Cuba when the two con-
4 tending parties. the Moderates and the
( Liberals, failed to agree in the session
+ of congress called by him.
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