Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-05

20 relieve the ndvy, the expedition be
ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency. The lnsurgent
chiefs Immediately agreed that their
troops should lay down their arms and
disband. and the agreement was car
Fied ont The provisional government
hes left the personnel Of the old gov.
eminent and fine old laws, 30 far as
might be, unchanged and Will thus adj
minister the island for a few months
until tranquility can be restored,
new election properly held and new
government inaugurated. Peace has
come in the island, and the harvesting
81 the sugar cane crop. the great crop
OF the island, is about TO proceed.
When the election has been held and
the new government lnaugurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion the pro.
yiaional government will come to an
end. take this opportunity Of ex-
pressing upon behalf OF the American
people with ali possible solemnlty our
most earnest hope that the people OF
Cuba VIII realize the imperative need
Of preserving justice and keeping or
der ia the island. The United States
wishes nothing OF Cuba except that 1t
shall prosper morally and materially
and wishes nothing Of the Cubans save
that they shall be able 20 preserve or
der among themselves and therefore TO
preserve their independence. II the
elections become a farce and n the in
surrectonary habit becomes confirmed
In the island. II Is absolutely out Of the
question that the island should con-
flnue independent, and the United
States, which has assumed the sponsor
ship before the civilized world for
Cuba'a career as n nation, would again
have 10 intervene aud 20 sec that the
government was managed In such or
DERBY fashion as TO secure the safety
Of life and property, The path 20 be
frodden by those who exercise self
government II always hard, and we
should have every charity aud patience
with the Cubans ~ they tread this
difficult path | have the utmost sym.
pathy with and regard Tor them but
most earnestly Rdjuro them solemniy
10 weigh their responsibilities and 10
see that when their new government Is
started II shall run smoothly and with
freedom from tiagrant denial Of right
on the one hand aud from Instruction
airy Disturbances on the other.
The Rio Conferences.
Tho second international conference
OF American republics. held In Mexico
IN the years 10000. provided for the
holding Of the third conference within
ave years and committed the fixing OF
the time aud place aud the arrange
menta Tor the conference TO the gov.
eFning board OF the bureau Of Amerl.
can republics. composed Of the repre-
nentatlves % all the American nations
in Washington. That board dlscharg.
"a the duty imposed upon II with
marked fidelity and painstaklng care.
and upon the courteous Invitation Of
the United states OF Brazil the con.
ference WAS held AZ Rio Dc Janeiro.
continuing from the 23d OF July 10
che goth OF August last Many sub,
iectH OF common Interest 60 all tho
American nations were discussed by
the conference, ana the conclusions
reached. embodied in series OF rcs0.
lutiona aud proposed conventions VIA
be laid before you upon tho coming
IN Of che iinal report Of the American
delegates They contain many matters
~ importance relating 20 the exten.
alon OF trade. tho increase Of communal.
cation. the smoothing away % barriers
% free Intercourse ami the promotion
og 4 better knowiedge and EOod under.
standing between the dinercnt eoun.
tries FepFcsented. The meetings og the
conference wero harmonious aud the
coneluaioas were reached with sub
etantal nnanimlty, it h Interesting
60 observe that Ia the successive con.
feFonces which have been held the
representatives 20 the dl1crpnt Ameri.
can nations have been learning %
woFk togvther EFFECTIVELY. for while
she uFst confcFvnce IN Washlngton On
1tsa aud the sesond conference in
Aiexico IN ipoil0e occupied many
montha, With much tine wasted Ia an
uaregulated and eruitiess iiacusniOa.
the third confevvnce az RIO exhlbltod
much % the fselil0 Ia the practioai
tispatch % hpsipess which eharRcter,
tRee permanent asnbeutive bodies and
e0mpieted tts lahora vtthia ths regiod
81 slx wrecks ortEinally allotted fOr its
ensnionA
Quite apaFf from The sPeciac vaiue
of the oonclnsioas reaehra BY The ean