The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-01
Five Thousand Troops To
Land at Once
CUBAN FLAG NOT DOWN
General Satisfaction at Terms Of the
Proclamation Governor Visits the
Palace Without Any
Ceremony.

Washington, Oct. Ian American
provisional government assumed pos
session Of Cuba Saturday, when Secrc-
tary Of War William II. TAFT proeIa
nation 1erlaring himself provisional gov
ernor Of the island was formally publish
ed IN the Official Gazette Thousands
=. printed copies Of the document were
distributed ii Havana and elsewhere.
The terms 81 the proclamation caused
general satisfaction, especially on acs
count Of the moderate terms in which
il was expressed, It's statement that the
provision government OF Cuba Is Under
taken only on account of the ncccssities
lof the situation and its promise that the
provisional government win be main
tanned purely for the purpose of restor-
ling peace, order and public confidence
until 4 permanent government il estab-
llished
No one appears to doubt the good in
/ tentions Of President Roosevelt and his
representatives and there il no apprehsn
] sion 81 any serious trouble Or resistance
it0 the provisional government on the
gpart Of Cuba. Gov Taft has not yet
taken possession Of the palace, as en-
President Palma will not be ready to VA
cute thr official residence until today,
iand Mr. Taft desires to suit the ex-presi-
dents convenience. The business inter
est are gratihed at the change Of GOV.
ternment A striking feature Of tho pro.
visiona government Il the fact the the
4 Cuban flag has nos been lowered, This
establishes a precedent IN provisional
governments and protectorates.
Gov. Taft went to the palace at moor
4 Saturday to take over the government
~ Cuba Tie act was not accompanied
BIZ any formal ceremony Mr.. Taft, Az.
sistant Secretary OF State Bacon, Con.
.ul General Steinhart aud Capt Mccoy
/ Mi. Tatt's aid ic-canp, on their arrival
Fat the palace were received BY George
a Belt, secretary 10 ex. President Palma
and the party then called on Mr.. Palma
remaining only few minutes, after
(which they left the palace.
i Gov. Talft Saturday cahled from Ha.
!yana To Acting Secretary Oliver at thu
war department al Washington TO send
the American troops to Cuba in accord.
dncc with The program already arranged
i While visiting to hear from the presi-
dent At BaTnstablc, Secretary Oliver is.
sued orders for the first expedition Of
$500 soldiers 10 prepare 10 sail from
Newport News as soon al possible Quar-
ltermaster.6eneral Humphrey has beer
ordered 10 contract Immediately for the
I necessary transports 70 convey the troops
10 Cuba and tho traffic managers OF the
RAILROADS eentering at Newport News
NAVE been Instructed to prepare to en-.
train Immediately the troops At the
various posts which have been solicited
bv the general staff for Cuban service
The first expedition Of 3 500 troops
ordered TO sail from Newport News as
soon as possible, probably will leave n
about ak OF seven days. Full plans for
1.-THE expedition were made three weeks
ago by the war department. which will
provide for the sending OF only two bat
talions from each regiment to be drawn
upon, leaving skeleton battalion Of
leach Of the regiments in this country
The organizations ordered 10 participate
Iia the expedition are as follows:
Infantry Fifth regiment, Plattshnre
barracks; nth infantry, Fort D. A. Rus
lseIl. Wyoming; 18th infantry, Fort Nc.
II'hrrson. Ga.. 9th infantry, Fort SheFi-
dan, Ill; osth infantry, Fort Smelling
Mimi
Cavalry Eleventh cavalry. Fort De.
Moines. %. 18th cavalry. Fort Ethan
Allen, Vt. The 18th and 18th mountain
batteries now at Vancouver, Wash, and
two companies Of engineers from Wash
ington barracks win also participate.
The United States army transport
s sumner, now at New York, and nine