The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-18
U. S. ACTS

result of the all days cabinet session
at saaamore HILL President Roosevelt
announced late tonight that secretary
of War Taft and Assistant Secretary
of state Bacon would go to Havana
as the special representatives Oh the
government to ascertain the condition
of affairs and lend such aid as lies
In their power, to secure an immeoiate
cessation of hostilities.
In a letter addressed to the Cuban
minister, Senior Quesada, the president
urges all Cuban patriots to put ASIDE
their private interest and strive in ev-
cry way possible to end the disturb
ance on the island. In brief the pres
ident's letter Is decision against
immediate Intervention, but threat
of interference II peace is not at once
restored.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon Will start
from Washington for Havana on sun
day. They will go by way OF Key
West from which point they Will prob
ably sail on the Dixie, which will be
sent to carry them to their destination.
PRESIDENTS LETTER.
The presidents letter Is as follows:
"My Dear Senor Quesada:
"In this crisis in the affairs OF the
republic of Cuba, l write you, not
merely because you are the minister
of Cuba accredited to this government,
hut because you and were intimately
drawn together at the time when the
United States intervened In the anairs
of Cuba with the result OF making her
an Independent nation.
'You know how sincere my affec-
tionate admiration and regard FOR Gu
ba are. You know that l never have
done and never shall do anything In
reference to Cuba save with such sim
cere regard for her welfare. You also
know the pride felt because 1t came
to me as president to withdraw the
American troops from the island OF
Cuba and officially proclaim her lnde'
pendence and to wish her God speed
in her career as q free republic. !
desire now through you to say word
of solemn warning to your people
whose earnest we'll wisher | am Fol
seven years Cuba has been in con
dition of profound peace and OF stead
ily growing prosperity. For four years
this peace and prosperity have obtain
ed under her own Independent gov
ernment. Her peace, prosperity anc
INDEPENDENCE are now menaced, for o.
all possible evils that can befall cuba
the worst Is the evil of anarchy into
which civil war and revolutionary dis
turbanees will assuredly throw her
Who ever is responsible for armed
revolt and outrage, who ever is re
sponsible in any way for the condl
tion of affairs that now obtains, Is al
enemy of Cuba, and doubly heavy i
the responsibility of the man who, al
fecting to be the especial champion
of Cuban independence, takes any ste
which will jeopardize that indepen
dence
JUST ONE WAY.
'For there Is just one way in whicl
Cuban independence can be jeopardi2
ed. and that Is for the Cuban people t.
show their inability to continue Il
their path of peaceful and orderl
progress. This nation asks nothin
\ of Cuba, save that it shall continue I
develop as it has developed durin
these past seven years, that it sha
know and practice the orderly lbert
which will assuredly bring an eve
increasing measure of peace and pros
perity to the beautiful Queen of tn
Antilles. Our intervention IN Cuba
affairs will only come If Cuba herse
shows that she has fallen into tn
insurrectionary habit, that she lack
the self restraint necessary to secur
peaceful self government, and that he
contending factions have plunged tn
country into anarchy.
"I solemnly adjure all Cuban p;
triots to band together, to sink
differences and personal ambition
and to remember that the only wa
that they can preserve the indepei
dence of their republic is to prever
the necessity of outside interference
by rescuing 1t from the anarchy
civil war.
81 earnestly hope that this word
admiration of mine, given in the nam
of the American people, the stanc
est friends and we'll wishers of Cut
that there are in all the world, will
taken as it is meant, will be serious
considered, and will be acted upo
and If SO acted upon Cuba's permanei
independence, her permanent success
as a republic, are assured.
RIGHT TO INTERVENE.
"JJnder the treaty with your COVER
ment 1, as president of the Unite
States have duty in this matt
which |. cannot shirk The third
tiole of that treaty explicitly confe
upon the United States the right
intervene for the maintenance In G
ba of a government adequate for Il
protection of life, property and int
vidual liberty. The treaty conferril
this right is the supreme law of Il