Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-09-28
MUST BE GOOD.
oEACE ALONE WILL INSURE HER
INDEPENDENCE.
The Solemn Warming by President
Roosevelt Is Followed by Dispatch
of Taft and Bacon to the Island.
and Revolution Mus, case.

Washington correspondence:
Events are rruWdimg ono another in
The Cuban situation. Thr revolt which
Il short while ago the Cuban GovcrN
ment regarded with Il srmhlunce OF
contempt, processing itself able to
crush in Il short time, has developed Un-
til the United States has practically
beer constrained, in the interests of
peace and order, to Intervene. Fhr
Palma administration has failed 10
deal effectively with the revolt. which
is now widespread. mrnaring the in
dustrial, social and political order of
tae whole island.
The first serious international phase
given to the Cuban situation came,
when three companies of United States
marines were landed from the cruiser
Denver. ut the solicitation of chArG"
d .AffaircS Sleeper, acting in ronJun"-
ton with President Palma. 1t WAS
represented to the Commander ColweI
that the marines wrr" needed to pre-
serve order and safeguard American
interests and they at once took up Il
position in havana commanding the ap-
proaches to President Palmas cX"ru-
tive mansion. As soon as the auth"rI-
ties at WASHINGTON were advised OF
this proceeding orders were promptly
iSsiirI directing the withdrawal of the
marines. with the exception OF a guard
20 be stationed ut the United States lc-
CATION building. To allow he troops
to remain around the palace or inc
President would be construed, 1t was
fenred. as an act Of intervention by
the United States and as n favorinS
the Palma government. 1t was so con
strued by the insurgents in the helu'
many of the leaders of whom offered
to surrender to the United States au'
thority on board the cruiser Denver
The withdrawal Of the marines, low
ever. with the exception Of the guarc
stationed at the legation, obviated tEi>
entangling difficulty.
First Step Toward In~terventioh'
The second and most important de
vcloDment in the situation came Whcn
Mt n conference held at Oyster BAY DC
tween the President and Secretarie!
fHtDn. L all anu u y
! ing the State, War and Navy Depart
ments. it was decided to send Secre
tary Taft and Secretary Bacon TO Cub;
to investigate the conditions there an
lend their good offices in ESTABLISHING
peace. ,
President Roosevelt in a letter t
Senior Ouesada, Cuban minister to III
United States, clearly sets forth the pc
sition of our government relative :
present conditions on the island. /
his letter the President processes II!
good will and that Of the America.
neople toward Cuba and then dehhe
u responsibility in the matter.
This nation, says the President, ash
nothinp Of Cuba, save that it shall col
t;nne to deevlop as it has developed du
ing the past seven years, thar IL sna
know and practice this orderly llDert
which will assuredly bring an ever-ll
creasing measure of peace and prosperl'
to the beautiful queen of the Antllle
Our intervention in Cuban affairs WI
only come if Cuba herself shows that 81
has fallen into the insurrectlonary haDl
that she lacks the self-restralnt necessa1
to peaceful self-government and that II.
contending factions have plunged tt
country into anarchy.
l solemnly adjure all Cuban patriots
hand together to sink all differences al
personal ambitions and to remember tn
the only way that they can preserve q