Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-08-27
WILL NOT STAND
FOR A CIVIL
WAR THERE
The Moment 1t Is Found That
the Rural Guards Are Not
Strong Enough to Deal With
the Rebellion President
Roosevelt Will Rush Amer
lean Troops to Cuba.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.-The
United States will not tolerate civil
war in Cuba.
The Platt amendment was drafted
with this,in view, and our government
maintains and will exercise its right
to intervene and MAINTAIN peace in
that island.
Civil war will be regarded, under
the Platt law, in the same light as
pestllence, or the unsanitary condi-
tions which might breed 1t. A high
Official of the state department said
today that one would be as offensive
TO the United States as the other.
Aside from any speculations in the
Platt law, this Is the view which Pres
ldent Roosevelt holds of our duties in
the premises. The United States will
maintain order among its immediate
neighbors. All necessary steps to that
end will be taken.
1t is not even necessary to "as.
sumo a right of intervention in Cuba
by the express terms of the Platt law
Cuban autonomy is conditioned on the
continuation of good government and
peaceful sanitary conditions.
The United States will not interfere
In Cuba until it is apparent that in
terference Is necessary. TIE Palma
administration will be given everv op-
portunity to put down the insurrec-
tionary disturbance. But as soon as it
is apparent that the rural guards are
disaffected, or not sufficiently numer-
GUS, the United States will embark
regulars and take charge of the cam
paign.
The war department has a plan of
campaign all worked out, and a word
from President Roosevelt is all that is
needed TO start the troops on the
move.
President Roosevelt has asked that
he be kept fully advised as TO the
trouble in Cuba. He will not act on
hearsay information, and desires full
reports from our consul and the Cuban
embassy.
What President Palma SAYS.
President Palma today gave out a
statement in which he says that the
lnsurrection has no ideals and no pro-
gram, and that the cries which the
insurgents have raised do not consti-
tute a jurisdiction for the movement.
President Palma declares energetical-
ly that the government is bound by its
lmperious duty and must demonstrate
that it is stable and able to safeguard
the property, life and happiness of the
republic at the present. and in the fu-
ture. This is my first resolution, /"
President Palma declared, "and | shall
maintain it."
Old Fashioned Fighting.
party of insurgents, commanded
by Colonel Sanchez, entered the town
of Bejucal, province of Havana, at IL
O'Clock last night, fortified themselves
and fought all night against an attack
ing force of government recruits and
regulars, without any other result than
three defenders of the place and one
OF the rural guards being killed.
A striking feature of the situation
today was the announcement that the
government will Internationally par
don all those who have taken up
arms against the government except
ing the captured commanders, and
these will also be pardoned if they sur
render with their full commands and
arms. The leading sympathizers with
the revolt here are beginning to show
signs of discouragement