The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-06
NENDEALFOR THE CUBANS|
Seats of all Members of the Island
Congress to be Declared.
Vacant.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY GOV. MAGOOH
The Temporary Governor of Cuba
Told "A Party of senators and
Representatives that President
Roosevelt Would Soon Issue such
Decree-Moderntcs Dissatisfied.

Havana, Dec. 3.-"By decree to
be issued soon under specific au-
thority OF the President Of the United
States, the seats OF all members OF
the second series OF the Cuban con
gress elected in 1895 will be dc.
clared vacant"
This was the announcement made
by Governor Magoon Sunday to %
senators and members Of the house
OF representatives whom he had in.
vited to attend conference in the
palace. After reviewing all the facts
developed by the peace commission
sent to Cuba by President Roosevelt
in response to President Palma's
appeal for Intervention, Governor Ma.
COON called the attention of the mem.
bers to the fact that the determina-
ton as to the status of the congress
had been reserved by the peace COM
mission for consideration at Washing
ton. He then communicated to them
the final determination of President
Roosevelt that the seats Of all sena.
tors and representatives elected In
1905 shall be considered vacant from
October IL, 1906. the vacancies there.
by created being filled by an cleo
ton under the provisional government
In accordance with the proclamation
Of Governor Taft September 80.
The first series of senators and
representatives elected In 1904 will
be continued In office II moral peace,
tranquility and public confidence be
restored TO such an extent that an
election for the vacated seats may be
held during 1907, and that there may
be at the same time an election of the
successors Of representatives whose
terms expire December 81, 1907, with
out shortening these terms, thus
avoiding the necessity for two elec-
tons, The salaries OF the ousted
members will be paid to October IL,
the date fixed by the peace commits
sion.
Governor Magoon explained to the
members of congress that he cOnsid
cred it only fair and courteous &c
Submit to them the terms of the de-
cree prior to its formal PRONUNCIATION
so that they might decide what atti
tude they desired to assume. After
all the facts had been placed before
them, Senators DOLE and Tamayo, on
behalf of their colleagues, expressed
their appreciation of the courtesy and
the conference then adjourned.
After the conference, Former Minis
ter Of the treasury Fontsy Sterling
Senator DolZ and other moderateS
expressed strong dissatisfaction will
the terms of the decree, which they
declared was unfair, but they saiC
they recognized the futility of an!
protest. General Ruis Rivera, former
| ly secretary of the interior, said Sun
| day night to the Associated Press
| that he realized the decree mcrel!
carried out an obligation of interes
to the peace commissioners, but hi
greatly deplored it, believing its ef
fects would be disastrous. He saiC
he was firm in the belief that thu
only means of establishing peaceful
conditions consists in the election o
an entirely new congress, whereas
the proposed election, which would re
suit in turning over the government
to liberal control would surely result
in new Instruction the momen
the American troops were withdraw
from the island The fact was, salt
General Rivera, that the Unite'
States had ignored this, which wa
patent to all Cubans and pointed il
resistibly to the conclusion that If tn
United States withdrew it would b
with the full recognition OF the ne
cessity for speedy return and tn
consequent extinction of Cuban IN
dependence.