Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
TWOlDEASOFCUBASDESTIN
President Fsvors Giving Island Republic
Another Trial.
sElF-covtRNnENT FACTION is STRONG
Another Camp L. Persistent In Its
Demands that Vow is the Time
for Annexation to the
United states.
CFrom a stan correspondent0

NASHlNGTON, Oct. f.-(Special)-IWo
great camps are in process of formation
over present conditions in Cuba. One
camp. represented by the president and
his political advisors, Is in favor OF giving
the Cubans another trial to govern them
selves. The other camp is persistent in
maintaining that now Is the time TO take
over the island and forever remove the
Intricate problems of statecraft which must
necessarily grow out of the continued posi-
ton Of Cuba as a republic Throughout
all the difficulties leading up to American
Intervention and the declaration OF Secre-
tary Taft that Intervention was but tenn
porary pending an agreement amongst the
several political factions In Cuba TO get
together on some common basis, President
Roosevelt has maintained his position that
Intervention did not mean annexation; that
under the Plat amendment the American
nation had no alternative but 20 inter
vene pending satisfactory peace between
contending interests in the island.
But on the other hand Senator Elkins
Senator Beveridge and other leading states
men are openly asserting that the tempo
rary Intervention on the part Of the United
States will become permanent. and that it
is the duty of the American government
TO aid in hosting the Stars and Stripes
ing in the breeze.
No one doubts here the presidents desire
To make our intervention in the affairs OF
Cuba but a matter of few months, and
yet private advices from the island would
seem to indicate there is a powerful party
in the Gem OF the Antilles for annexation.
and that party has already begun a propa-
ganda.
Pannma's Advantage.
Panama occupies much the same relation
to the United States az Cuba. 1t has, how
ever, this one advantage over Cuba, that
there arc 5000 Americans employed on the
Panama canal and living in the canal zone,
which politicians regard as decided help
toward stee dying the Panama republic.
While 1t is true Governor Magoon was
sent as a special commissioner to supervise
the election in Panama, his report con-
firms the p-opc sition that the Panamaan
ls beginning to realize the difference be-
! tween Latin politics and those of the United
States and he is striving with all his power
to reach a higher standard of government
| than is usually associated with Latin Amer
| ican countries.
From a thoroughly reliable source 1t is
learned that Immediately after the crisis
was reached in Cuba the president had in
mind Governor Charles z. Magoon as pro-
visional governor of the island to succeed
Secretary Taft. whose presence in Wash
| ington is greatly needed. In this the presi-
! dent had the warm and. earnest support of
Secretary Root, who. while "a steadfast
friend of Governor Magoon recognized in
| the NebraslSan the essential qualities
needed In bringing the Cuban people to a
more perfect understanding of the Ameri-
| officially socially (rONarnOr
Magoon came from Panama with the un-
derstandng that he was destined to the
/ Philippines as vice governor of those ISL
ands. Rumor, however. had preceded the
! arrival OF Governor Magoon in Washington
! that he was TO be thrown into the Cuban
! breach, there to remain as provisional gov
ernor until another election for president
! could be had. But when Governor Magoon
had his first talk with the president in con-
! junction with Secretary Root, the chief ex-
ecutive and his secretary of state agreed
| that Secretary Taft had gone too far I'm his
| promises to make Beekman Winthrop. the
present governor of Porto Rico. provisional
governor OF Cuba. and that the program
as originally made up for Governor Ma
COON should go on.
President'a First Wish Prevails.
During Wednesday. however. there was
! considerable cable communication between
the White House and the palace i'm Havana
over the successorship to Secretary Taft,
| who after ascertaining what the impress
sions of the president and Secretary Root
were. agreed that Governor Magoon was
the right man for the place and that Gov
ernor winthrop, who has made splendid
record in Porto Rico. could we'll afford to
he continued in the position which he now
holds.
In this connection it may be further
said that there was no backing and fil-
ing" on the part of President Roosevelt, ae
some of the newspapers have indicated,
! so far as Governor Magoon's selection for
the Cuban mission is concerned. The idea
| originated with President Roosevelt TO
send Magoon to Cuba and when II was
learned that Secretary Taft had gone so
far as to name his successor in the per-
son of Beekmsn Winthrop, while 1t was
acouesed in by both the president and
Secretary Root. Washington felt that Ma
Roon was much more peculiarly equipped
for the position than the distinguished
winthrop of Massachusetts, and Magoons =
selection is the outgrowth of a conference
between President Roosevelt and Score
tary Root, who urged the change upon
Secretary Taft in view of Magoon $
achievements in Panama. In other words.
Governor Magoon will take up in Cuba
much the same work that he laid down
I'm Panama when he was selected as vice
governor OF the Philippines.
While Governor Magoon expects 10 be re-
lIeved of his duties in Cuba I'm a few
months and then proceed to the Philip
pines where he is to assist the Filipino
in modelling an assembly of his own there
arc many people IN Washington today who
believe that Cuba will never see another
election except conducted under American
auspices for Americans as a territory OF
the United states.
MaROOn's story ON Root.
Governor Msgoon brings back an ex.
ceedingly funny story in connection with
the visit of Secretary Root to Panama
As minister Of the republic and governor
of the canal zone, Magoon gave a mag.
nihcent dinner in honor of the secretary
of state. Many invitations were sent out
to the leading people both Panamasn and
American. A Mr.. Irwin and his wife
were invited to meet the American secre.
tAry of state and to the regret OF Mr.
Magoon a declination was received from
the leading banker OF the republic Meet,
ing Mr.. Irwin on the street one day ths
Panamaan explained to Judge Magoof
that the stoTk was expected 70 visit IN,
family about the time OF Secretary Root,