Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-15
NO INTERVENTION WANTED.
Struggle for and OF Cubans and Gu
bans Only.

New York, Sept. 40. 3. Stillman, a
sugar engineer. who is largely interest
Ell in the Trinidad estates near Glen
fuegos. will go to Oyster Bay at the
request of President Roosevelt to dis
cuss the position of the American SUI
gar planters who have invested big
Gable advices from Havana last night
were to the effect that the sugar plan
tation in the southern part of the San
II Clara province. the COnstancia.
owned by New York capitalists repre-
serted by Mr.. Stillman, had been in
vaded by the insurgents and the build
ingS on them burned.
Inquiries We're made quietly in ship
ring circles in Boston. Philadelphia and
| this city yesterday, as to the number of
| merchant steamers that would he
available for use as transports I'm case
| it was necessary to send troops to
Cuba.
The World today prints the following
| message which its correspondent with
| the insurgents in Santa Clara province
cables he has received by courier from
Gen. Gusman:
|
drelta plantation, near Cruces. San
| ia Clara province. Sept II, 1906.
| ''To the American people.
| "Difiiculties have arisen among US.
questions of liberty and law, or of
peace. We do not ask for sympathy;
we ask only an open field that we may
settle with Cubans and for Clbans the
issue that we have Joined.
"There has come a time in the history
| Of this republic when the only way to
secure q permanent and righteous
peace. safe in guaranteed constitutional!
liberties, is by war.
| "Under the empty name of repub-
lie, the shackles Of the overthrown
Spanish dominion have again been i'm
posed upon US.
| at has become necessary to resort to
arms-not for war, if 1t can possibly be
avoided, but as q demonstration before
| the court of last resort that the spirit
| that for a century has fought against
royal oppression still endures and will
suffer again the hardships of cam
paigns rather than yield the fruits~ OF
hard won liberties. BY q vast majority
Cuba is with us.
1 Ill
Havana chooses. 1t will be war no long
er. Shall we be tricked by commissions
ers from Palma and armistices whose
authority and validity ne then denies
1.-THE intervention of the United
States we do not wish. This Is our owr
Cuban question; a question of oui
rights and liberties that we ourselves
must settle.
1.-THE rights and properties of Ameri'
cans will be respected by our forces. tt
those Americans who believe in the lib
critics Of all people and that right anf
Justice should triumph, even ovel
peace. we present orr cause and ash
their sympathy"
The statement is. signed by Genera
Guzman and the olher officers who T."
gethcr call themselves chiefs of tn
army in Santa Clara province. Colone
Orencie NodarZ, : former postmaste
general of Cuba. Who is now membe
of the Cuban revolutionary junta here
EXPRESSED the opinion last night tina
the end was nea-. and with it victor.
. for the insurgent cause.
IT was reported yesterday that tn
, Cuban government, through its agent
. here. was negotiating for the purchas
of a turbine yadnt. Tarantula. owned b.
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr. The vesse
is Of 1885 grosi tonnage and measure
8 over all 152ffet. She was built In Lon