The Delta independent., 1906-09-21
TAFT GOING TO CUBA.
President Roosevelt's Letter to Cuban
Minister.


Oyster Bay.-After protracted i'll
tervtew with Secretary of War Taft,
Acting Secretary of State Bacon and
Secretarl of the Navy Bonaparte,
President Roosevelt Friday night ad
dressed an important communication
to Cuba and arranged to send Secre-
taries Taft and Bonaparte to that is
land on Sunday to make a thorough in.
vestiga'lon of conditions there and
lend thor influence to restore peace.
Foil wing is. in part, President
RoosevtIt'J letter:
Oyster Bay. Sept. IA.
"My Dear Senior Quesada: In this
crisis in he affairs of the republic OF
Cuba, write you, not merely because
tied 10 his government. but because
you and Were intimately drawn to-
gether a. the time when the United
States lu'"rvened in the affairs OF
Cuba with the result of making her
an ind '"ndcnt nation. You know how
SINGER my affection and admiration
III !oI NuDd are, YOU hlo"
that have never done and neve:
shall De- anything in reference to Cuba
save VIII such sincere regard for her
welfay.
"Oul Intervention in Cuban affairs
will on come if Cuba herself shows
that So, has fallen into the insurrec-
tionar' habit: that she lacks the self
restraI' necessary to peaceful self
govern nj and that her contending
factioi.~ have plunged the country into
anarCl
Il ST., wnly adjure all Cuban patriots
to bat.. rOge'h.r. TO sink all difel-
ences and personal ambitions. and %
remeL.|'r that the only way tha: ti.cI
can li'~'.rve the independence OF the
repul.. !S TO prevent the necessity of
outsiG' interference by Tescuing il
from 49,, anarchy Of civil war.
"Un..r the treaty with your govern
mert a. President of the United
Stat nave duty in this matter
whiCl ,annot shirk. The third articl"
of tn 'r"aty explicitly confers upon
the l'.',-d States the right to inter
vene ',' he maintenance in Cuba OF
a gov m.Et adequate for the prOtec-
tion ui t". property and individual liO-
erty. '.c treaty comforting this right
is III, > ipr. II" law of the land an
furni>!,> m" with the right and tn
mean { fulfilling the obligation that
l an .;.I Ter To protect American inter
ests. Tae Information a, hand shows
that ~, social bonds throughout the
islam lave been so relaxed that life.
prop, ''r and individual liberty are no
long ~tte. ! have received authenuc
infer a'!rn of injury To and destruC-
ton G Nmt~tCan property. 1t Is in my
judeu.a' imperative for the sake ot
Cuba tt there shall be an immediat"
cess q OF hostiliti"s and some ar
ranr, Mt which will secure the per
man, paCihCation of the island.
81 LIN sending to Havana the soCrc.
tarH 30. war. Mr.. Taft. and the assistant
| sec r, lary OF state. MIR. Bacon. as tho
soCCial representatives of the govern
II, 1t. who will render such aid as Is
pc sible toward these ends. ha i
/ ed that Mr.. Root. the secretary Of
axe, could have Stopped in tiaN ana
c. his return from South America. hut
T. seeming Imrlin' nc" ot III" crisis
( bids further delay
Through d,si!,. in this way To
c umuniCarr with n" Cuban govern
Il Mt and with the Cuban people. | an
q. nordinClv sending You copy uf this
i 'er to lc presented to Pr, >idcu'
lima. and have ais" directed its i'm
Il date publiCariCu Sincerely Yours.
'THEOpORE ROOSEVELT.
Senor Don Gnnzalo DE QucsaGa. sac
-. ban Minister