The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-07

'w1b lfTevocaDle; That none OF the other
constitutional officers would consent to
carry on the government and that he
was powerless to maintain order. II was
evloent that chaos was impending, and
there was every probability that II steps
were not Immediately taken by this gov
eminent to try to restore order the rep
resentatives of various European nations
IN the island would apply to their re-
spective governments for armed interven-
ton IN order to protect the lives and
property of their citizens. Thanks to the
preparedness of our navy, ! was able
immediately to send enough ships to
Cuba to prevent the situation from becom-
ing hopeless. and Furthermore. dis
patched to Cuba the secretary of war
ana the assistant secretary of state, In
order that they might grapple with the
situation on the ground All efforts to
secure an agreement between the con-
lending factions. by which they should
themselves come to an amicable under
standing and settle upon some modus
their own-failed. Finally the president
of the republic resigned. The quorum Of
congress assembled failed by deliberate
purpose of it's members, so that there
was no power to act on his resignation,
and the government came to a halt. In
accordance with the so-called Platt
amendment, which was embodied In the
constitution of Cuba. | thereupon pro-
claimed provisional government for
the island, the secretary of war acting
as provisional governor until he could be
replaced by Mr.. Magoon, the late minis
ter to Panama and governor of the canal
zone on the isthmus; troops were sent
to support them and to relieve the navy,
the expedition being handled with most
satisfactory speed and efficiency. The
insurgent chiefs Immediately agreed that
their troops should lay down their arms
and disband: and the agreement was car
ried out The provisional government
has left the personnel of the ~old
government and the old laws, so far as
might UNCHANGED will tbue adj
minister the island for a few months
until tranquility can be restored, new
election properly held, and a new govern
ment inaugurated- Peace has come in
the island and the harvesting of the
sugar cane crop the great crop of the
island, Is about to proceed
Provisional Government to End.
When the election has been held and
the new government naugurated in
peaceful and orderly fashion of the provi-
sional government will come to an end.
take this opportunity of expressing
upon behalf of the American people,
with all possible solemnity, our most
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
will realize the imperative need of pre-
serving Justice and keeping order in the
island. The United States wishes noth-
ing of Cuba except that it shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes moth
ing Of the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
independence. If the elections become
farce, and if the insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed in the island, IT is alb
solutely out of the question that the
island should continue independent; and
the United States, which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
again have to intervene and to see that
the government was managed in such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
Of life and property. The path to be
trodden by those who exercise self-gov-
eminent is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difficult parth.
! have the utmost sympathy with, and
regard for, them; but / most earnestly
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
sponsibilities and to see that when their
new government is started 1t shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from fla
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
the other.
The Rio Conference.
American republics, held in Mexico in
the years 1912, provided for the holding
of the third conference within five years,
and committed the fixing of the time and
place and the arrangements for the con-
ference to the governing board of the
bureau of American republics, composed
of the representatives of all the Ameri-
can nations in Washington. That board
with marked fidelity and painstaking
care, and upon the courteous invitation
of the United States of Brazil, the con-
ference was held at Rio de Janeiro, con-
of August last. Many subjects of COM
mon interest to all the American nations
were DISGUST by the conference, and the
conclusions reached, embodied in a series
of resolutions and proposed conventions,
will be laid before you upon the coming
in of the final report of the American
delegates. They contain many matters
of Importance relating to the extension
of trade, the increase of communication,
the smoothing away of barriers to free
intercourse and the promotion of bet
ter knowledge and good understanding
between the different countries represent
ed. The meetings of the conference wer
reached with substantial unanimity. 1t
Is interesting to observe that in the sue
cessive conferences which have been
held the representatives of the different
American nations have been learning to
work together effectively, for, while the
first conference in Washington in 1889,
1902, occupied many months, with much
time wasted in an unregulated and fruit
less discussion the third conference at
Rio exhibited much of the facility in the
practical dispatch of business which
characterizes the permanent deliberative
bodies, and completed it's labors within
the period of six weeks originally allot-
ted for it's sessions
. quite apart SpcClHc value vi
the conclusions reached by the confer
ence, the example of the representatives
of all the American nations engaging in
harmonious and kindly consideration and
discussion of subjects Of common inter-
est Is itself of great and substantial
value for the promotion of reasonable
and considerable treatment of all interna-
tional questions. The thanks of this
country are due to the government of
Brazil and to the people of Rio de ia
metro for the generous hospitality with
which our delegates in common with
the others, were received, entertained, and
facilitated in their work.
incidentally to the meeting of the con-
ference the secretary of state visited the
city of Rio de Janeiro and was cordially
received by the conference, of which he
was made an honorary president. The
announcement of his intention to make
this visit was followed by the most cour-
teous and urgent invitations from near
ly all the countries of South America to
visit them as the guest of their govern
ments 1t was deemed that by the &C
ceptance of these invitations we might
appropriately express the real respect
and friendship in which we hold our sis
ter republics of the southern, continent,
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chill, Peru,
from visiting Paraguay, Bolivia and
Ecuador only because the distance to
their capitals from the seaboard made 1t
impracticable with the time at his dis
posal He carried with him message
Of peace and friendship, and of strong
desire for good understanding and mu
tual helpfulness; and he was everywhere
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