The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-05
Intervention of. United States
Pronounced the Only
Thing to Do.
NEW GOVERNMENT WILL
BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY
But Our Nation Will Continue
to Keep Sharp Watch Upcn
Island Affairs.

mont to try 10 restore order, tho repre-
sentatives OF various European nations
In the island would apply To their re-
spective governments for armed lnrerven-
tion in order 10 protect the lives and
property Of their citizens. Thanks to tho
preparedness OF our navy. | was gbl"
Immediately 10 send enough ships to
Cuba to prevent the situation from be-
coming hopeless, ana / furthermore dis
patched To cuba the Secretary Of War
and 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-
tending factions, by which they should
themselves come 10 an nmiCabie under
standing and settle upon some modus vi
vendi-some provisional government OF
their owu-failed. Finally the President
Of the Republic resigned. The quorum
OF Congress assembled failed by dellber-
ate purpose Of IT'S members so that there
was no power 10 act on his resignation
and the government came 10 a halt. In
accordance with the so-called Platt
amendment which was embodied In the
Constitution OF Cuba. | thcreupon pro-
claimed a provisional government for the
island. the Secretary Of War acting as
provisional governor until he could be
replaced by Mr. MaEoon. the late Minis
ter To Panama and Governor OF the ca
nal zone on tho isthmus, troops were
sent 10 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 carried out. The provisional govern
ment has left the personnel Of the old
government and tho old laws, so far as
might he unchanged. and Will thus ad-
minister the island for n few months un-
I'll tranquility can be restored, new
election properly held, and a new gov
ernmeut inaugurateG. Peace has come In
the island. and the harvesting OF the
sugar-Cane crop, the great crop OF the
island. Is about to proceed.
May Continue Intervention.
When the election has. been held and
the new government inaugurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion the provi-
slonal government will come 70 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 re-
alize the imperative need OF preserving
Justice and keeping order In the island:
The United States wishes nothing OF
Cuba except that II shall prosper. NOR
ally and materially, and wishes nothing
of the Cubans save that they shall he
able To preserve order among themselves
and therefore preserve their indepen-
dence. III the elections become a farce.
and II the insurrectionary habit becomes
confirmed in the island, IL is absolutely
Out OF the question that the island should
continue Independent. and the United
States, which has assumed the sponsor
ship before the civilized world for Cuba's s
career as n nation, would again have 10
intervene and 90 see that the government
was managed I'm such orderly fashion as
10 secure the safety Of life and property,
The path 10 he trodden by those who
exercise self government is always hard.
and we should have every charity and
patience with the Cubans as they tread
this difficult path. ! have the utmost
sympathy with, and regard for, them.
but / most earnestly adjure them SOL
EMMY to weigh their responsibilities and
TO see that when their new government
IS started II shall run smoothly, and with
freedom naRTgnt denial
the one hand. and from insurrectionary
disturbances on the other.