The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-06
Approves Intervention But
Not Annexation.
SENATOR ELkINs BELIEVES AN
NExATIoN OF CUBA pEsIR-
AsLE-JoHN SHARPE WILLIAMS
SAYS UNITED STATES is NOT
JUSTIFIED IN STEPS THAT
HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
Special TO The journal.


Washington, Oct 5,-The Cuban
s.gation is engrossing the attention
( the President and his advisors
gore than any other subject of ma
r1nal interest Now that the United
States has taken steps to restore
rzaQuility in Cuba and place that
country On firm basis, the thought
O. the administration will be of that
Island Republic. The President is up
led by everyone of prominence in
lis course toward the Cuban govern
Cent
Senator Foraker, OF Ohio, thinks it
Is the duty Of the United States to
intervene, not, however, for the pur-
pose Of annexation, t7ls TO re-establish
authority and UNFOLDING a lawful gov
eminent, capable of maintaining prop
er International relations. He does
not think a majority of the people
Of this country want Cuba annexed
10 this country. The Cuban people
are in many respects different from
americans. They are of the Latin
race; their institutions are founded
on the civil instead of the common
law; they are excitable and prone to
engage in revolts and revolutions.
They would not harmonic with our
people and we would have trouble in
sgislating for them IL they were part
Of our country. Their sugar and to-
bacco would come into competition
with ours IL they were annexed" The
senator says the administration has
10 idea Of annexi1g the Island Repub-
| lie and concludes that If annexation
should come it would be as the only
Eay in which To secure permanent
reace in the island
Views Of EIkins-
Senator Elkfns OF West Virginia
says this country Is iustiiable IN TAX
Ing the step il has in Cuba He
thinks the annexation Of Cuba to the
U1tted States desirable, but how
sOoa this viii come I cannot say. He
BELIEVES that in the end this country
vtU annex Cuba at the request Of her
people. To-day I believe il there
C0Clf be a free expression Of the will
Of the Cuban people they would IA
yor aanexatiou.- said Senator Elkins-
: lave always believed that Cuba
would be part Of this nation and adj
Ei--e,i into the Union as state
7. viii be remembered that in the
spring Of 1902 Senator EIkins intro
diced 4 resolution in the Senate
styled after the resolution proposing
tie admission Of Texas into the
Cri01. L then predicted what is now
.lppeuil-.- said Senator EIkins, and
Z order to maintain order, peace and
9-0tecliou In the interest OF the
C15a1 people, Cuba would be an
rzI=d I think this government has
-ate 4 mistake in not taking Cuba
az " lid the Philippines and Porto
REQ From the time Of Jefferson I'M
U now the annexation of Cuba has
o9en favored by r.a1y leading Amer
cal statesmen think President
NchillsY hoped in some way to bring
l'o1- this annexation
Williams Talks
RsCresantative John Sharp VII
t1Z.s ot Mississippi. the minority
ea!er IN the House Of Representa-
t7as does not think the United
States is justified in Intervening IN
Tina We might be justified In
Refining between the two factions
aere and In bringing order out OF
aans by that act and then we ought
3 out Of Cuba. I am afraid that
u resident or some OF his advisors
a. i-ching' TO get into Cuba and tc
sa7 there He says that IL the peo
'e II Cuba would Of their own free
VI cypress a desire to be annexed te
ls country it would be well anc
Hct Tor the United States to take
Ten under its wing because OF tht
4-og~ap hicaI. naval and Commercial
''7a1taSes OF Cuba The main 90
seton to the annexation OF Cuos
I'F.t be that we would be adding ts
aererOgeuitY OF our populatlon
V rave enough people OF the uegrs
'ce IN this country now and we az
' want under our flag any popula
ln mar We neither can nor viii as
AAate. It ought to be our oh1ec'
avoid as far al possible any un
.csssary annexation OF eoIored peo
% We ought TO discourage by law
:. Otherwise, their coming into tn'
Ell States, even OF their own &C
- | am afraid, however" cunciud
VT Williams. that the annexation
=. re Island of Cuba IS an urtmzti
FooaouIty."