Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-08

Washington, Oct. 5.-Secretary
Root made pubic yesterday the cor
respondence leading up to the intervan-
ton in Cuba. The correspondence took
place between Consul General Stein
hardt at Havana and Acting Secretary
Bacon of the state department. An i'm
pOrtant feature developed in the dis
patches was that intervention was
asked by the Cuban government as
early as Sept. 8, and that as long ago as
Sept IA, President Palma had deter
mined to resign as president of the re-
public, and that the vice president
and cabinet ministers had also de-
termined to no longer continue in
office It is also shown that interven-
ton by the United States mas long
been planned by the Palma govern
ment and was communicated to the
state department in a letter by Con
sui Steinhardt as early as Sept. 5.
The correspondence follows:
Two Vessels Asked.
Havana, Sept 8. 1906.
Secretary of State absolutely
confidential.)
Secretary of state Cuba has re-
quested me in name of President
Palma to ask President Roosevelt to
send Immediately two vessels; one to
Havana, other to Cienfuegis; they
must come at once. Government
forces are unable to quell rebellion.
The government is unable to protect
life and property. President Palma
will convene congress next Friday
and congress will ask for our forcl-
BILE intervention 1t must be kept
secret and confidential that Palma
asked for vessels. No one here ex-
cept president, secretary of stats
and myself know about it. Very anx-
iously awaiting reply. Send answer
to
"Steinhart, consul general"
Havana, Sept. 10, 1906.
Secretary of State, Washington.
President here worried because no
reply received to my message and
asks war vessels be sent immedi-
ately.
'Stinhardt, consul general"
Reluctant to Intervene.
Department of State, Washington,
Sept. 10.
'Steinhardt, Havana.
Your cable received. Two ships
have been sent, due to arrive Wednes-
day. The president directs me to
state that perhaps you do not your
self appreciate the reluctance with
which this country would intervene.
President Palma should be informed
that in the public opinion here it
would have a most damaging effect
for Intervention to be undertaken I'M
til the Cuban government has ex-
hausted every effort in a serious at
tempt to put down the insurrection
and has made this fact evident to the
world. AT present the impression
certainly would be that there was no
real popular support of the Cuban
government or else that the govern
ment was hopalessly weak. AS condi-
lions are at this moment, we are not
prepared to say what shape the in
tervention should take. It is. of
course, a very serious thing to under
take forcible intervention and before
Solng into it we should have to be all
Solutely certain of the eouities of
the case and of the moods of the situ.
alton. Meanwhile we assume that
every effort is being made by the gov
eminent to come to working agree
ment which will secure peace with the
lnsurrectos provided they are unable
TO mold their OWE with them in the
held. Until such efforts have been
made, We are not prepared to consider
the question of Intervention at all.
Bacon, acting secretary.
Did Not Prepare for War.