Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-03
CUBANS MAY TRY AGAIN TO
AGREE.
THEN THE INTERVENTION
President May Call Leaders Together
and Ask Them to Form a ProVi-
sional Government-Hot Attacks
on Taft and Bacon in Meet
ing.

president, ranking officials here in
the army ana navy yesterday were
still of the opinion that Taft will sue
coed in effecting an arrangement
which will obviate the necessity for
the landing of a single American sol
der on Cuban soil They believe
that events in Havana are shaping up
directly in accordance with the plans
Of the secretary of war and that
while the situation appears to be des-
perate, the present aspect is really
only one phase of the program mapped
purpose was to clear the field for Il
complete reconstruction in Cuba, but
that this did not necessarily involve
Intervention in a sense of armed oc-
cupation of the island by American
troops Palmas withdrawal or at
least that of the conservative advis-
ers who surround him, was, however,
believed to be essential to the work
ing out of this plan.
To Have Another Chance.
1t is conjectured by officials here
that the secretary's purpose is to car
ry out the direct instruction from
President Roosevelt and give the
Cubans another chance to govern their
own island. The only way this could
be worked out, they say, would be for
him TO call together some of the most
patriotic and judicious Cubans, with
out regard to party affiliations, and
ask them to create a provisional gov
ernment They point out that the
insurgent generals would be asked to
give their allegiance to this govern
ment. temporarily at least, and the
military forces of the Palma govern
ment would be expected to support it,
that the provisional government would
be pledged to call new elections I'M
der the conditions that would insure
control of the permanent government
by a majority of the Cuban people
and that if they fail again to main
tain order and security in the island
then Intervention must ensue. result
ing in probable annexation
Emergency Plans Approved.
President Roosevelt is expected to
arrive in Washington next Monday
night and the army officers are of the
opinion that there win be no sensa-
tional developments in Cuban affairs
before that time The president has
been constantly in communication
with Major General Ainsworth, mill
tary secretary, and Brigadier General
Bell. chief of staff of the army, sever
al days All their plans for prepar-
ing to meet any emergency which
may demand the sending Of troops to
Cuba have been approved at Oyster
Bay and the president has repeatedly
concurred in the recommendations by
the general staff officers that every
thing possible is in readiness for any
turn that the Cuban crisis may take.
At the presidents suggestions officers
in all parts o. the United States have
been advised to prepare for a call to
service in Cuba, upon which cali men
aud officers of the army can be ready
to sail long before transportation can
be provided for them.
Hopes to Avoid Sending Troops
Although the president has con
stantly cautioned the army to he pre-
pared, he has been unwilling to have
the quartermaster's department con
tract for transports and make ar
rangements for sending troops 10
Cuba. Unwillingness of the admin
istration to take his final step is re-
garded by army men as an indication
that the president still hopes to avoid
the landing of troops on Cuban soil.
The war department cannot prepare
commercial ships for transport service
in less than a week after taking pos
session of them Consequently If
there was an urgent demand for
troops in Cuba at this time orders II
rent steamers for transports would
doubtless have been issued before
this.
Ordered to Washington.
Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Sept 27-.|
Col. Lieut. Albert Cummings. general
of the staff of the recent march OF
the eighteenth infantry from Fort
Riley to this port, received orders
yesterday to report at Washington at
once. His presence there is desired.
Il is stated. in connection with the