Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
MARINES
LAND IN
HAV AN A
Intervention Is to
Take Place
Today
ecretary Taft Becomes
Cuba's Military
Governor
Full Force of Americans to Go Ashore
at once-SoIdiers Are Now
Guarding the Treasury
Building

By Associated Press
HAVANA, Sept. 2S.-American inter-
vention in Cuba will be an accomplished
fact tomorrow.
President Roosevelts peace commits
sioners, although clothed with the
fullest authority from him to take such
action whenever it became obvious that
the securing of peace by harmonizing
the warning Cubans was impossible,
patiently withheld their hands from
thus setting aside Cuban sovereignty
until the last hope disappeared.
This stage was reached at late hour
tonight when a majority of all three
political parties refused to attend the
session Of congress called to act upon
the resignation of members of the gov
ernment and declared definitely that
they would have nothing more to do
with the government of Cuba.
AS was expected, there has been much
rabid denuncia tion of the course pur-
sued by the American commissioners,
who, it has been alleged, have acted
unfairly toward the government.
But the great mass of residents of
and all other foreigners welcome inter-
vention as something for which they
have longed for throughout six weeks
of unrest, disorder and i'll feeling
Will Occupy City Today
Meantime Captain Albert r. Couden,
commander of the naval force; Captain
Schroeder of the battleship Virginia
Brigadier General Funston and Major
T.qdd tvara n nonfarapoa urffI, caora
tary Taft and Assistant Bacon complet-
ing plans for the guarding of the city
tonight and arranging fo- the occu-
patton tomorrow
General Rodriguez. commander of all
the Cuban armed forces, is acting in
perfect harmony with the American
commissioners.
Although there is no apprehension of
trouble tonight, the rural guardsmen
were directed to police Havana, the
police being not fully trustworthy. The
commissioners, through the American
military attaches, have had a satisfac-
tory understanding with the rebels
This evening Major Ladd visited
Pine Guerra, Loiz del Castillo and
other rebel commanders, who tonight
are at La Liza hotel, just beyond Mari
ano. These men dominate the rebel
forces and for the present, at least,
there is no anticipation of trouble in
that quarter.
The proclamation will be issued to-
morrow. 1t will be signed by Secretary
Taft, by virtue of the authority vested
in him by President Roosevelt. It
will create Secretary Taft provisional
military governor of Cuba until he
deems the country sufficiently pacific
for civil government, whereupon he
Will call Beckham Winthrop, governor
OF Porto Rico, to act as civil governor
Cuba tonight Is without a governor
insomuch as Palma and his cabinet
nave ceased to act, and Secretary Taft
Will not assume the government until
tomorrow.
Secretary Taft will visit Palma to-
morrow and talk over the situation
The headquarters of the provisional
government for the present will be at
the American legation
No sooner was the failure of tonight's
adjourned session of congress and the
declared intention of the government
officers no longer to serve reported to
Secretaries Taft and Bacon than the
preparations for armed Intervention
were put into operation.
A telephone wire had been laid from
the American legation to the battleship
Louisiana, and as soon as the order
was received from Secretary Taft.
thirty marines were landed at the
Captain of the Courts wharf and pro-
ceededed quickly and quietly to the
treasury building, where they went on
guard.