The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-09-20
LETTER TO CUBANS
President Roosevelt Gives Out His
Views, Policies and Intentions
as to Intervention.
CLEAN CUT AND DECISIVE
Has II Duty He Cannot Shirk ana
Unless the Islanders Immediately
show Ability to Maintain Order
VIII Assume Control.

Oyster Bay, Sept. lG-After a pro-
tracted conference with Secretary oil
War Taft, acting Secretary OF State
Bacon and Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte, President Roosevelt FRI
day night addressed an important coin
munication to Cuba and arranged 10
send Secretary Taft and Bacon to that
island on Sunday to make a thorough
investigation of conditions there and
lend their influence 10 restore peace.
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban minister to the United
States, Senior Quesada. 1t is an I'M
passioned plea to Cuba to realize her
responsibilities as self-governing
republic and to restore peace in the
island. He attention Is called in no
uncertain language to the response
bility which the United States bears
to the island and the certainty that
such responsibility will necessarily
be exercised should peace not be pre-
served
The president says he has certain
information that the peace OF the Is
land is now menaced and that Amer.
lean property has been destroyed.
Oyster Bay, Sept. Amy dear Sen.
or Ouesada: In this crisis in the af-
fairs of the republic of Cuba | write
YOU not merely because you are the
minister of Cuba accredited to this
government, but because you and |
were intimately drawn together at the
time when the United States inter
yened in the affairs Of Cuba with the
result of making her an independent
nation. You know how sincere my
affection and admiration and regard
for Cuba are: you know that ! never
have done and never shall do any
thing in reference TO Cuba save with
such sincere regard for her welfare.
You also know the pride felt be
Cause ii came to me as president to
withdraw the American troops from
the island OF Cuba and officially to
proclaim her independence and to wish
her God speed in her career as a free
republic. | desire now through you to
say a word of solemn warning to your
people, whose earnest well-Wisher
am. For seven years Cuba has been
in a condition Of profound peace and
o. steadily growing prosperity For
four years this peace and prosperity
have obtained under her own indie
pendent government. Her peace, pros
perity and independence are now
menaced, for Of all possible evils that
can befall Cuba the worst Is the evil
of anarchy into which civil war and
revolutionary disturbances will assur
edly throw her, whoever Is responsible
for armed revolution and outrage
who ever is responsible in any way
for the condition Of the affairs thai
now obtains, is an enemy of Cuba, AM
doubly heavy is the responsibility Of
the man, affecting to be the especia
champion OF Cuban independence, wht
takes any step which will jeopardizt
that independence. For there is Jus
one way in which Cuban independ
ence can be secured and that Is for thu
| Cuban people to show their abilit.
10 continue in their path of peaceful
and orderly progress. This natiol
asks nothing of Cuba save that
shall continue to develop as 1t mas de
veloped during the past seven years
that ii shall know and practice tn
orderly liberty which will assured
bring an ever-increasing measure @
peace and prosperity 10 the beautiful
queen OF the Antilles. Our inteFver
ton in Cuban affairs will only com
| IL Cuba herself shows that she ha
fallen into the insurrectlonary habi
that she lacks the self restraint niece!
sary to peaceful self government, an
that her contendng factions hay
plunged the country into anarchy.