Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-05

failed. Finally the president Of the re.
public resigned. The quorum of con
gress assembled failed by deliberate
purpose of its members, so that there
was no power to act on his resignation
and the government cane to a halt. In
accordance with the so called Plat
amendment. which ~as embodied in
tae constitution Of Cuba, | thereupon
proclaimed provisional government
for the island, the secretary of war
netting as provisional governor until lie
could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon, the
late minister to Panama and governor
of the canal zone on the isthmus.
Troops We're sent to support them and
to relieve the navy, the expedition be-
ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency. The insurgent
chiefs Immediately agreed that their
troops should lay down their arms and
disband. and the agreement was car
ried out. The provisional government
has left the personnel OF the old gov
eminent and the old laws, so far as
might be, unchanged and Will thus adj
minister the island for Il few months
until tranquility can be restored, q
new election properly held and Il new
government inaugurated. Peace has
come i'll the island, and the harvesting
Of the sugar cane crop, the great crop
of the island, is about to proceed.
When the election has been held and
the cd in
peaceful and orderly fashion the pro-
visional government will come to an
end. l take this opportunity of eX-
pressing upon behalf of the American
people with all possible solemnity our
most earnest hope that the people Of
Cuba will realize the imperative need
of preserving justice ard keeping Or
der in 1he island. The United States
wishes nothing Of Cuba except that it
shall prosper morally and materially
and wishes nothing of the Cubans save
that they shall be able to preserve Or
der among themselves and therefore to
preserve their independence. II the
elections become a farce and if the in
surrectionary habit becomes confirmed
in the island. it is absolutely out of the
question that the island should con-
tinue Independent, and the United
States, which has assumed the sponsor
ship before the civilized world for
Cuba'S career as 4 nation, would again
have to intervene and to see that the
government was managed in such Or
derby fashion as to secure the safety
Of life and property. The path to be
trodden by those who exercise self
government is always hard, and we
should have every charity and patience
with the Cubans as they tread this
difficult path. l have the utmost SYM
pathy with and regard for them, but I
most earnestly adjure them solemnly
to weigh their responsibilities and to
see that when their new government is
started it shall run smoothly and with
freedom from fragrant denial of right
on the one hand and from Instruction
airy disturbances Oh the other.
The Rio Conference.
The second international conference
VI <AluCi lNuh lCtJubiltS, uCltl III tltNlCO
in the years 1901 -O2, provided for the
holding Of the third conference within
five years and committed the fixing Of
the time and place and the arrange
ments for the conference to the gov
erning board of the bureau of AIneri-
can republics, composed of the repre-
sentativeS of all the American nationsi
in Washington. That board discharac
ed the duty imposed upon it wi pa
marked fidelity and painstaking G. he
and upon the courteous invitation us
the United States of Brazil thGo in
ference was held at Rio de J to h,
continuing from the 23d of suh- til
the Goth of August last Nil the cs
jects of common interest ;sed by Ii
American nations We're diclusions 81
the conference. and thes of reso- II
reached. embodied in a htions, will 0
lutions and proposed &C the coming Il
be laid before you utbo American f.
in of the final report many matters o
delegates. They corr to the extern c
of Importance rel: ooso os commune e
INC Ag away of barriers J
."'io'' INC shioo, and the promotion !
% hottnu otldgc and good under
Standing be.1eer the different e G. .,le ,,
tries, ro,7,oo.nted. The meetings OF the
conso,ape wereharmonious and the
commissions yet reached with sub
stan,ial unadnty. 1t is Interesting
to observe tlatin the successive con-
ferences vic. have been held the
ronroson+aive Of the different Amerl-
con not,ns have been learning to
rork .gethr effectively. for whiie
tho a,e conference in Washington IN
1000 and tie second conference In
11o,co in 19O1-O2 occupied many
maths, with much time wasted IN an
regulated and frutless discussion.
he third conference at Rio exhibited
much Of the facility In the practical
dispatch Of business which character
yes permanent delibcrative bodies ana
completed it's labors within the period
IF six weeks originally allotted for It's
sessions.
Quite apart from the specific value
a A.. ,o,,oy,,.;ope raacbo1 nv the con-