Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-15
A STEP TOWARDS
INTERVENTION
Secy. Taft and Asst. SeCy. Of
State Bacon Will be Sent
To Cuba.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES A HAND
Addresses a Letter on Cuban Crisis TO
Senior Quosada, Cuban Minister
AZ Washington.

Oyster Bay, sept n,-Afttr pro-
tracted conference with secy OF War
TAFT. Acting secy. ofstate Bacon and
secy. Of the Navy Bonaparte Presi-
dent Roosevelt tonight addressed an
important communication 10 cuba and
arranged to send Socy. TAFT and Asst
secy. Bacon to that island on Sunday
TO make a thorough investigation Of
conditions there aud lend their inhu-
ence 10 restore peace.
The communication is addressed TO
the Cuban minister 10 the United
States, Senior Quesada. II is an impas-
stoned plea TO cuba to realize her re-
sponslbilities as a self-goyerning re-
public and to restore peace In the ISL
and Her attention Is called IN no IN.
certain language TO the responsibility
which tho United states bears 10 the
island and the certainty that response.
bility viii necessarily be- exercised
should peace not DO preserved
The president says he has certain IN
formation that The peace of the island
Is now menaccd and that American
property has been destroyed.
Secy. Taft and Mr.. Bacon viii leave
for cuba Sunday They win go b.
rail to Key West. Fla, and from there
the journey TO Havana VIII he c0m-
pleted on a naval vessel. probably the
cruiser Des Moines.
The conference which resulted in the
Cuban decision began At Sycamore Hill
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
aud continued until 10 o'clock tonight.
At It's conclusion Secy. Taft, Secy. Bon
aparte and Asst Secy. Bacon LETT for
New York and viii so 10 Washington
tomorrow.
secy. Taft said. az he LEFT oyster
Bay. that he had no idea as 20 the
length Of his visit 10 Cuba. He indi-
Gated that there would be no haste IN
the investigation, which would be thor
ough. Aside from this information no
discussion will be diyulged by those
attending the conference. the statement
being made that the letter Of the pres
ldent was intended TO cover the whole
Cuban situation. as far a. Il was de-
sirable 10 do so IN the public print
Senator Albert Beyefldge Of Indiana,
n member OF the senate committee on
Cuban relations. also participated In
iho conference.
PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Following is President Rooseyelt's
letter
oyster Bay. Sept li-My Dear
Senior Quesada-In this crisis In the
AFFAIRS Of the republic Of Cuba ! write
YOU, not merely because you are the
minister Of Cuba accredited to this
government, but because We were inii-
mately drawn together At the time
when the United States interviewed in
the affairs Of Cuba with the result OF
making her an independent nation. You
know how sincere my affection and adj
miration and regard for Cuba are. you
know that never have done and never
shall do anything IN reference TO Cuba
save with such sincere regard for her
welfare. You also know the pride I
felt because n came 10 me as president
TO withdraw the American troops from
tho island Of cuba and officially 10 pro-
claim her independence. and TO wish |
her god-speed IN her career as a free
republic. l desire now, through you, 10
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 Of |
steadily growing prosperity. For four |
years this peace and prosperity have |
obtained under her own independent |
government Her peace, prosperity and |
independence are now menaced. FOR Of |
al haf II
the worst Is the evil Of anarchy into |
which civil war and revolutionary dis
turhances viii assuredly throw her |
Whoever Is responsible for armed reyo-
luton and outrage whoever Is respon- |