The Jersey City news., 1906-10-03
MAGOOA A7oHlEC CUBA
President Names Former Canal
Zone Director as Provis-
lonal Governor. ..szE2
NO THOUGHT OF ANNEXATION
President Roosevelt Declares That the
island Viii Receive Another chancs.
New Administration to Cooperate
With Moderates and Liberals In
Holding Elections.

Hoiufn9 Eiectionss
Washington. Oct. 3.--Charles e. Ma
goon, who has just retired as minister
to Panama and governor of the canal
zone, was appointed provisional gov
ernor of Cuba in place of Secretary
Taft. He will start at once for Ha-
vana
This announcement was made after
o meeting Of the president and cabinet
held to consider the situation in Cuba.
Mr.. Magoon will for the present at
least be governor merely in name His
work will consist chiefly in overseeing
the work of the Cuban officials who re-
main in office so long as order is main
tanned. If disorder should occur, then
his pe4ers will be extended.
Cannot Spare Winthrop.
Both the president and Secretary
Governor FeeISrnan winthrop ef Porto
Rice fer the essce Of goserp~r Mr.
MA geon MRS recently zpf.siat ted A s,isnt-
her of th~ Philipsise commission. bit
i}le president has expressed ihe belief
THAT he can better spare Governor Ma.
eoon from his duties iii the Philippine
Islands than he can the services of
Governor Winthrop in Porto Rico for
the several months during which he ex-
poets the provisional governorship of
Cuba will continue Governor Afagoon
is anxious to so to Cuba, and his selec-
ton for the place is expected to be an
nounced soon. The president expects
Mr.. Taft to return to Washington in a
fortnight OF less
The president has given some consid-
sratlea to the possibility of the neces-
sity of a postponement of his trip to
Panama next month because of condi-
tons in Cuba.
Annexation Not Considered.
After the cabinet meeting the presi-
dent called in the newspaper men and
announced that there was no intention
of annexing Cuba, which, he said,
would be given another chance He
said he was delighted with the feeling
expressed by the Cuban people and
hopes to see new election which will
place a stable government in power
Mr.. Roosevelt made it clearly under
stood, however, that the United States
would not tolerate another outbreak
such as the last. He said that might
mean permanent Intervention, but not
annexation. 1t is his desire that Gov
ernor Magoon cooperate with the Lib
erals and Moderates in holding cleo
tions which will give everybody conf
dence. It is not proposed to send any
more troops to the islaAd beyond the
$500 now there or on the way.
Movements of Warships.
Captain Couden, the senior naval Of
ficer at Havana, reported to the navy
department that acting under the in
struetions of Secretary Taft, he had or
dered the battleship Kentucky to Ma
tanzas from Havana and the cruiser
Newark to Nueyitas to guard the rail-
roads there
Secretary Taft has cabled to the war
department requesting that Brigadier
General Frederick Funston be desig-
mated to command the American troops
in Cuba. An order to that effect was
Immediately issued Formal orders
were also issued to Brigadier General
T. j. Wint, commander of the depart
menf of Missouri, who is to be in
charge OF the enlbarkation of the expe-
dition from Newport News.