Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-05
American Intervention in
Cuba Was Requested
As Early as Sept. 8.--Pa|ma
Also Long Intended Resigning.
Interesting Correspondence Which Develops
Many New Facts and Features,

washington. oct. 4.-Secrctary Poor
to lay niadc public the corresnnnd.n...
lcduihis up 10 the intervention ir t,rh,
The correspondence took ni,n. I
tween Consul General Steinhard, 80
faE:.i'" ana Acting Secretary H,cnr 80
the stat" department. An inn,rt,nt
FEATURE ""r"l"i,rd in the DISPATCHES was
th;'t intervention was asked bv IN. on
p''h A"''fDihtht AZ early as Sept &
ana th;:t as long ago as Sept IA. Presi-
utht i'aIInI had determined 10 resign
rs Ire@iitnt Of the republic and that
th'' Wee President and cabinet minis
TEL" mai also determined to no longer
'oNttnt" III Office. Ii is also shown
ihat intervention by the United States
mas long been planned by the Palma
gov "rnintnt and was communicated to
the state department III a letter by Con-
SUI General Steinhardt as early as
Srpt. =. IN" correspondence follows:
Havana, Sept. S. 1906.
'S"rrstary of State. absolutely conf
ucntiaLD
''s,rre,ary Of State Cuba has re-
uucStci me in the name of President
Palma Ia ask President Roosevelt to
send Immediately TWO vessels. one To
! must o,ln,. al once Government forces
| A.. unable "a quell rebellion. The. gov
| ,rfiilrmt j. unable to protect life and
| l:oltrt.. president Palma VIII con-
! y.-nc Congress next Friday and Com
gr,.SS will ASK for our forcibls interview
ion. II must be kept secret ana con-
tideuli;,l that Palma asked for vessels.
| 40 one here exec pit President, secra-
t;rv az state ana myself know about it.
| Very snXiDdSly awaiting reply. Send
Il, ply. Send answer to
''oTEINHARDT, Consul General"
Havana. Sept 10 1906.
"S"cretary If state. Washington.
pr, yideut here worried because no
reI,ly received To my message and asks
war vessels b., sent Immediately.
"STEINHAEDT. Consul General"
"Dcraltment y. state, Washington.
Sent 10. 1906.
"Steinh2rdt. Havana:
Your cable received. Two ships have
hern sent. due to arrive Wednesday.
| III, President directs me to state that
PERHAPS YOU do not Yourself appreci
az. me rcuctanc" with which this
r,nlutry would Intervene. President
!
pi,blir opinion here il would have a
most GA-uaging effect for Intervention
to bc taken until the Cuban govern
mcnt mas exhausted every effort IN a
So iouS attempt to put down the lnsur-
rrction and has made this fact evident
I" tho p"lli.
Al present the impression certainly
woulG. be that there was no real popu-
lar Sdpr"rt of the Cuban government
l or els" that the government was nope
i lcSy,v weak A. conditions are at TINS
I moment we are not prepared I" say
+ what shape the Intervention Shouid
i take. 1t is If course very serious
4 thing t. undertake forcible lnter\eh-
4 tinn and before going into it we shouid
4 have To be absolutely certain OF the
4 equities Of the case and of the needs ol
! M situation. Meanwhile we assume
tlt.t every effort is being made by lhe
4 government L. come to "ofhiiS
grccn,.nt which will secure peace with
the insIlrrcctus provided they are I'M
all, To hold their own with them III me
field. Until such efforts nave D'th
made. We are not pre- pared To conSlhcF
tht question Of intervention at all.
"RACON, Acting Secretary.
IIavana. Sept. 10. 1906.
":I,rrrtary of state. Washington.
Your cable received ana directly
communicated TO the PreSldent. WI"
asks <hii,s remain for considerable"
tim" I" give security I" foreigners III
thc island az Cuba. ana says that he
viii 70 AZ much as possible with MS
forces to- nut down insurrecti0n. but II
Il,
ban Congress will indicate kind of IN
| tcrVcntion dcsirab BILE | appreciate rti'c-
tancc ON our part to intervene. espe-
cially in view Of Secretary Root recent
statements. Few. however. understand
Cuban situation and less NUMBER arg
able to appreciate the same ms IS ~
course. without any reference |" sul'e-
| rior authority. Palma applied puphc
| funds In public works ana puDilc "nu-
! cation but not in purchase war mate
! rial. lnSurrectionistS for a coilSiuefa"''
tim, prepared for present condition
hence governments apparent weakness
Al the commencement. Yesterdays hc-
frlt ut rebels gives the government
ln,.c Attamrte useless from the start
'STElNHAIDT. Consul General.
"ncpartmcnt of state. Washi:tgtrn.
Sept. H. 1905
'':~;, nirrIt American Consul Cen
erdl. Havana:
Your letter Of Sept. has Nad tAe
careful consideration of the President
who, 80 your private information be-
lieves actual Immediate intervention
to be out Of the question. We are cen
sid"ring. however. and would IKE your
opinion. ~ to whether ar not I" S'nd
a word Of emphatic warning a. I" !he
certainty that intervention viii come
in the end unless the people of CUBA
| for the sake Of their country me some
| way to settle their difficulties irr"$I''c-
tive Of personalities. cease their con
tenlionS ma live in peace. rms You
may convey confidentally to President
Palma. but not for publication. You
will urge President Palma to use in
the most effective manner all the re-
sources at his command I" 1ueil the re-
| volt.
"BACON"
Havana. Sept. u, 1906.