The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
PRESIDENT CONFERS on CUBA.
Talks Over situation With Root and Moody
and Minister QuesadR.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA conference over
the Cuban situation was held at the White
House tonight between the President and
Mr.. Root, the Secretary Of State. and Mr..
Moody, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, who came
together about 10 o'clock. Mr.. Quesada,
the Cuban Minister, had been with the
President, but left the White House when
the two Cabinet officers arrived.
In the course Of his visit Mr.. Quessda
thanked Mr.. Roosevelt for the letter to him
explaining the Presidents purpose in
sending Secretary Taft and Assistant Sec
rotary Bacon to havana. He expressed
qualification over the tone Of Secretary
Taft's proclamation, assuming the pro-
visional ~governorship of cub and also
for the moderate attitude which this
Government had adopted toward that
country. Mr.. Quesada old the President
that he had cabled to Mr.. Taft his resignation
as Cuban Minister in Washington, but had
not received any response. He has, how
ever, received a message sent by Mr.. Taft
to all Cuban diplomatic and consular repre-.
sentatives asking them to retain their
Offices. This was sent by Mr.. Taft before
Mr.. Quesada's resignation reached the
Provisional Government.
WIN JIc IcNuIu u III AiObiuChN W aSh-
ington from his vacation at Oyster Bay
il is expected that this Governments policy
toward Cuba will probably be decided upon
and worked out. There will be a meeting
tomorrow Of all those members Of the
Cabinet who are in Washin gton. and the
situation will be thoroughly zone over by
the President and his advisers. The Cabi-
net Ministers besides Secretary Taft who
are not in Washington at this time arc
Postmaster-Gener CortelyOu, Secretary
Of the Interior Hitchcock and Secretary
Of the Treasury Shaw. Those here. how
ever, are the lawyers Of the Cabinet, Mr..
Root. Mr.. Bonaparte and Mr.. Moody. and
it is their advice which the President espe-
cially desires to get on the subject.
Mr.. Root, who returned to Washington
on Sunday after three months absence in
South America. has not been in touch with
the recent developments in Cuba, but the
events which have taken place in the island,
a. well as the steps which the Government
has taken, were explained to him to-day
by Second Assistant Secretary Adee, who
was in charge Of the st ate Department
after the departure from Washington OF
First Assistant Secretary Bacon with Secre-
tary Taft. Secretary Roo is, however.
familiar with Cuban affairs by reason Of the
experience he gained while Secretary Of
War, and the President depends greatly
upon his advice and counsel.
While Secretary Taft is acting largely
upon his own initiative in all that he does
in Cuba, and his action has the full ir5o-se-
| ment OF the President, yet the general
| policy which this Government will follow
now that Intervention has become an
established fact will be formulated by
! the President and his Cabinet. IL is prob
able that some scheme will be worked
out whereby Secretary Taft will be able
to leave the island within a short time,
turning the Office Of Provisional Governor
over to some one whom the President de-
cides is qualified to deal with the situation.
II is believed that the general policy to
he followed during the supremacy Of the
Provisional Government will be modelled
largely after the policy pursued by Secre-
tary Taft while he was Governor-General
oLthe Philippines.
SO far as is practicable and possible the
Cuban subordinate officials now in admins
trative Offices will be continued in their
present places pendiagthe general elections.
! These elections will! be ordered just az
soon az the country reaches a settled con-
ditlon and in the opinion OF the Presi-
dent h ready for them.
The battleship Texas, which has on board
200 marines, is being held in Hampton Roads
awaiting further orders from Secretary
Taft. Quartermaster- General Humphrey