The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15
| ? resident Calls Upon
Cuba to Restore Order

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sponsibIe in any way for the condl-
tion of affairs that now obtains, is an
enemy of Cuba, ana doubly heavy is
the responsibility of the man affecting
to be the especial champion of Cuban
independence who takes any step which
will jeopardize that independence. For
there is just one way In which Cuban
independence can be secured. and that
is for the Cuban people to allow their
ability TO continue In their path of
peaceful and orderly progress.
DUTIES UNDER TREATY.
This nation asks nothing of Cuba
save that it shall continue to develop
as it has developed during the past
seven years that it shall know and
practice the orderly liberty which Will
assuredly bring an eyer-increasing
measure of peace and prosperity to the
beautiful queen of the Antilles. Our
intervention in Cuban affairs will only
come if Cuba herself shows that she
has fallen into the insurrectionary
habit that she lacks the self-restraint
necessary to peaceful self government,
and that her contending factions have
plunged the country into anarchy.
I solemnly adjure all Cuban patriots
w DhHQ lOScl 10 Sink dli QlH6IeuCcS
snd personal ambitions, and to remem-
her that the only way that they can
preserve. the independence of their re-
public is to prevent the necessity OF
outside interference by reseuing 1t
from anarchy or civil war. l earnestly
hope that this word of adjuration of /
mine, given in the name OF the Amer
ican people, the staunchest friends and |
we'll wishers of Cuba that there are in
meant; will be seriously considered and !
will be acted upon. If so acted upon
Cuba's permanent independence, per
manent success as a republic, are as
sured.
Under the treaty with your Govern
ment, /, as President of the United
States, have duty in this matter which |
l cannot shirk. The third article of
that treaty approximately confers upon
the United States the right to intervene |
for the maintenance in Cuba of govern |
ment adequate for the protection of life,
property and individual liberty The |
treaty comforting this right is the su- /
preme law of the land and furnishes /
me with the right and the means of |
the obligation that / am un-
der to protect American interests.
HoSTILITIEs MUST END.
THE information at hand shows that /
the social bonds throughout the islands I
have been so relaxed that life, prop /
erty and individual liberty are no |
longer safe. I have received authentic /
Information of injury TO and destruc-
ton of American property. 1t is in my /
Judgment imperative for the sake of +
cuba that there shall be an Immediate F
cessation OF hostilities and some ar
rangement which will secure the per-
naNi6nQfinn nf he tel,
Il am sending to Havana the Secre-
tary of War. Mr.. Taft, and the Assist
ant Secretary of State, Mr. Bacon. Is the
special representatives of the Govern
nent, who will render such aid as is I
possible toward these ends. I had
hoped that Mr.. Root, the Secretary of
State, could have stopped in Havana
On his return from South America. but
the seeming imminence of the crisis
forbids further delay.
through you / desire in this way to 4
communicate with the Cuban Govern /
ment and with the Cuban people. and
accordingly l am sending you a copyl
OF this letter to be presented to Presi- I
dent Palma and have also directed it's
immediate publication.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
INQUIRY TO BE MADE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-with the
principals at Oyster Bay and only
agents In Washington, 1t was difficult
tonight to secure any explanation of
the sudden decision of the President
10 despatch Secretary Taft and Acting
Secretary of State Bacon to Cuba. as
announced from Oyster Bay
Pred1cated entirely on the course of
the Administrators treatment of the
cuban question in its earlier phases
and having in mind especially the pol
Icy inaugurated by Secetary Root
toward Santo Domingo after he as
sumed office, ii is the common belief
here that the purpose is to secure from
absolutely dependable sources informa-
ton that will establish clearly the fact
that President Palma either does or
does not in his administration repre-
sent a majority OF the Cuban people.
From the Santo Domingo precedent
when President Morales was forced to
sustain himself or sink, the admins
tration is elieved to be determined to
allew the majority of the Cuban peo-
pie to prevail in the government of
the island
The Teller amendment, declaring for
the independence Of Cuba, as read in
connection with the Platt amendment,
is understood in official circles here to
warrant this construction of the proper
attitude of the United States Govern
ment in the present Cuban crisis. 1t
will be for Secretary Taft and Acting
Secretary Bacon to determine for them
selves whether in their opinion the best
Of the island are represented
by the revolutionary forces or whether /
in the interests Of order and public veal
and the future welfare of Cuba the
Palma government should be sustained
There is reason to believe from the
report that the insurgent leaders Zayas
and Castillo have offered to surrender
to Commander Colwell of the American
cruiser Denver that they are prepared
to accept American arbitrament
MARINES RETURN TO SHIP.
Therefore a cessation of hostilities
is expected as soon as the leaders of
the various insurgent bands have been
Informed of the Presidents action to-
day.
The landing of 120 sailors by
Commander Colwell and the subsequenti
of nearly the entire force