Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-29

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Havana. Sept. 29.-TheN American
prosisionai government assumed pos.
session Of Cuba today when Secretary
Taft's proclamation declaring himself
provisional governor of the, island
was formally issued.
The proclamation was publlsiFd In
the official gazette and thousands Of
printed copies were distributed In Ha.
vana. The terms of the proclaual6&
cause general satisfaction and en-.
phatieally ON account of the moderate
terms IN which Il is phased. Its state.
menf that the PROVISIONAL government
~ CT - undsrtaken only on account
~ Scessities of the situation and
psu1hlss Of PROVISIONAL government
fuill Be maintained purely for the pur.
pose q restoring peace. order and the
public confidence until permanent
! government .is established. No one
appeurs TO Doubt the good intentions
q President Roosevelt and his repro
sentatises and there Il no apprshen.
sion Of any serious trouble or resist.
ance to the provisional government
IN any part Of Cuba.
u While Governor Taft has not taken
possession Of the palace this Is only
becasse ex-president Palma will not
be ready to vacate the official residD
~ence until Monday and Taft desires
To do whatever he can to suit the. con-
venience Of the ex-president No dis
turbances Of any kind occurred last
night.
gratified at The change of govern
mcat. The striking feature of the
provisional government is on accoun,
Of the Cuban flag not having been
lowered. This establishes a preceden,
Ii the provisional government and the
prOtectorates. D.
i Text Of Proclamation aa
Governor l'aft's proclamation Ia. al
follows: .~@ ~
To the People Of Cuba: The fail
ure OF congress to act on the irrevoc
able resignation of the president o,
the republic OF Cuba or to elect sue
cessor leaves the countrys withon
government at time when great dis
order prevails and requires that nee
essary steps be taken In the nam,
and authority Of the president OF tn,
United States to- restore order 'ant
protect life and property on the Isl
and OF Cuba and the islands and key,
adjacent thereto and for the purpos,
Of establishing therein q provisional
government. The provisional lsov
crnnent hereby established will b,
maintained only long enough to re
store order, peace and public confid
ence ~ direction Or and ii the nam,
of the president OF the United States
ana then to hold such elections a
may be necessary to determine ol
those parsons upon whom the perms
nent government of the republl
should be devslved. Insofar as Is cor
sistent with the nature OF the pr
-visional government established nnd
ser authority OF the United States, thi
will be d Cuban government, conform
ing with the constitution Of Cuba IN
Cuban flag will be hoisted as usus
= over ssxerssaent suildinss of the II
- and. in e. mtive departments -
provincial and msnicipaI eovefl
ments, including that of IiAsana. MI
continue to admin ilter tastide ana 4
1awss II their n6kAn1 Inapp,icabl
/ by re1on of the character Or TIE eil
erkeocy goyerulnsnt 1Iil Be i1 fore
3 President Roosevelt has been mos
eExious to bring about. peace nnde
the constitutional government Of G
+ Ia and he has made every endeave
20 avoid the present step. Longer d,
4 lar. hawever, would be dangerous
i view o. thd resignation OF the cabine
Until further notice. heads of all a
II as,astr1ents Of the central governsnel
- Win report to me for instructions. Il
ending General Rodriguez, III cor
nland u the rural guards and 9th.
regular government forces, and Ge
esaf Carlos Roloff, treasurer of Cub
j. Until further notice. civil governor
and alcaldes viii also report to n
for instfuctiodS will ask all ci,
zens ana reyidents Of caba to asst,
me IN. the lork a restoring orde
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