Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04


cit or the offending community lies
in the hands of the United States gov
eminent. 1t Is unthinkable that we
should continue policy under which
given locality may be allowed to
commit a crime against a friendly ma
ton, and the United States govern
ment limited, not to- preventing the
commission OF the crime, but, in the
last resort, to defending the people
who have committed 1t against the
consequences of their own wrongdoing-
TO DEAL FIRMLY WITH cusA
inhabitants Of Inland Must Realize
Responsibility Of Self Government.
Last August an instruction broke
cut In Cuba which It speedily grew
evident that the existing Cuban gov
eminent was powerless to quell. This
|LLvernment was repeatedly asked by
the then Cuban government to In
tervene, and finally was nOtifled by
the president Of Cuba that he intend
ed to resign; that his decision was
|iirevocable; that none of the other
constitutional officers would consent
to carry on the government. and that
he was powerless to maintain or
Impending and there was every prob
ability that II steps were not imme-
Giately taken by this government to
try to restore order, the representa-
t.ves Of various European nations In
the island would apply to their re-
spective governments for armed In
tervention innOrder to protect the
lives and property of their citlxens.
Thanks to the preparedness s0f our
navy was able immediately to send
enough ships to Cuba to prevent the
situation from becoming hopeless:
and I furthermore dispatched to Gu
ta the secretary OF war and the as
sistant secretary OF state, In order
THAT they might grapple with the sit
uation on the. ground. All efforts to
secure an agreement between tina
contending factions. by which they
should themselves come to an ami
cable understanding and settle upon
some modus vivendi--some provis-
Iional government of their own---fail-
led. Finally the president Of the re-
hubble resigned. The quorum OF con-
purpose of It's members. so that there
was no power to act on his resigna-
i ton, and the gov rnment came ~
a halt In accordance with the e0-
called Platt amendment, which was
embodied III tne .cpnsututiUn " Gu
fba, thereupon proclaimed pro-
Iy,sional government for the island.
tn6 6eCIClaAy " W&t 0StAsA6 - - -
Ivlsional governor until he could be
replaced hV Mr.. Magoon. the late
minister to Panama, ana governor Of
the Canal Zone on the tlehmues
t, oops were sent to support them ana
to relieve the navy. the expedition
being handled with most satisfactory
speed ana efficlency. lne insurgent
troops should lay GOWN tneir arms
and disband; ana the agreement waa
carried out. The provisional gov-
Iernment has left the personnel OF
tine old government and the DAD laws.
SO far as might be. unchanged, and
will thus administer the island for
few months until tranquility can
be restored. new election properly
held, and q new government inaugu-
rated Peace has come In the Island;
n and the harvesting Of the sugar
crop. the great crop OF the island. y
! about to proceed.
When the election has been held
; land the new government inaugurafed
I'm peaceful and orderly fashion the
provisional government will come "a
IAN end. l take this opportunity q
. expressing upon behalf OF the Amer
, lean people, with all possible solemn-
: lazy, our moste earnest hope that the
people OF Cuba will realize the Inn
!. operative need OF preserving 3uattce
: aid keeping order In the island. TIT
Z United states Wishes nothing Of Gu
!. Ina except that 1t shall prosper NOR
I Islly ana materially, and wishes moth
: ling OF the Cubans save that the1
4 shall be able to preserve 0roea
) lamoIig themselves and therefore E
! ir. eserve their Independence. a ~
\ Ieiections become q farce. ana Il th
) linsurrectionaxy habit becomes con
Z firmed in the island, IL Is abs0lutet
= cut OF tho question that the tDlnn
4 should continue independent: ana "a
& limited States, which has assumed -
e sponsorship before the ciyilized woyl
y for Cuba's career as q nation, woul
re- lagain have to intervene and to -
l-slthat the government was managed
ID such orderly fshiOn ~ TO secure q
10 safety Of life and property. -
~ path to be trodden by those who q
n- end we should have every charity -
A. patience with the Cubans a the
he thread this dif1cult path. l have q
~ utmost sympathy with. and regal
~ flor. theb, but most earnestly y
se lure them solemnly to weigh the
ay Responsibilities and to see thai VII
of their new government II started
el- shall run smoothly, and with fre
q ldom from hagran denial OF rio
an ION the one hand and from insurre
lai ttonary disturbances on the ether.
he SOUTH AMERICAN RElATeQy
IN lconferenos n Rie predue1ive ~ ~
II Coed 70 United 9eotoe-
1ey The second International cont
on. eo~e Of American republica. held
use Mexico in the years 1s01-2. pFov1e
Icn- lfor the holding Of the third cont
an Ience within ave years. ana comn