Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-23
CUBA NOT IN DANGER.
This Government Will Not Allow
 Palma to Be Overthrown.
Especial to Evening Democra,

Especial to Evening Democrat.) Washington. D. O., Aug 23.-Il may be accepted as a certainty that the present government of Cuba will not be overthrown by revolution The incipient insurrection which re. gently was started by a few disaf. fected persons in the island republic is doomed to failure, not only because it has no decent principle back of it. but because 1t is supported by no ma terial strength.
 If 1t had both, however, it yet would collapse, eventually, for, if the Cuban government itself were un- able to cope with it, the United States would step forward and put down the revolution, either by moral ,sua- sion or by physical force. In other words. the United States will not per init the Palma government to be overturned. In sense, as 1t is viewed by the Roosevelt administra- tion, this government is responsible for the Cuban government to the other nations of the world. The gov ernment established by President Palma has entered upon certain ob- ligations to the civilized powers of the world and the American govern ment proposes to see to 1t that those objections are kept. In addition, it means much to the United States that a stable government should be main tained in Cuba. That island is sort Of gateway to the Panama canal zone and this government could not af- ford. in the circumstances, to have it rent asunder by revolution and its present government, excellent in all respects and particularly friendly to America. put in jeopardy.
 Should the revolution become at all serious, there is no doubt that the United States would dispatch troops to the island to support the Palma government. The situation has not becomd serious. While tho officials of the state department are watching 1t closely. they are firmly of opinion that the Palma government will be able to quell the disturbance with out extraordinary difficulty.
 Reports from Cuba of the strength of the revolutionists vary greatly, but the best information indicates that they number at most only n cou- pie of hundred hot-heads who never would be satisfied with any sort of government that promised stabiIty. The leaders live on revolutions. They are professional insurrectionists. They cannot have their way, so they insti- ute trouble. That President Palma hx. nh 4n tal .A reasonably certain, but if he cannot the United States can and will.
 Of course. this government will take no steps toward rendering assist ance to the Cuban republic until 1t shall have been shown that the revo- lution Is beyond the power of that government to quell: but as soon as the diplomatic representatives of this country fin Cuba shall notify the American government that serious danger threatens tho Cuban govern- ment, American troops will be sent to the 4sland. The troops will go not so much fo assist the Cuban govern ment as to preserve 1t in the interest of this country.
 It is known that in the past few
 
 months complaints have been made of the Palma government. Some of these have been received at the state department. One of them is that the provisions of the .so-called Piatt amendment have not been carried out by the present Cuban government. This is said by American officials to be unfounded. The Palma govern ment is doing all in its power to put. i. into effect the Platt amendment and to meet It's other obligations. So far, its action has been reasonably satis- factory to the United States. oso long as 1t shall remain satisfactory. the American government may be de- pended on to protect the present Gu | ban republic against any revolution that may be instigated against it. It Is realized fully by this government that a revolutionary government could not be tolerated in Cuba, and the United States will not permit such a regime to be established on fha fuf~,A