The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15

OYSTER BAY, Sept. 1z.-After a pro-
fracted conference with Secretary of
War Taft, Acting Secretary of State
Bacon and Secretary of the Navy Bon
aparte, President Roosevelt tonight ad-
dressed an important communication
10 Cuba and arranged to send Secre-
tnries Taft and Bacon TO that island on
sunday to make a thorough fnvesti-
cation of conditions there and lend
their influence to restore peace.
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban Minister to the United
States. Senor Quesada- 1t is an i'm
passioned plea to Cuba TO realize her
responsibilities as a self-geverning re-
public and to restore peace in the
island. Her attention is called in no
uncertain language TO the response
bil.ty which the United States bears in
its relationship to the island and the
certainty that that responsibility win
necessarily be exercised should peace
not be preserved.
The President says he has certain
information that the peace of the
island is now menaced and that Amer
ican property has been destroyed.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon will
leave for Cuba on Sunday. They will
go by rail TO Key West, Fla, and
from there the journey to Havana will
be completed on naval vessel, prob
ably the Des Moines.
LONG CONFERENCE HELD.
The conference which resulted in the
decision as to Cuban affairs began
at Sycamore Hill shortly after 3
O'Clock this afternoon and continued
until 10 O'Clock tonight At its con-
clusion Secretary Taft, Secretary Bon
aparte and Secretary Bacon left for
New York and will go to Washington
tomorrow
Secretary Taft said, as he left Oyster
Bay, that he had no idea as TO the
length Of his visit to Cuba He indi-
Gated that there would be no haste IN
the investigation. which would be thor
ough Aside from this information,
nothing will be divulged by those at
tending the conference. the statement
being made that the letter of the Pres
ident was intended to cover the whole
Cuban situation, as far as it was de-
sirabIe TO 90 so in public print.
Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana
a member of the Senate Committee on
Cuban Relations, also participated in
the conference.
PRESIDENTS LETTER
Following is President Roosevelt's
letter:
Oyster Bay. Sept 1z-My Dear
Senor ouesada: In this crisis in the
affairs Of the republic Of Cuba, I write
you, not merely because you are the
Minister Of Cuba accredited to this
Government but because you and
were intimately drawn together at the
time when the United States inter
vened in the affairs of Cuba with the
result Of making her an Independent
nation.
You know how sincere my affection
and admiration and regard for Cuba
are: you know that never have don,
and never shall do anything in refer
ence to Cuba save with such sincere
regard for her welfare. You also know
the pride I felt because it came tC
me as President 20 withdraw the
American troops from the island oi
Cuba and officially TO proclaim hei
independence and to wish her godspeec
in her career as a free republic
7 desire now through you to say
word OF solemn warning to your peo
pie, whose earnest well wisher I am
For seven years Cuba has been in Z
condition OF profound peace and O.
steadily growing prosperity. For foui
years this peace and prosperity hav'
obtained under her own Independent
government Her peace. prosperit,
and Independence are now menaced
for Of all possible evils that can befal
Cuba the worst is the evil Of anarch,
into which civil war and revolutionarl
disturbances viii assuredly throw her
Whoever is responsible for armes
revolution and outrage. whoever is re
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