The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-04

crime. but. In The last resort. e. Dc.
Tending the people who have com
mltted II against the consequences
% their own wrongdoing.
CONDITIONS IN CUBA.
Last August an innuffectinn broke
out la Cuba which u speedily graw
evident that the existing Cuban gov
eminent was powerinHa 20 queil.
This government was repeatedly
asked by the then cuban govern
mnnt 10 Intervene. and finally Wa
notified by tho president n Cuba
that he intended to realRn. that his
drcialun was irreVauahla, that mons
/ Of the other constitutional Officers
would casseut IA carry the govern
ment. and that he was poweriesH 20
| maintain order 1hanha
20 the preparedness Of our navy
/ was able Immediately to send
enough ships TO Cuba to prevent ths
situation from becoming hopelcasi
and | furthermore dispatched to
| cuba the secretary Of war and tho
assistant secretary of state. IN order
! that they might Erappie with the
situation on the ground. All efforts
/ 60 secure an agreement betwesn the
epniendiua factions. by which they
should themselves come 10 an ami
cable understanding and settle upon
snfna modua yiyaud some proyi-
niunai government % their OWL
lfaiied Finally the president - the
republic resigned The quorum II
congress assembled failed BY DELHI
crate purpose OF it's members. 40
that there was no power to act on
hla resignation, and the government
came "a a halt. Ia accordance with
the an-ealiad Plat amendment.
which VAS embodied ia the eonHti-
1 tuition % Cuba. / thefeupuu pros
Stained provisional government for
shs island, the secretary Of war act
ing as provisional governor until he
could be replaced by Mr. AaEoou.
the late minister 60 Panama and
| governor ~ the canal zone on the
/ tHihmua, troops we're cent % sup
pert them and % relieve the navy.
/ the expedition being handled with
most aatlafn ct0fy speed aud eff
/ cheney. The inhufEent chiefs imae-
/ dIatelY agreed that their troops
should lay down their arms and dia-
hand and the agreement vas car
I fied nut The provisional govern
/ iatut haa left the personnel af the
old government aud the oid laws
- faf az might be. unchanged. and
| viii thus administer the islands fof
a few months uutii tranquility can
/ be restored a uaw election properly
hala. ard rev government luauF-
/ ufatnd. Peace has come In the
iaiani and the hary caiinE % The
sugar cane crop. the great cop %
the island. r. about 70 proceed
AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
The second iutefna fianAl confer
eHee % American republics. held IN
/ Mesira o. the years iget-g provided
faf the holding ~ the third confer
onee within five years and commit.
/ ted the fikihs 81 the time and place
and The arrangements for tha con.
ference 90 the governing board u
the bureau 81 American Republics
composed 20 the representatives Il
All thu American nations In Wash
/ iugtoa That board discharged the
| duty Imposed upon it wlth nafaeA
/ fidelity aud rainHtasimH care. and
upon the courteous invitation 81 tbs
/ United States - HfaFil. the CENTER
eueu WHa held At Hlo DO JAneirQ
I continuing from the sstd 81 July
e the zsth 20 August last AauT
SUBJECTS ~ common Interest % al
I the American nations wrfs discuss
"a BY TIE conference. ana tie COTE
| UtussnnE reached. embodied IL q 49,
Z
cone entions. Wiil ba laid before yau
upun tire coming tn Of the final re-
port - the American delegates
l They eantain many matters - Inn
l IaFtnnee relating % the extension Il
/ trade, thp Increase 90 eomfnunica.
ton ths smoothing hNay Of bar
rieFa . free intercourse. ard The
I promotion Of a better knoWiesaTe
ana good understanding between the
1 different countries represented The
meetings ~ the conference wrrn
harfstani0us and the conclusions
NHfr raarhaa with substantial una
nimity. II II interesting 10 observe
that ID the sucreAnive conferences
which have been held the rcurssen-
tatissH - the different American
aafiuna have been learning 90 work
| tsEe Their effse lively. foe. while tbs
1 ffEsf conferences Ia Washington IN
| ie2a. and she Second conference IN
Msxiro IN ts9i-a occupied many
months with much tire wasted IL
An uursEuiated ana ffuffiran discus
stem ths third conference st Rio
exhlblted much ~ the facility IN the
sfaetie dispatch ~ business which
I rharaef.fitss permanent dsllbera-
1 tiVe bodies and completed IT, labofs
1 within the period Of miN Assks orig
suaiiy allotted for itn sessions.
| have just returned from \ trip
10 Panama ard shall report e. yps
az length later un the whole subject
- the Panama canal
SEALING QUESTION.
4 The destruction - tie Prtbnoff
islands fur seals ~ peiaRic scaling
still continues. The herd whirh. &C.
/ cefdinF - the surveys made IL 1874
by direction 80 the congress. NUM-
b~rrd Fea GO. ard whfeh. accord
Ing 20 the survey % both Americas
lard Canadian commissioners IN iAat
amounted to 9ee eco. has moss bern
l reduced 90 abaut fka ooa This -.
suit has been brought about BY Ca.
madam amd sHfie other sealing VcHs
sells Willing the female seals while
/ Ia she water during their annual
I pilgrimage to and from the south.
nY IN search 81 food. As rnie the
female zeal uhan killed IL preW-
nant and slna has AZ nnweanst
pup on land. - that. fQr each nkin
taken ~ peiawfc sealing. ~ a rule.
/ three lives ara destroy f=aihr moth
or. the unborn offspring ana the
nursing ppp. which IL iefi - stsrve
20 death No damage whatever IL
done 90 the hsrd hy the carefully
regulated Killing on land.
IN rasa We are compelled O. ahar
den she houa 81 making arrange
menia uith ether governments 10
put an end 70 the hidauus cruelty
now Incident 20 reiaKio sealing. u
viii 30 a question fbr your wkrious
I consideration how far We should
CONTINUES 90 protect ard maintain
I the seal herd on lard Wlth the re-.
suit - continuing such a practice.
and whether it 81 not better to end
/ the practice hY rxtnriuinatiug the
herd ourselves IN the most humane
Way possible.
HAGUE CONFERENCE.
In nay last message advised you
/ that the emperor 81 Russia had
taken tho initiative In bringing
abnaf a second peace. conference al
l The HAHae Under the guidance Of
I Russia the arrangement 81 the pre-
| lisninafiss for such a conference has
I been progressing during the past
See the BattIeshIps
al Bremerlon
The wisconsin and Oregon are
there. with the training ship Phil
adalphia. torpedo beats and destroy
rfa. The scenery aionR the entire
/ trip IL magnificent. Boats leave Pier
Al 10 and II 80 A. m ana tt1A