The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-20
WARNING TO CUBA
Given in Communication to
islanders by Roosevelt.
A THREAT TO INTERVENE
Warrinq Factions Are Told Plainly to
Restore Peace or Suffer Conse-
ouences-Taft and Acting Sec
retary Bacon to Visit Island.

retary Bacon to Visit Island.
At Oyster Bay, N. Y, Friday, after
nrotracted conference with Secre-
tary of War Taft, Acting Secretary OF
State Bacon and Secretary of the
Navy Bonaparte, President Roosevelt
addressed an important communlca-
ton TO Cuba, and arranged to send
Secretaries Taft and Bacon to the
island to make a thorough investiga-
,ion of things there, and lend their
influence to restore peace.
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban minister to the United
States, Senor Quesada, and is an i'm
passioned plea to Cuba to realize her
responsibility as a self-governing re-
public, and to restore peace in the
island. Her setsrtion is called in no
uncertain language to the responsible
ity which the United States bears
to the island, and the certainty tnat
such responsibility will necessarily be
exercised should peace not be pre-
served.
The president says he has certain
information that the peace OF the
island is now menaced and that Anael-
lean property has been destroyed
Secretaries Taft and Bacon will go
by rail to Key West, Fla, and from
there the journey to Havana will be
completed On a naval vessel, probably
the cruiser Des Moires.
The conference which resulted In
the Cuban discussion began at Saga
more Hill shortly after o'clock Fri
day afternoon, and continued until 10
o'clock at night.
Secretary Taft said as he left Oys-
ter Bay that he had no idea as to
the length of his visit to Cuba. He
indicated that there would be no haste
in the investigation which would be
made there. Aside from this informa-
tion, no discussion will be divulge1
by those attending the conference, the
statement being made that the letter
of the president was Intended to COW
er the whole Cuban situation so far
as it was desirable 70 do so in the
public print
The most significant paragraphs in
the presidents letter to Cuba are as
follows: @.
81 solemaly adjure all Cuban pa
triots to band together, to sink all dif-
ferences and personal ambitions and
to remember that the only way that
they can preserve the independence
of the republic is to prevent the ne
cessity Of outside interference by res.
cuing her from the anarchy Of civil
war. earnestly hope that this word
of adjuration of mine, given in the
name of the American people, the
stanchest friends and we'll wishers OF
Cuba that there are in all world, will
be taken rs it is meant; will be
seriously considered, and will be act
ed upon. and if so acted upon, Cuba's
permanent independence, her pcrma-
nent success as a republic, are as
Sured
"Under the treaty with your gov
ernment. !, as presidet of the United
States. have a duty in this matter
which I cannot shirk. The third arti-
Gle in that treaty implicitly confers
upon the United States the right 10
intervene for the maintenance in Cuba
of a government adequate for the pro-
lection of life, property and Individual
liberty.
%The treaty comforting this right is
the supreme law of the land, and fur.
nishes me with the right and the
means of fulfilling the obligation that
l am under to protect American in.
,terests. The information at hand
shows that the social bonds through
out the island have been so relaxed
that life, property and individual lib.
erty are no longer safe.'