The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-15
United States Government
Has Complete Plans and
Maps of the Island and
Ready to Occupy It.
VIGOROUS DENIAL Is
GIVEN TO THE STORY
Member of the General Staff
OF the Army, However, Ad-
mits That a Cuban Protec-
torate Is Favored.

Washington. May 15.-Irrigation was
shown today by high officials connect
ed with the war, navy and state de-
partments as q result of the revela-
ton made exclusively by the Hearst
News Service that the government has
completed plans for the re-occupation
of Cuba at a not distant date, to solve
the financial difficulty OF the Cuban
government.
Previous to the evacuation of Cuba
by United States troops under Brig.
Gen. Thomas F. Barry, on April l las.
Major Mason NJ. Patrick. who was act
Ing as chief engineer officer of the Gu
ban army OF pacification, made a
lengthy report to Gen. Barry. in which
1t was. shown that practically every
foot Of Cuba had been plotted and
mapped by both engineer and officers
OF other branches Of the service, for
possible future use.
In Printers' Hands.
This report is now in the hands of
the printers and until it officially
reaches the secretary of war, it's exact
contents cannot be divulged. although
1t was said at the war department that
much secret information contained in
Major Patrick's report is necessarily
secret and therefore is not incorporat-
ed in the report of Gen. Barry, as it
will appear in print. 1t was also adj
mitted at the war department that
Major e. E. Winslow, of the enginee.'
corps. has made report to Brigadier
General w. L. Marshall, chief Of eng:-
neers. In which it was shown that the
entire island Of Cuba was 30 thorough
~ mapped for possible future use by
the United States troops, that the ty-
biography of the island 10 practically
os well known to United States officers
as Is any section of the United States.
Brigadier General Marshalls report
was read by the senate committee on
Military affairs, when the facts, as well
as others relating to the possible re-
occupation Of Cuba, by our forces was
set forth. Notwithstanding this, the
higher officers of the war department
are today strenuously asserting that
so far as we know, there Is no inten-
ton OF the United States to occupy
Cuba"
0iscloses the Plans.
One officer, who is member of the
general staff and Of high rank, but
whose identity cannot, Of course, be
revealed, said today:
"The third invasion Of Cuba will
probably not be one Of United States
military command at first, but in the
nature Of directorate. This plan is
favored by the army and administra-
ton because its practicabifity has been
demonstrated BY England in controll-
ing some Of her island possessions.
This plan at it, conception woald not
require large military force and
! would practically permit the Cuban's to
govern themselves under direction OF
the United States This plan would
not necessitate any sending at first of
regiments to Cuba. Instead Of gov
ernor. United States agent would be
appointed who would have offices in
the governors palace and to whom all
governmental matters would have to
be submitted. This official would be
the power behind the Cuban throne;
| while the Cubans would apparently
govern themselves.
This United States representative
would prevent them from taking ILL
advised measures or getting into trou-
ble'
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, speaking Of conditions in Cuba,
said:
Il regret to hear that conditions in
Cuba are such as may force another in
PREVENTION on our part. My guess is
that II we are compelled to intervene
again we will stay there for keeps"