The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-27
CUBAN TROUBLE.

CUBA N TROUBLE
10 is said that the war department
at Washington expects a recurrence of
.re trouble iu cuba within the next
rasg weeks. and that am army Of 5000
men is being held boz readiness f'r cm-
barEatiou 90 a moments notice.
ON mis- return trip from Panama
president Taft stopped at Gusuta-
ramo to inspect the site picked by Sec
rotary Meyer for naval base to guard
tHa Panama canal 10 has recently
conn. to light that while being so enc
rr-rd rcprcscutatives OF both prcsi-
dent Gomez and the opposition factions
related the conditions of the island
from their own viewpoint. in such de-
faT that President TAFT returned Co
washington with personal couurma-
ton OF reports that have recently
reached the state department az the
disrupted and corrupted conditions iu
Cuba
when General Guerra. head or the
army. was forced t1 resign % few
weeks ago. President Come feared The
army would follow him and Doe "a
strong factor I'm hls deposition. which
DO feared was 90 Doe attempted. 10
was Tor this reason that ne relieved
the soldiers Of their ammunition and
turned DC aU over 90 the rural guards.
IN organization equally az strong as
The standing army numerically. and iu
sympathy with Gomez.
The latest advIcee from cuba arc 90
the effect that President Gomez is iu
deadly fear or assassination o. the
hands or his rivals Evidence OF this
echcmin-. 10 i9 declared. ig to Do found
in the recent unsuccessful attempt to
send General Guerra. who resigned as
head Of the army. ont of the country
rr o. foreign mission. Guerra did not
~. however. Te declared that DE
would fight Gomez. who is "a candidate
Tor reelection.
That i- the present status ~ affairs
o. disclosed in the dispatches. 30 the
war department has good grounds FOR
its BELIEF that revolution is proesrcd.
shortly after the first Of the year
tH. entire batte-Hip fleet or the navy.
with 1000 or more marines ON board.
viu Do iu cuban wotcrs Evidently
this government iT -uUy prepared To-
cope with any emergency that may
arise iu cuba
10 is the old. old story Of corruption
in high places. Those who are on she
outside and FAR away from the public
crib want share Of the spois. They
organize au in~urrccti0n 20 hur1 tho
corrupuoniete from power in the name
~ honest government. The moment
they become successful. the robbery 81
the people continues. the only differ
-nrc being that the proceeds fall into
different hands
High hopes have beer entertained
for the stability ~ the cuban govern
rncut Present conditions do not war
rant a continued Indulgence OF such
hopes. n IL becomes necessary Tor the
United states Co interfere FOR the third
time stern rneasurce should De adopted
Co insure the future peace OF the "Gem
Of the AntUlcs~
This country is responsible f1r the
republic OF cuba. BY reason of tho
war with Spain the people of the isl-
and were set free and given q chance
90 govern themselves. They seem 60
have utterly failed 20 improve their
opportunity.
Tho adoption OF the Teller amend
rncut 60 the Piatt resolution was o.
grave mistake. To should not be all
lowed 90 stand in the way ~ 70 becomes
necessary Tor this country 20 fulfiu See
obligations 90 the other nations OF the
world by taking charge OF affairs az
Havana.
IN an army or pacifIcatiou IS again
sent to Cuba. the United states should
taxi ssion and settle the troubles
~ a. -. ~ for All time.