The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
NO INTERVENTION
|. IN CUBA BY j. S.
President Taft and Secretary
Stimson Think 1t Will
Ee Unnecessary
BOTH ARE WATCHING
AFFAIRS IN ISLAND
To Be On Safe Side Both
Army and Navy Pro-
coed to Prepare for
Occupation

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.--After a
conference with President Taft. Sec
rotary OF War Stimson to-day de-
clared that he did not believe the
United States would have to inter-
vene In Cuba.
President Taft. Mr.. stimson said.
agreed with him.
Although the situation Is regarded
as most hopeful. the White House
and the war department will watch
developments closely.
To be on the safe side, however.
both the army and navy are proceed
ing with tho preparations for the
is ready to move 2,eo0 troops on
short notice from Newport News. Va,
and to send 5000 more in week.
The navy already Is In Cuban
waters with a strong feet of battle
ships. The Utah and Florida arrived
at Guantanamo to-day and reinforced
the feet already in that port
To Reply soon.
HAVANA, January 1s.-The reply
Of the Cuban government to the note
of Secretary Knox intimating that
the United States government might
be compelled to intervene in Cuban
affairs will probably be made to-day.
An official statement was given out
to-day regarding the conference held
last night at the palace between Presi-
dent Gomez and representatives of all
the political factions and the vete-
rams The statement is as follows:
THE meeting terminated with every
one breath words Of patriotism
fact which filled the president with
optimism, because he found in his
old companions In arms and in AL
the others present \ Arm determine
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Details Of the terms Of asresnent
reached at the conference have not
will be the subject Of further con-
ferences. It Ii probable. however. that
one of the Arst actions to be taken
will be the passage by Congress OF
an act revoking the annulment OF the
civil service law and thus putting an
end to the pernicious attempts OF
the veterans to divide the Cubans into
classes contrary to the constitution.
All Are for Gomez.
It IL certain that all those who
were present at the meeting at the
palace pledged the interests repre-
sented by them to make every sacri-
fee In order to uphold President Co
mex In his efforts to remove the
faintest Justification for American In
tervention.
Colonel Orestes Ferrara, speaker Of
the House Of Representatives. after
the conference said that he was con-
WINGED that all the trouble was due
to Congress trucking to the veterans
by aorogating the civtl service law.
Representative Manuel Sacedes,
representing the veterans, said that
they would now be satisfied with
what they had already gained, al
though they still believe that the
presidents action In forbidding OFF,
GERS to attend meetings of the vet
Grams was unconstitutional.
Nunez Is Defiant.
General Emilio Nunez. president of
the Veterans Association. In an in
terview yesterday reatf1rmed his opin-
ion that the United States was not
justified in threatening Intervention
because the Veterans Association
was purely patriotic organization.
similar to the Grand Army of the
Republic, II had broken no law, nor
had II defied the authority of the
government.
He declared. however. that the vet
Grams were determined to persist in
the campaign, the object of which
was the publication of the civil SER
vice and of all publications obnox-
ious to patriots by reason OF former
hostility to the cause of Cuban in
dependence.
General Sunez conferred yesterday
afternoon with the Secretary of the
interior. Senior. .Maehad dc. -H.h@.sa---itp
was decided that the veterans should
withdraw their obnoxious address to
the president. demanding annulment
OF the decree forbidding army Off
GERS from attending veteran meet
ings and substituting for this demand
respectful petition setting forth the
righte officers -te-attead- meetings
of what Nunez declared to be only a.
patriotic society.
The American minister held two
conferences yesterday with secre-
tary Sanguilys but they merely had
to do with unimportant details Of
the situation.
The House Of Representatives held
an ordinary routine session yesterday,
NO reference being made to the po
litical crisis. The Senate sent a COM
munication TO President Gomez. CIV
ing assurance Of its sympathy and
support.
The tone Of the stock exchange
was strong on the news OF possible
intervention, and in the Board of
Trade there was great relief at the
probable revival OF business. which
Recently has been much depresaed