The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-07

and men, ready to sail for Cuba at 0 moments notice.
 President Rosevelt's dramatic and unprecedented move in seek. ing the cooperation of Latin Amer ican countries left Q favorable i'm. | pression on the acting chiefs of tho Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican embassies, who were unexpectedly summoned to the White House last night. Other Latin Americans were consulted today.
 Practical results, for the mo- ment, were unpredictable. The dan ger of street fighting in Cuba, with attendant danger to Americans and other foreigners, remained a possibility that would force MT Roosevelt's hand at any moment. A possible result of his confer once may Do public appeal to tho Cuban people by some of the larger Latin American nations. Cubans may be urged to form Q government which can maintain order, thus making intervention unnecessary.
 The president delved into the speeches of his last democratic pred ecessor, Woodrow Wilson, to | find c pattern for his thew dear' in diplomacy. Two decades ago. Wilson, speaking in Mobile, Ala, laid down the principle that Pan- American government should con- suit on common crises. Never before has this policy been followed. Because of its spe- cial treaty rights under the Platt amendment, including the right to intervene to preserve order, this government has held It's relations with Cuba did not concern other countries. No cooperation in military inter- vention was asked by MT Roose- welt, If worst came to worst, he made 1t clear, the United States will shoulder responsibility alone. But he drove home earnestly that ho did not want to intervene and that Latin America should help him mako intervention unneces. sary.
 A picture of the epochal White House conference was given the United Press thus:
 Four envoys of American powers drew their chairs around the pres. ident's. He sketched what had happened in Cuba-the fall o! Machado, the creation of tho "bridge gap" Cespedes regime and its collapse before the threat of 6 group of non-commissioned arm. officers.
 Reports of communism in Cubi were dismissed lightly by NJ Roosevelt. The real menace, not tt Americans alone but to all for eigners as he saw 1t. was that sub ordinate army officers now in con trol of Cuba might not be able tt set up an effective government.
 Street fighting and chaos nigh result. Thus the United StateI might be forced to intervene.
 America, he was reported tt have said, did not want to put single marine on Cuban soil. l played with intervention before in Nicaragua. in santo Domingo in Haiti. It was easy to send ma withdraw them.
 But in the face of chaos wha could be done?
 The problem was to foster thu esta blishment of Cuban govern ment capable of preserving order
 How could that be done?
 The diplomats saw objections The envoys of their respective countries in Cuba were not accred tied to the new Cuban regime. The! could not address it. Nor was an! other way seen to persuade tn, Junta to cooperate in setting up more effective government whici presumably would mean drawini new officials into the regime.
 A public appeal to the Cuban people by other Latin Americai countries to unite in forming { strong government might be thu answer, some diplomats thought They promised to- consult theil governments. Public announce ments from the Latin AmericaI capitals may follow.
 Two Precedents
 New York. Sept. 7-(UP)-Twt precedents for intervention in Cubs could be cited by President Roose welt if he decided it is necessary tt land marines to protect American interests.
 | In 1908, and 1912. militar, forces were actually landed 1T Cuba. On other occasions warshipi have been sent as precautionar, measure.
 When the Cuban constitution was ratified in 1901, the American congress passed the Platt amend. ton which sent them southward.
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