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Show TUHFTMB If 'MS MOVEMENT ; ' Failure of Congress to Act on Palma's Resignation and Conditions in Island Make Step Necessary; Troops to Be ; Hurried at' Once from Newport News, - - WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Secretary Taft has cabled ca-bled from Havana to Acting Secretary Oliver at the War department to send the-American troops to Cuba' in accordance ac-cordance with the program already arranged. Secretary Secre-tary Oliver is trying to communicate this dispatch to President Pres-ident Roosevelt off Barnstable, Mass., on the Mayflower or the Missouri of the Atlantic fleet, by wireless telegraphy, in order to secure the necessary Presidential authorization authoriza-tion of the movement. There are 5500 soldiers ready to start from Newport News, Va. State this will be a Cuban Government, conforming, with the Constitution of Cuba. The Cuban flag will be hoisted as usual over the Government buildings of the island; all the executive departments depart-ments and provincial and municipal . governments, including that of the city of Havana, will continue to be administered admin-istered as under the Cuban. republic; the courts will continue to administer justice, and all the laws not in their nature inapplicable by reason of tbe temporary and emergency character ef the Government will be in force. Delays Dangerous, President Roosevelt "has 'been most, anxious to bring about peace under the constitutional Government of Cuba and he-'made every endeavor- to avoid th present step. Longer delay,' nwfw. woufct be dangerous in view of the res- . ignationrof the Cabinet.' V " Under furrhef notice-the head of all-tie all-tie departments of. the central Govern- ment will report to me for instructions, including Gen. Alexandra Rodrigues. ia command of-the rural puards and-other regular Government forces, and Gen.-Charles Gen.-Charles Roloff, treasurer of Cuba. Until farther notice the civil Governors Gov-ernors and alcaldes will also report to: me for instmctijns. , . - I ask all citizens and residents of Cuba to assist me in the work of restor-. ing order, tranquillity and pnblie confidence. confi-dence. WILLIAM H. TAFT. Secretary of War of the U. 8., Provisional Provi-sional "Governor of Cuba. Havana, Sept. 29, 1906. " - , HAVANA, Sept." 29. An American provisional government assumed possession pos-session of Cuba today when Secretary of War Taft's proclamation declaring himself provisional Governor of the island was formally issued. The proclamation proc-lamation was published in the Official Gazette and thousands of printed copies of the document ' were distributed ' in Havana and elsewhere. General Satisfaction. ' The terms of the proclamation caused general satisfaction, especially on account ac-count of the moderate terms in which it is phrased, its statement that the provisional pro-visional government of Cuba is undertaken under-taken on account of the necessities of the. situation' and its promise that the provisional government will be maintained main-tained purely for the purpose of restoring' re-storing' peace, order and public confidence confi-dence until a permanent governments established.' ' No Trouble It Feared. No one appears inclined to doubt the good intentions of President Roosevelt Roose-velt and his representatives and there it no apprehension of any serious trouble trou-ble or resistance to the provisional Government in anv part of Cuba. While Gov. Taft ha not yet taken possession of the palaee, this is only because be-cause former President Pal in a will not be ready to vacate the official residence until Monday and Mr. Taft desires to do whatever" he can to suit the former President's convenience. No Disturbance in Havana. No disturbance of any kind occurred last night. The business interests here are gratified at the change of government. govern-ment. A striking feature of the provisional pro-visional Government is the fact that the Cuban flag has not been lowered. This establishes a precedent in provisional governments and protectorates. Gov. Taft's proclamation was as follows: fol-lows: ; Taft's Proclamation. To the people of Cuba:' The failure of Congress to act on the irrevocable resignation of the President of the Republic Re-public of Cuba or to elect a successor leaves the country without a Government Govern-ment at a time when great disorder prevails pre-vails and requires that, pursuant to the request of Mr. Palma, the necessary steps be taken in the name and by the authority of the President of the United States to restore order and protect life and property in the island of Cuba and the islands and keys adjacent thereto and for this purpose to establish therein there-in a provisional Government. The provisional pro-visional Government hereby established estab-lished will be maintained only long enough to restore order, peaee and public pub-lic confidence by direction and in the name of the President of the United States and then to hold such elections as may be necessary to determine on those persons upon wnom the permanent government , of the republic should be devolved. ; To Be Cuban Government. In so far as is consistent with the nature na-ture of a provisional Government cstab-. lished undenthe authority of the United |