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Show WILL NOT INTERVENE UNLESS IT IS NECESSARY President Tft Endeavor to Quiet Fears of Cuban Executive Will Act Only to Protect Americans. Washington I'resldcnt Tuft on Monday replied to rresldeut Johioa h telegram of .Sunday regarding (he at-tltudo at-tltudo of the Cnlted State toward Cuba, lie declared the American government's gov-ernment's activities In mobilizing war vessels at Key Went and dispatching the Prairie with marines to Ouantan amo was not In liny Reuse an inter ventlon move. He cabled: "I am sincerely gratified to learn of your government's energetic measures meas-ures to put down the disturbances and to know that you are confident of being be-ing succeHKful. "As was fully explained to the Cuban Cu-ban charge d'affaires here, the Anieii-can Anieii-can government's motive In sending ships to Key West, Just as In send Ing the I'ralri'j to the Ouantanamo naval station, was merely to be able to act promptly in case, it should unfortunately un-fortunately become necessary to protect pro-tect American life and property by landing moral support or assistance to the Cuban government. I "As ul made clear at the time, I these ordinary measures of precaution were entirely disassociated from any question of Intervention. "WILLIAM II. TArT." j |