The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-22
WOULD CONFER
INSURGENTS TO BE ASKED fOI'
Only s2.OOO,OOO ANNUALLY.
NOT THOUGHT INSURGENTS WILL ACCEPT
Plan of Gomez and Garcia After Their Refusal
Of Pando's OHer--In Event Of Refusal
Intervention Of United States
RI, % Noroccarv.
NAV Be Necessary.

HAVANA. via Key West, l. Ia, Mdftn
1o-\ews has just reached TINS CORE
sIoudent from authentic sources mat
tho autonomist government, backed by
thn military authorities here, and the
government at Madrid is now planning
its last card to secure peace III Cupa'
and prevent interruption on the part oil
the United States.
The Spanish commanders, General
Pando, with General Ramirez, Charvez
and other generals, is within a few miles
of General Calixto Garcia. General
| Gomez is west of the Jucaro-Morron
| trocha, within easy reach.
All the insurgent generals, President
Masso and the insurgent officials, with
General Garcia. got through General
Pando's lines some time ago, and the
latter gave up the campaign. which
was to be Il grand military coup de grace
in the province of Santiago dc cuba or
province of Puerto Principe. But. III
addition to passing through The rocha,
the insurgents turned General Pandos
flank. 1t is just possible that this flank
movement was winked at by General
Pando for the purpose Of attempting to
carry out his Interior political pur-
poses.
Such was the position Of all concerned
when the last advices were received at
the palace in. Havana.
General PandO'S purpose to further,
which he has ordered a practical arms
tice in the eastern part Of Cuba, is
stated succinctly as follows:
To have Il personal conference with
General CaliXto Garcia, President Mas
so and other insurgents, and even with
General Gomez, if possible, and to
make them a formal offer Of autonomy,
according to the programme draw up
by the Left or Radical wing of that
party.
As previously cabled. this offer in
cludes. in return for the ending of the
insurrection, the disarmament and dis
banding OF all volunteers: commercial
treaties to be concluded without Span
lSh interference: Il maximum sum of
s. 600 annually to be paid to Spain
by Cuba. as the ~latter's nominal suzcr-
rain: no insurgents to be shot or i'm
prisoned on account of the existing in
surrection, and no insurgents to be sent
as prisoners out Of Cuba for future
political offences.
The advices received here are in sub
stance, that General Pando felt confident
Of securing the conference, While on
the other hand Captain General Blanco,
4 Secretary General Congosto and the
Spanish staff officers of high rank, and
many Radical members of the autonO-
mist government, felt sure that the pro-
position. being the best ever offered,
and assuring practical independence
would be declared at an end. and that,
consequently all excuse for the inter
v%ention by the United States would be
ended.
Such views, however. were not held.
when this dispatch was sent. by those
best acquainted with General Gomez
and his staff. DOR by the Spanish-Cuban
merchants. bankers. editors or LAWYERS.
the best class in Havana. The latter
We're sure that nothing but the proposi-
ton of Monte Cristo, ltie granting of an
indemnity to Spain, but absolute indie
, pendence for Cuba) would ever be con
sidered by General Gomez or any of
his principal followers.
In support of the latter view il is
officially announced that after all the
efforts near Manzanillo. only two pr
/, Yates Of Salvat Ruiz's band sur
rendered.
{ 1t is known beside, that General Pan
Y do, III order to advance his plans for thu
' proposed campaign in Santiago de Cuba
e greatly weakened all the trochas. takIl.
4 from them several thousand mcn IN,
c much artillery.
!. 1t lis regarded as certain. in we'll in
formed circle here. that General Go
nez ana Garcia. after refusing to con
fer with General Pando, o. il thcv 4.
confer, after refusing the terms offeree
VIII take sufficient cattle and provision,
d from the comparatively well Stoke,
ranches Immediately west, and then in
augurate q RAID upon The provinces o.
Alatanzas, Havana, and probably Pima
V uel 40. appearing near here With,
d n1teen or eighteen days, which Is con
sidered possible.
Letters received here from proplincn
autonomlsts III the provinces of SAINT.
Clara and Puerto Principe have bee,
SHOWN to this correspondent. The writ
efs arc not favorable to the Unite,
o'ates' 'hey sui cling to the theory o
7 "''ohouls ana class as false the asser
Il IONS that the Spanish soldier ARC .un
paid and unfed, and living in to,rn.
while their officers are copsnirino ,a.;na
Y the autonomist government and 90.
c 70 take the field. either lenving ~,
u presence OF the insurgents or saving 80
tne troops who are in favor of a]utonon,,
fight its battles"
liner reuters from the same source in
'ls' mat al the plans laid to secure tb,
tehuer OIL the Insurgents have hee,
!, paulS conceived and poorly executed
: inese letters add that only in isolate
INSTANCES have any OF the iusuroan,
l anu uomh lhelr arms, and the insuryen-
ieauer Masso. who surrendered. il i 81,
na'nei asserted. was prescribed by Cen
'oileZ. ana waS liable to be trio,
ooort Martial. while Of the 100 In
Ih7eh,s VINO surrendered with him !,
: ,r;,h ~ more than half were bacl
III ~ insurgents within a fortnight.
y tho seheral opinion seems to be tina
( the Pando conference will IN :"
Il De the end Of autonomy. and the ,aan
G sahgnlhe assert that il will mai. ~.
intervention of the United States Inn