Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22
SOME CHANGE IN SITUATION.
Propositions by Moderates Pave
Way for Suggestions by
Taft and Bacon.
This Afternoon They WIN Listen 10 the
Views Of Number Of Promi-
ncnt Insurgents

Havana, Sept ga congressman
whose relations with the administration
are exceedingly close, asserted this
morning that President Palma and the
members " his cabinet probably would
resign today and that Intervention was
expected later ON Sept. g.
secy. TAFT to the Associated Press:
"The proposals OF the Moderates.
while not broad and farreaching
enough to meet tho necessities Of the
case, evidence a desire on the part Of
the Moderates to maintain the integrity
Of the republic. even though they are
compelled 60 abandon their control.
Consequently, the situation is al least
somewhat more hopeful. There must
be some designations showing the good
faith Of the government before the reb-
els win consent 10 lay down their
arms
tAs tho secretary turned TO enter his
automobile he added:
AT least We have got the ice brok-
en-"
The proposition made by the Moder.
ates last night have considerably
changed the situation. having paved the
way for suggestions by Messrs. Taft
and Bacon for further concessions on
both sides which may yet save the re-
public intact
Messrs. Taft and Bacon, accompanied
by Consul General stelnhart and Cant.
Mccoy. called on President Palma this
morning ana rot his ideas on what he
was willing should be done under the
circumstances.
This afternoon secys. Taft and Bacon
win listen 20 the views Of number
Of prominent insurgents and Liberals.
including Pine Guerra, Gen. Castillo.
Juan Guqberto Gomez and Jose Mig.
uel Gomez.
The United States cruisers Mlnneapo.
lis and Newark arrived here this morn
Ing.
Secy. Taft received a long cablegram
direct from Oyster Bay today. II Is
understood that be was there instruct
ed TO exhaust every resource in settling
the difficulty without Intervention n
possible. This was I'm response TO the
secretary's pesslmistlc message Of yes-
terday.
FUNSTON GOES TO HAVANA.
Washington. Sept 22-Brig. Gen.
Funston viii leave here today. socom-
panied by his aide, Lieut.. B. ]. Mitch
ell. for Havana
Gen. Funston hopes 10 be IN Havana
not later than Tuesday morning.
Gen. Funston spent the entire NOM
ing az the war department, holding
final conferences with the chief OF stan
and other officers. but he declined to
make any statement regarding tho
steps being taken by the government
toward Intervention.
War department officials today pro-
fessed to know nothing Of the situa-
ton I'm cuba beyond what they have
seen IN the press dispatches, but II 10
known that preparations for the possi-
be occupation Of Cuba are rapidly go
ing on.
TO PROVOKE INTERVENTION.
New Orleans Sept IA dispatch
from Havana to The Picayune today
gives a signed statement by the insur-
gent leader. Gen. Ernesto Asbert IN
which he says that II peace - not
made by the Palma administration
the reyoluuonisis propose to attack
all property" IN order 10 precipliaia
American intervention.
and this We will Do" Asbert con-
tlnues. because We gre absolutely
certain that the present government
Of the United states does not aspire
to aner our youthful republic, since
President Roosevelt who personally
helped TO destroy the Spanish regime,
has the ambition TO be the guardian
OF our liberties and now 40 before
will lend his disintorestod efforts 70
the work Of justice which We sup
port"
READY FOR EMERGENCY.
Washington. Sept 2:-Nayal off,
cials do not intend 90 take any chances
in the present emergency in the mat
Ter OF a coallur supply for ships tina,
nav De needed for cuban service
Therefore they are looking around for
a barge with a capacity Of not less
than 800 tons. which 10 Is proposed to
have uoorei at some convenient place
near newport News Under ordinary
circumstances sufficient coal can be
obtained az that place for the vessels
NJ the navy on reasonable notice but
Il has happened On the past that war
sbips have had 90 wait while merchant
aud other vessels were coallng owing
A the lack OF suficlen, number q
lighters and in one instance a varship
wbleh pu, into Newport News for coal
vas obliged to proceed to New orleans
10 obtain a supply
II Is the intention to keep the barge =