The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-22
Both Sides Standing Pat
and Hopes Of Peace
are Abandoned
REBEL ARMY MOVES
UPON HAVANA CITY
TAFT DISCOURAGED, PUTS CUES
TON OF INTERVENING UP
TO PRESiDENT-MAJOR-
ITY LOOK TO U. S. TO
STOP TROUBLE.

Havana. Sept 21-Peace for Cuba,
unless accomplished through Ameri-
can Intervention seems to be further
away tonight than when Taft and
Bacon began negotiation to harmon
ize the opposing factions
The arrival here today of three of
the largest United States battleships
and two cruisers in addition to those
already here has had little effect on
the insurgents in the field and when
the leaders of the revolution were ap-
pr,sed Of the big squadron now in
Cuban waters, they greeted the infor-
nation with the declaration: They
cannot come to the bush
The executive committee of the
Moderate party this evening voted un-
animously TO accept whatever dispo-
stion of the controversy Taft and
Bacon NAV decide upon in the hopes
that such concession would induce the
Liberals to yield similarly The lat
ter however, have not as yet sgnified
their Willingness to accept the decis-
ion of hes AalsTican medlatOrs.
Rumored Palma viii Resign.
IL Is rumored tonight that Palma
and the members of his cabinet and
the representatives and senators elect
ed last December will resign tomorrow
thus concededing practically all that
the insurgents have been cOntending
for and opening a way for a settlement
of the difficulty without American in
tervention. Palma declined 10 be in
terviewed on the subject and other
members of the government stoutly |
denied the rumor
In a talk with the Associated Press
tonight Taft spoke hopefully Al /
though some progress had been made.
he faid, no definite program has been
reached
The arguments of the leaders Of
both the Moderates and Liberals have
been submitted and translated for fu-
ture reference by Taft and Bacon.
The Moderators have sifted the
and define them as de-
fine them as demanded by the insur-
rectionists for neg general elections
and the absolute rejection of those
demands on the part of tie govern.
ment
Taft and Bacon Abandon Hope.
Taft and Bacon have practically ,
abandoned hope of finding middle
ground and fear a decision in favor
Of either side would result in no more {
than temporary tranquility for the is
land /
II is their bel. l.ef that American oc.i
'upation is teh only way to end the. -
EVIL warfare. and it is not denied
hat Intervention must be followed by r
american sovereignty.
Taft has cabed President Roosevelt r
egarding the gravity of the situation.
md Roosevelt is expected TO dictate
he future program of his commits.
ioners.
a demonstration was made today by 7
rmed revoluiiCnists within a mile of
he scene of the peace conference
ieneral AcOsta. with three hundred
encamped at Lalisa. west II
I Minister Morgans villa at Mari. b
mao. and half a mile eastward were n
he rural guards militia and mounted .
olice. :
At the insurgent camp the Asso- o'
lated Press was told the object Of the CO
isurgents in coming so close was 70 ~
how Taft how completely Havana is s.
their grasp. Pine Guerra's aug 81
tented force is only a short distance q,
way. He was advancing to encamp m
ISL outside of Mariana when the is
lci was called TO Taft's attention.
aft was greatly displcased and Sen
or Zayas and Charles Hernsud. for
er postmaster of Havana. were de
PATCHED 10 meet Guerra. with the re- "a
III that the latter turned back. He iG,
III take his command TO a point ten nj
fifteen miles south Of Havana and an
Iere await the decision Of the Ameri- M
IN mediators
Secretary -Taft's advices from tho
terror are that the people are con
oiled by neither government nor
berals. but simply dissatisfied with Ie,
nditions in general iat
The arrival this morning of the Am I've
ican squadron was the spectacular Sc
d impressive feature u the 1av ana we