The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-09-28
Want us. FIGHTERS
ALL CLASSES in CU8A WlET AN
ARMED INTERVENTION -
American Mediators Under Leadership
Of Taft Expect Peace Shortly -
Business Men Lack Confidence In
Ability Of cubans to oovern-secy.
Taft Favors Giving Another Chance.

Havana. Sept. 24.--AH classes are
now waiting for the conditions under
which tranquility will likely be restor-
cd In Cuba, and keen disappointment
Is expressed ON every side because of
the likelihood Of peace being brought
about without armed American inter
vention. That the differences OF the
opposing factions could be reccnciled
was not generally believed to be pos
sible until today. when 1t was an
nounced that the liberals and the in
surgents had empowered q committee
TO represent them before the Amer
lean mediators.
It Is evident that the business inter-
ests Of the island have no confidence
In the ability Of the Cubans to rule
themselves and now. when 1t appears
to be too late, they are openly favor
Ing forcible intervention and possibly
annexation.
Secretary Of War Taft is cognizant
Of this general opinion that peace can
not last unless 1t Is enforced by an
American army, but he considers that
It Is the duty Of the United States to
give the republic another chance and
believes it will be bad policy for the
United States to keep q force In Cuba
longer than was required to supervise
the laying down of arms. He said TO-
day that IL the liberals and moderates
harmonic their differences the Unit
ed States must regard the compact az
made In good faith.
That peace will come as the result
Of the mediation OF the United States
IL now believed by the, Cubans, regard
less OF party alliances. but whether II
will be ON terms that will insure per
manent tranquility Is questioned.
When the diplomatic representa-
tives of foreign powers visited Mr.
Morgan's villa at Marianoa today Mr.
Taft significantly remarked that he
could give them NO definite assurances
for peace, for the reason that tht
terms had not been put forward. Thu
statement was In response to an ex
preston from Cayan de Avala. the
Spanish minister, that the world ex
pected the United States to settle thu
controversy on such terms as will
guarantee the security of foreign In
terests.
Salute Is Significant.
There Is considerable comment to
day over the fact that salute of i
guns was given Secretary Taft wnel
he visited the warships. Previously
he had been given the usual IT guns
to which the secretary of war Is en-
titled. Two extra guns means that n
is recognized as an ambassador extra
ordinary ON special mission wit
plenary powers from President Roose
welt. 1t. Is known that he now ha
been authorized to exercise his ow
Judgment In all matters pertaining t
negotiations and that the sQuadro
with its entire force Is under his In
mediate control.
It now appears that Acting Seer
tary of the Interior Montalvo ordere
the trains prepared in anticipation
the possible landing of supply
auartermaster's stores at the whar
The captain of the port gave color
the report that they had been place
there In readiness for the landing
men. The stores consisted of tent
ioorings, poles, pegs. water barre
and 10000 rounds of ammunitio
Captain Coudens said that If no occ
sion arose for the. use of these stor
they would be placed aboard the su
ply ship Celtic when she arrives.
In the rebel camps are thousands
negroes, to whom revolutionary Il
Is easy as compared with labor on t
plantations. Some of the more rein
OF the officers, however. admit tn
they will not be sorry to return
their homes.