Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-17
CUBAN REBELS
SECURE LIBERTY
ALL HoSTILITIES CEASE TEN
PORARlLy
Government Forces Will Only Act on
the Defensive Pending Ar
rival Of Secretary
Taft


endeavoring to have the Cubans them
selves come to an agreement.
Secretary Montalvo and General Me-
nocal first visited Jose Miguel Gomez
and others Of the alleged conspirators
in the prison and found them willing
to cooperate in securing peace. The
basis of peace was not discussed in any
detail. but Secretary Montalvo returned
to the palace and urged President
Palma to consider the matter.
The president called a conference for
this purpose which was attended by
the minister, Vice-President Mendoz
Capote. General Freyre and Senator
Dolz. The result of this conference
was the issuance Of the decree sus-
pending governmental campaign ope-
rations.
Confer With RevoIutionists
After the decree was issued govern
ment emissaries were dispatched al
automobiles to confer with the revo-
lutionists. General Menocal, accompa-
MED by Congressman Goblin and Gar
cia Vieta, the youngest son of Calixto
Garcia, drove in the direction where
Alfredo Zas-as was encamped with Cas-
tillos force., not far from Santiago de
Las Vegas, and others went to GUIANA
jay, which place this afternoon was oc-
cupied by big band of reVolutionists
under Congressman CampoS Marquetti.
The latter had Mayor Gales and the
two hundred volunteers defending the
town cooped up in cuartel and sur
rounded by a swarm of insurgents.
The mayor up to this evening had de-
fed Campos Marquette and was still
holding out when the peace emissaries
Meanwhile
threatening to blow mp the cuartel
with dynamite.
General Freyre Andrade, when asked
about the terms discussed at the con-
ference with the revolutionists, said
that the matter had not got far enough
along to discuss actual peace terms.
The conferees had only touched them
Informally, he declared. but one thing
was certain-that the government
would never agree to annul constitu-
tional elections, and that contention
must be eliminated from the claims of
The revolutionists.
He thought there was reason to be-
Iieve that the government and hostile
element would get together on terms,
although this as yet was uncertain.
Those who had been sent to confer
with the revolutionists carried passes
Tor themselves and as many of the rev.
olutionists as they choose to bring into
the city.
The general said that the govern
ment had appreciated the friendly eff
forts of the United States and would
avail itself of them if it's own efforts
are unsuccessful but naturally it IA
vored settling trade questions without
Intervention.
Similarly with the issuance of the
decree declaring a cessa ton of hostil-
tues, the special judge in charge of the
cases against the alleged conspirators
in prison and prisoners recentlv can
tured liberated thirty of the latter
against whom indictments had heen
Issued.
Meanwhile warrant was issued for
ifenpe Romero, a wealthy young Gu
pan VINO has been representing the rev.
olutlonlsts in various errands to Com
mander Colwell of the United States
cruiser Denver, and who is charged
with being the recipient of the com
Iilnuillcatlons from the New York revo-
tutlohary Junta. But now that hostili-
.ies .it nave been suspended 1t is probable
mat no arrests will be made.
A1scc9ruilg TO Commander Colwell
Al1redo Zayas asked for inomunit,,
aboard the Denver upon which ba L.,
hoped to be able to go TO the ITnitai toI
States. 'ie united
Situation Changes
Previous to this afternoon,s da,,o,o.
HlenLS the situation had about resolved
itself INTO condition where tbe ~
erais were declaring that If the Trnited
nlateS assisted the administration thev
WouId night the Intervening forces
MHIie the moderates were saving that
a. thS lhterVentionists helped fo de-
Pose president Palma they would he