Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
TAFT TO TAKE REINS
PEACE negotiations IN CUBA
Have FAILED.
Refusal of Majority Of All Three
Political Parties to Attend Con.
gress to Act on Palma's Resig-
nation Leaves Island Without
Other Responsible Authority.

vention in Cuba will be an accomplish.
ed fact tomorrow.
President Roosevelt's peace com.
mission, though clothed with the full
lest authority from him to take such
action whenever it became obvious
that the securing Of peace by harmon
izing the warning factions was impos-
sible, patiently withheld their hands
from thus setting aside Cuban severe.
ignty until the last hope disappeared.
This stage was reached at q late
hour tonight. when majority of all
three political parties refused to at
tend the session OF congress called to
act upon the resignation of members
of the government and declared def
nitely that they would have nothing
to do with the government of Cuba.
As was expected, there has been
much rabid denrnciationof the course
pursued ty the American commission
ers, who, it has been alleged have
acted unfairly toward the government.
But the great mass Of the residents of
Cuta-Cubans, Spaniards, Americans
and all other foreigners welcome in
PREVENTION as something for which
they have longed throughout six weeks
of unrest, disorder and i'll feeling.
Prepared for Intervention
No sooner was the failure of to-
nights adjoul ned session of congress
and the declared intention of the gov
eminent officers no longer to serve re-
ported to Messrs. Taft andB aeon than
the preparations for armed interven-
ton we're put into operation.
A telephone wire had been laid from
the American legation to the battle
ship Louisiana, and as soon as the
order was received from Secretary
Taft thirty marines we're landed at the
captain of the ports wharf and pro-
ceeded quickly and quietly to the
treasury building, where they went
on guard.
Meantime Capt. Albert r. Couden,
commander of the naval forces; Capt.
Seaton Schroeder, of the battleship
Virginia.; Brig. Gen. Funston and
Maj. Ladd were in conference with
Messrs. Taft and Bacon, completing
plans for the guarding of the city dur
ing the night and arranging for occu-
patton in the morning.
Understanding With Armed Forces
Gen. Rodriguez, commander of
all the Cuban armed forces, is acting
in perfect harmony with the Ameri-
can commissioners. Although there
was no apprehension of trouble during
the night the rural guardsmen were
directed to police Havana, the police
not beng fully trusted.
The commissioners, through the Am
erican military attaches, have had sat
isfactory understandings with the rev.
olutionists. During the evening Maj.
Ladd visited Pine Guerrero, Loynes
del Castillo and other rebel leaders
and commanders, who are just beyond
MarianaO.
These men dominate the rebel forces
and TOR the present at least there is no
anticiation of trouble in that quarter.
The dproclamation will be issued in
the morning. 1t will be signed by
Secretary Taft, by virtue of the au-
thority vested in him by President
Roosevelt. 1t will create Secretary
Taft provisional military governor of
Cuba until he deems the country sutfi
GENTLY pacific for civil government,
whereupon he will call Beckham An
throp, governor of Porto Rico. to act
as governor here.
A Night Without Government
Cuba tonight is without a govern
ment, inasmuch as Palma and his
cabinet have ceased to act and Secre-
tary Taft will not assume the govern
ment until tomorrow.
Tonight President Palma sent let
ter to Secretary Taft stating that he
and the officials of his government
had resigned and that congress had
not appointed successors. Secretary
Taft will visit Palma tomorrow and
talk over the situation. The head
quarters of the provisional government
at present will be the American lega-
ton.
1t is expected that President Palma
will go to the United States.
Havana, Sept. 26.-All the members
of the cabinet and the heads of de-
partm ents have presented their resig-
nations to President Palma. He has
accepted them, but the officers will re-