Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
TAFT AND BACON AWAITING THE
HOUR.
PALMA REFUSES TO STICK
Moderates Decide to Make Last Eff
fort to Perpetuate His Authority BY
Rejecting Resignation, but Nc
Hope Appears of Escape From
United States Assumption.

Havana Sept. 28.-The moderate
party last night decided to make Z
final effort to perpetuate the author
ity of the Palma administration by
determining to reject the resignation
of the president when presented 70
congress today When this decision
was reached, Taft and Bacon, the
American commissioners, had ALREADY
concluded to intervene, but they
agreed to await today's developments
as they are anxious to afford the
Cubans every opportunity to work
out their own salvation.
Palma steadfastly refuses every
solicitation from his friends to with
draw his resignation. Typical Of this
was a cabIegram he sent to Presi-
dent Roosevelt in response to a final
urgent message from the American
president that he remain at his helm
In this Palma expressed warmest ap
probation Of Roosevelt's efforts to Sc
cure peace for Cuba and the friend
ship he has always shown the Cuban
people He referred to his own
previous sacrifices for Cuba which
he said had not been made in vain
but in the present situation and in
view of all that had transpired, he
felt that further sacrifices on his paet
would be useless. and that it was not
consistent with his dignity and pres
70 II, IN
sible to induce Palma to Withdraw
his resignation, the situation still
would be most difficult, and interven-
ton would continue to be the most
probable outcome.
No Provisional Cuban Government,
Ii Palma's resignation were accept
ed it would then become necessary for
congress to elect a provisional presi-
dent Such an election would be a
new source OF contention not only
between the opposing political parties,
but probably between opposing fac
tions within these parties.
The American commissioners vii!
not brook the establishment of a pro-
visional government by the Cubans,
simply as a means of gaining time
They hold that if a provisional gov
eminent is created it must be by the
United States. Taft and Bacon will
not be properly dfscharging their full
duties if such government is Great
ed in any other manner.
No Faith in Politicians.
The American commissioners have
little confidence in the seriousness OF
the intentions of the politicians, who
have been vacillating and insincere
throughout these nine days of futile
negotiations. This being the situa-
ton, nobody is inclined to doubt that
within "a hours, Secretary Taft, by
authority of the president of the
United States, will proclaim himself
the provisional governor of Cuba.
Such a government, however, would
be made Cuban as far as it was pos
sible to do by continuing the various
departments under the immediate con-
troll of the present heads thereof.
Depends on Congress.
The immediate developments in the
situation depend on the action taken
by congress today. 1t is not likely
that the liberals will attend the ses-
sion, but the moderates and liberal
nationalists combined expect to Sc
cure quorum. The moderate lead
ers expect nothing except Intervention
today, it being matter of common
report among them that armed Amer
lean forces will flock ashore from
the warships assembled here even
| before the meeting of congress, but
| this will not occur unless some vio-
lent change in the situation makes
| it necessary Even should congress
| carry out it's announced intention of
not accepting Palma's resignation,
Taft will hold that a vacancy exists