The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-01
CUBAN REBELS
ARE SATISFIED
Palma Government Is Tipped
Over and That Is What They
Took Up Arms For.
HAVE FAITH IN UNCLE SAN
ANNEXATION HAS NOT &C.
CURED TO THEM.

Havana, Sept. 30.-The work of dis
posing peacefully of the revolutionary
FORCES in arms against the Cuban gov
eminent is already practically under
way. Brigadier General Frederick
Funston, chairman of the disarmament
commission, had two amicable confer
ences today with Generals Pine Guerra
and Del Castillo, and arranged a pro-
GRAIN perfectly satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
In fact, General Funston said this
evening that the wind-up will be so
smooth and rapid that it will take
much less time than had been antici-
pated' The first landing of any consid-
efaole number of Americans took place
tonight, when 40 marines came ashore
from the squadron in the harbor. This
force proceeded for Cienfuegos this
evening on special train. 1t was ex-
plalned that this movement was not
MADE on account of actual trouble in
ClehIuegos, but ror the purpose of ex-
erllhg a calming influence on the local
SITUATION, which contains some possi
ollity of conflict by reason of the
tense FEELING existing between the gov
eminent volunteers and the insurgents.
Gloomy Day at Palace.
The day at the palace passed quietly
ana rather Sloomily. There are as vet
no signs of Secretary Taft's actual &C.
cupancy of that edifice, which TODAY
was the scene OF number of fareWelIs
70 ex-President Palma and his family
The members of the diplomatic corns
and the foreign cOnsuls called in a
pody to say goodbye. They gave ex
preston to many sincere words of
friendship and appreciation of the char
acter and kindness of the late head
or the republic. Senior Palma received
all his visitors with quiet dignity and
seemed entirely reconciled to going. al
though ne still appears detected at the
outcome OF the revolution.
toward evening the private\ recon
tlon room of the palace was thrown
open, and scores of personaI friends
called and remained for some time with
senior Palma, his wife and other MEM
DerS or the family. The ex-president
is oesleged by requests for interviews
by cable and in person. London news
papers are urgent in asking for an in
terVleW- To the cablegrams the ex
president has not replied, while to the
newspaper correspondents here he has
sent word that he has nothing further
to say.
Wished No Display.
1ouay secretary Taft sent a letter
10 Senior Palma saying he desired To
escort him to the railroad station to-
morrow, and show him every courtesy
due his exalted position. Senior Palma
thanked Secretary Taft cordially. hut
said he wished to leave quietly with
out pubic ceremony. The disarmament
commission has decided that the rebels
small not receive payment for their
arms, but each man will be given
transportation and subsistence until he
reaches home The program of dis
armament is simply that one member
oI the commission, accompanied bv one
vi more representatives of the reyolu-
tlon, will visit eaeh command Tho
arms will be deposited with the battaI-
ION commander. who will turn thefn
over TO the commission. The rebels will
take their horses home. the animals
which have been stolen to be returned
later to the owners on proper identifi-
cation.
Special Train for Rebels.
In order to expedite the return home
or the large number of reVoIutionictc
in Pinar del Rio province and aI-oi5
possible disturbances during the opera
ton, special train will be run ha-
ginning Wednesday, from the point on
the line nearest the rebel camDs to
San Juan de Martinez the terminus of
the western railroad. Men and horses
VIII begin distributing rations i'm thn
rebel camp tomorrow.
me provisional government has no
expectation that even a considerable
number of the revolutionists will SIR
render then arms. Most of the ve2
ponS are the personal property of the
men carrying them. The first of the
disarmament commission left here to-
night for Puerto Principe. Others will
start tomorrow for Santa Clara pro-
vince on a special train, which will
pick up the arms turned i'm at the va
rlous places on the way. AS Santa
cara province contains the largest
number of rebels in arms. the work
there VIII be especially arduOuS Cen
eral Guerra himself will assist in su
perintending the work OF the return of
MS men to their homes after the forces
in Pinar del Rio province have given
over their arms. General Funston ex-
poets to remain in Havana in general
charge of the work of disarmament
When this is completed he will take
command of all the United States
troops in Cuba
Thinks Peace Assured.
General Pine Guerra. speaking TODAY
or the new situation in the island. said
all OF the men Of his forces were emf
nently satisfied with the arrangements.
He expressed the belief that the sta
bility of the government was now as
sured. and predicted that never gain
would there be revolution in Cuba.
thanks largely to the United States
government for the hand it had taken
in the settlement of the difficulty
Asked whether his men shared his
contentment with the proposition to
return quietly to their homes, General
Guerra said:
1.-THE men under our commands will
obey US. Those who do not obey never
were with us. The revolution is ended
and we have won, so we are supremacy
content
General del Castillo said:
owe would have nrpfnrrpd q neaca-