Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-08
General Guerra Replies to
Governments Offer of A.
miStiC by Violently ReSum-
ing the Warpath,
SAN JUAN MARTINEZ
THOUGHT TO BE TAKEN
Rebel Leader Refuses Point
Blank to Talk Peace on Any
Terms But AnnuIment Of
Election,

Havana, Sept ALI peace over
lures are blocked by the refusal of Pi-
no Guerra, the inSurgent leader in
Pinar Del Rio province to enter in o
any arrangement for armlstice.
Guerras' answer to the governments
announcement of its readiness to gran.
n ten days armistice Is the blowing up
of two bridges on the Western railway,
the cutting of railway communication
beyond Pinar Del Rio city, and an At
tack on San Juan De Martinez. 1t is
believed here tonight that San Juan
De Martinez is in the hands of the IN"
surgents and that the garrison of 100
government recruits and small force
of mounted rural guards, has been de-
feated or captured.
The fact that other leaders of the
insurrectiOn are willing to agree to ar
armistice can have little effect so long
as Guerra is determined to prosecute
the war, and there is slight doubt in
any quarter that Guerra can control
the situation in his region. His force
is reported by all who have visited
him lately as ranging from 1900 to
1000 men, all of them we'll modnte /
and some Of them we'll and others IN
differently armed. The government
force opposed to him. which Is under
command of Colonel Avalos, comprls-
es about 1000 men.
1t was reinforced at o'clock this
evening by Lieutenant Colonel CleWI
with $50 men and three machine guns
! from Havana.
General Menocal said tonight that
! Guerra evidently had not been inform
| ed that the government had actually
/ although informally granted an arm
istce, adding that a second committee
! had been sent to him. but could not
reach him before tomorrow.
The fact is that Guerra refuses point
blank to accept an armistce except ur
condition that the last presidential and
congressional elections will be an.
, nulled.
That the government should con
sent to this is out of the question aId
so tonight every prospect pointed t.
the continuance of the war.
In connection with Guerra's atti.
tude, it Is notable that the liberals
have grown more Independent they
say that on account of the govern
ments' surveillance and prosecution,
they will not longer hold meetings
and that it is useless to consider peace
under the circumstances.
The talk Of the veterans Is tending
to become more aggressive, and they
urge action, rather than peace en,
deavors, as being the most practical
means of ending hostilities.
All regard the blowing up of an
English company's railway bridge as d
serious matter and likely to invite i'll
ternational action by Great Britain, ~
at least an interrogation of the gov.
ernment at Washington by Great Brit.
ain, as to whether the former intend,
to intervene to end war conditions t.
Cuba.
Loynaz Del Castillo, who now sign.
himself general-in-chief of the insur
gents In Havana province, has issue.
an order to his followers to respec
the armistice as posted Yesterday
fight in this province was due to tn
fact that the government forces di'
not know that a cessation Of hostilitie
had been tentatively authorized.