The Jersey City news., 1906-08-29
GIVES CUBA WARNING
Havana Paper Says ProIongation
of lnsurrection win Mean
Intervention.
PROVINCES oUIETlNG DOWN.

Matanzas, Puerto Principe and SANTA
go Reported Tranquil-Government
Offer of CIemency criticised-Attack
on Railroad by Insureent Leader
Guerra Feared.
Havana, Aug 29.-The Dairio de la
Marina, the old established Spanish
organ and the most conservative and
most reliable newspaper of Cuba, says
in an article written by the chief edi-
tor, Nicholas Rivero, a prominent mem
Der of the Spanish element:
IF the insurrection does not end
quickly there will be American inter
vention If the war lasts long and the
United States government does not in
tervene the Platt amendment will be a
failure. Intervention would mean the
loss, or at least the diminution, of
Cuban independence. The lack of in
tervention, were the war to continue
long, would be equivalent to the annul-
ment of guarantees which up to the
present induced foreign capitalists to
invest their funds in Cuba II, instead
of warranting peace solvency and Sc
curity in Cuba, the Platt amendment is
to be restricted solely to the protection
of American interests, 1t is almost Ger
tain English, American and Spanish
money should not have been invested
in Cuba in such amounts as they have
during the past year"
Governments Offer Criticised.
The governments offer of clemency
to such of the insurgents as will lay
down their arms is criticised-by friends
of the government because 1t does not
fix time limit and therefore gives the
insurgents time to test their cause a
while longer
Residents of the country districts of
Havana and Pinar del Rio provinces
uniformly speak respectfully of the
size and conduct of the insurgent bands,
and it is asserted that the people of the
more remote districts unquestionably
are with them.
Enlistments and other war prepara-
tions proceeded more rapidly than ever
today. More volunteers have started
for Pinar del Rio and the force in the
city of Pinar del Rio now is about 400
while that at San Juan de Martinez is
800. Extra precautions are being
taken to guard the railroad between
Pinar del Rio and San Juan de Mar
tinez in anticipation of Pine Guerra
sending force against it, His strength
is augmenting
Provinces Now tranquil.
General Betancourt, commanding the
troops in Matanzas province, reported
that Matanzas is clear of insurgents.
The governors of the provinces of
Puerto Principe and Santiago telegraph
that those provinces are perfectly
quiet.
Senior Font Sterling said:
"The government is aware that its
enemies are still conspiring in the
heart of this city and has felt it all
along. However, the government is so
strong that it has been unnecessary to
suspend the constitutional guarantees
OF disturb conditions by declaring mar
tial law While we shall permit the
misguided ones to return peacefully to
their occupations, the pursuit of the
insurgents and other forceful measures
will be continued, with instructions to-
our troops to follow relentlessly and
closely the rebel columns and charge
them with the machete until they are
discouraged and dispersed"
The American colonies and isolated
plantations in Pinar del Rio have been
treated with entire consideration by
fhn incnpnonfS Nborov-ar. tha A nrf-
can flag flies or where Americans are
found there is not the slightest moles-
tation