The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
LITTLE PROGRESS
IS MADE IN CUBA
Insurgents Want Conspiracy
Prisoners Released
THE LIBERALS ARE ANXIOUS
They Desire to Place Themselves In
at Least as Strong a Position
as the Government.
Liberals Anxious.
THE LIBERALS ARE ANXIOUS

Havana, September Observation-Disclosures
some appearance of activity no decisive
progress was made today in the peace
negotiations, A few peace seekers went
westward In automobiles with the idea
of reaching and comforting with Pine
Guerra, the insurgent leader in Pinar del
Rio province and others visited Loynaz
del Castillo, the commander of the In
surgent forces in Havana province; bat
the only definite thing reported is that
the insurgents in the field are not willing
to enter on negotiations until all the con-
spiracy prisoners shall have been re-
leased. While 1t is possible that those
most highly responsible may reach a
basis of agreement In time to present it
to Secretary of War Taft and Assistant
Secretary Of State Bacon when they
land here tomorrow, there is nothing to
show that such basis has been reached
as yet and there is every evidence that
If it has been reached 1t will not have
been accepted by the insurgents.
Much earnestness has been shown by
some of the leaders looking toward a
settlement upon acceptable terms, but
others, and notably so among the mod
crates, appear to be satisfied to let the
case rest as 1t is until it can be adjudicat-
ed by President Roosevelt's representa-
tives.
Liberals Anxious.
The liberals are more anxious to place
themselves in a position which may be
considered at least equally as strong as
that of the government and consequently
they are more persistently active. While
no acceptable basis of peace appears to
have been suggested by either side, the
impression is general that Secretary Taft
will take up the work of peace making
with small consideration for past griev-
ances, the main idea being rather con-
structive measures for the future.
The newest feature of the revolution is
the appearance of Americans from the
Isle of Pines complaining that officials
of the courts there are searching homes
of all Americans for firearms. The Amer
leans there are extremely wrathful over
the action of these officials, especially
SO as the conduct. of some of the ma
tives lately has caused them to con-
slider the necessity of having firearms
within reach. They will appeal to Minis
! ter Morgan and Assistant Secretary Ba-
con tomorrow with a request that Unit
ed States naval vessels be sent to the
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property of Americans.
The Associated Press correspondent this
| afternoon visited three insurgent camps
west of Havana. He found all the towns
4 from Artemisa to Arroyo Arenas con-
/ trolled by Insurgents Colonel Galvez,
who was penned up Saturday, September
Is, with 100 volunteers in the town hall at
Guanajay is still there, surrounded by
insurgents who are deferred from dyna-
hitting the building because of the fact
that General Loynazs family is held
| there.
Guard Lisa Bridge.
There is only a small detachment of
| governmental forces guarding the Lisa
bridge, the entrance to Marianao, which
is the nearest suburb to Havana. Between
Mariana and Havana there are a few
hundred rural guards and militia guard
ing the roads. The guards stated to the
Associated Press that IL the insurgents
should advance toward the city in large
numbers they could not be expected to
| resist them.
The people of the whole region west of
this city sympathize with the Insurgents
Late tonight news was received that all
was quiet at Cienfuegos. The cruiser
Dies Moines, with Secretary Taft and par
ty on board, Is expected to arrive here
at o'clock Wednesday morning, and the
party will land Immediately and go to
Minister Morgan's house at Mariana,
where they will make their headquarters
The insurgents could easily occupy Mar
ianao.
Alfredo Zayas, president of the liberal
party, who has just returned from an
automobile trip to the west in the course
of which he consulted with several of the
insurgent leaders stated that he had pre-
vailed on them not to come within twenty
miles of Havana declared the liberals
have no confidence in the governments
PROMISES.