The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
STILL STRIVE
 FOR PEACE Liberal Leaders Are
 Stubborn. GUERRA TO BEGIN WAR Non Partisan Veterans Are Still
 Very Active. Railroad Bridge Is Dynamited In Pinar del Rio Province aud wors<men Are Harrassed By Insursent
 Soldiers.

Havana. Sept 1.-The main features of the situation here today are the stub borness of the Liberal leader and the determination of the non partisan vet erans to compel the insurgents to ac- cpet peace terms.
 It is not believed. however. that any thing definite will transpire until the arrival here of more of the party lead CTS who have been here from distant parts of the island.
 Meanwhile the plotting of ambitious politicians who desired to be favored by the new administrations in the event of President Palma's resignation. or continues. General Menocal today re- iterated that he hoped for peaceful solution of the crisis.
 On the other hand it was pointed out that should the veterans decide to car ry out their plan of compelling peace by making war on the insurgents. 1t would result in the strange condition of the eastern part of Cuba being in arms against the western part of the Island. Late this afternoon it was reported that the Liberal leaders declined to hold any further meetings to consider peace owing to the action of the gov ernment in arresting prominent Liber- als, while the negotiations were in progress A despatch from Cienfuegos saws that III lnG CH6 HSe = mira, the government lost two men killed and four. wounded, while the in surgents had six men killed and twenty
 The dispatch adds that more Gov ernment troops deserted to the insurg- ents today.
 The attitude of the Liberals, the in- creasine strength of the lnsurgents and the questionable loyalty of many of the Government recruits have caus- ed the managers of some of the large business interests to cable 10 the for eign heads of their companies their belief that the Government of Pres Ident Palma was unable to cope with the insurrection.
 Pino Guerra, it became known late today, has formally notified General Menocals emissary that he will not ac- cept the armistice and that he will nos tify the revolutionary committee in Havana that he will not cease hostili- ties unless the Government promises to annul the elections of last December Another committee Is going to Pinar del Rio tomorrow in an endeavor to persuade Guerra to come to Havana and treat for peace.
 General Avalos, commander of the government forces in the province or Pinar del Rio, has telegraphed to the authorities here asking them to send three rapid-nring guns TO the scene oi the bridge destruction on the Western Railway, in order to enable him to pro tect the workmen sent to rebuild the structure. With proper protection the railroad company officials think they can repair the bridges in five days. Pino Guerra's force, however, Is be- coming increasingly numerous in that part of the country. The people there do not think that the govecnment can suppresa the insurrection.
 Lieutenant Colonel Clews. with 100 men and two machine guns. accompa- nied by General Pedor DIaz. Chairman of the Pinar del Rio defense committee. started this afternoon for tho cit. or Plnar del Rio by special train.