The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-09-19
PALMA'S PEACE ORDER
Liberal Leaders Confer Witt
Members of Government.

3,OOO Insurgents Few Miles south o
Havana Are Determined to Ente
the clty-Peace Endeavors Have Re
solved Themselves Into Negotiation
Between Two Opposition Parties.
Havana, Sept 1S.-The only result
thus far of President Palma's orde
for the suspension of hostilities haV
been that Liberal leaders, who hithel
to have had every reason for antici
pating arrest, are circulating openly il
havana again and even conferrini
with members of the government will
regard to peace, and that such insurg
ents in the field as have been consult
ed, while they express themselves a
agreeable to settling matters amicably
at the same time assume an independ
ent attitude which cannot be said t.
bode particularly well for a promp
settlement Of existing difficulties.
In the meanwhile Cienfuegos is in {
state of siege, communication by tele
graph being severed not only in the
direction of Havana but to Santiago
as well, 1t is known that Cienfuegoi
has not been attacked up to midnigh
Sunday, but what has transpired since
that time is not known here.
All accounts agree that there art
easily 5000 insurgents few miles
southeast of Havana, and rumors arc
in circulation that they will enter the
city peaceably if they are not molested
but that they will fight if they NEE
with resistance.
All visitors to insurgent camps il
Havana province return with this i'm
preston, but it is believed no attempl
will be made against Havana until the
arrival of Pine Guerra's force, which
now is variously reported to be from
20 to 40 miles distant.
The general impression is that the
presence in Havana harbor of the
American cruiser Denver will not act
as a deterrent to such movement
the auxiliary cruiser Dixie having gone
to Cienfuegos and the cruiser Des
Moines having gone presumably tc
bring to Cuba Secretary of War Taft
and Assistant Secretary of State Ba
con. .
The announcement from Washington
that American vessels of war will pro
tect British as we'll as American in
terests is taken as applying especially
to Cienfuegos, where the English
owned Cuban Central railroad has beer
obliged to suspend operations and has
suffered considerable damage to its
property. The Western railroad, alsc
a British enterprise, is not now suf.
fering especial damage except in the
vicinity Of Havana, and 1t Is expected
that traffic on this latter line will be
completely reopened today.
Three Representatives of the Liberal
party started eastward last night to
confer with the insurgents in Santa
Clara and other eastern provinces.
Several automobiles loaded with more
or less peacemakers went westward
but were obliged to return, not having
either government passes for country
touring or credentials for definite ne
gotiations. Secretary Montalvo has re.
fused to issue permits to various per.
sons desiring to make these journeys.
among them Senator Sanguly, Inde-
pendent.
General Menocal had a conference
last night with Vice President Mendez
Capote and arranged for a satisfactory
committee Of veterans to make author.
lied visits to insurgents camps.
Alfredo Zayas. the president of the
Liberal party, moved freely about the
city and even visited the palace, where
he had conference with Secretary
Montalvo, relative to means of secur-
ing peace. Senor Zayas said he was
hopeful of the final outcome, although
nothing like a definite basis for agree.
ment had been considered. For the
present, he said, he was largely devot-
ing himself to securing the release of
all suspected conspirators. He said
that by today he hoped something
would have been accomplished.
The peace endeavors really have re-
solved themselves more into negotia-
tions between the Moderates and Lib
erals than between the government
and the insurgents. The Moderates,
while entirely loyal to President Pal
ma, seem now to be less concerned
over his continuance in office than with
the perpetuation of the control by
their party. Mendez Capote as presi-
dent of the Moderate organization and
Alfredo Zayas as president of the Lib
eral party will largely be able to dom
mate the situation. General Menocal
Is industriously comforting with both
these political leaders. The veterans
have resumed their peace meetings and
the negotiations with the insurgents
will be chiefly through them.