Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-17
CUBA WANTS
PEACE QUICK
Palma Issues Decree Suspend
ing HOstilities Until SeCre-
tary Taft Arrives.
REBELS ARE BEATEN OFF

Anxious That the United States
Take Hand i'm Settling Trouble
In Close Touch With Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia speciaI
dispatch from Havana says:
''After Il consultation with the lead
ing men who are, under arrest here
charged with conspiracy and ennis
saries of the revolutionists the gov
ernment has announced the indefinite
stoppage of all hostilities on its part
with the object of making peace be-
the United States intervenes."
Thus che Cuban government is max
ing final strenuous efforts to restore
peace in Cuba and avoid any kind of
American Intervention. The object of
these endeavors, it is stated, is that IL
may be able to say by the time Secre-
tary of War Taft and Acting Secretary
of State Bacon arrive that peace al.
ready has been secured and that there
fore there is no need for the American
governments intervention, either to re-
store peace or insure permanent tran
quillity.
Members of the government STATE
that they are making the efforts in
accordance with the advice contained
in President Rooseyelts letter, that
they have no objection to the friendly
assistance of the United States In the
matter If it becomes necessary, but
that they believe they can settle 1T be
( tween the government and the revolu
tionists without the necessity of any
intervention AT least, they say, the!
are making an attempt to accomplish
this end unaided and with fair pros
poets of success.
A decree signed by President Palms
on the recommendation of Secretary OF
Public Works Montalvo is as follows:
"All campaign operations are sus
pended, and in consequence the gov
ernment forces will act only on the de
fensive throughout the republic. The
secretary of the interior will issue al
necessary orders for the execution o
this decree"
Secretary Montalvo and General Men
ocal visited Jose Miguel Gomez ant
others of the alleged cOnspirators IL
the prison and found them willing t.
cooperate in securing peace.
!, After the decree was issued govern
ment emissaries We're dispatched il
automobiles to confer with the revolu
tiopists. General Menocal, accompa
MED by Congressman Goblin and Gar
cia Vieta the youngest son of CaliXt'
Garcia, drove in the direction where
Alfredo Zayas was encamped will
Castillo's forces, not. far from Santiago
de las Vegas.
The comedy element in the revolu
tion is shown by the fact that in N
instance was there any difficulty il
driving the motor cars straight int
the rebels camp.
The party was received with grea
enthusiasm by the rebels, who stacked
arms and engaged in the sport of cocl
fighting when it was announced tina
the rebel force would observe the let
ter of Palmas decree. About fiv'
miles from Castillo's camp are 800 gov
ernment troops. A truce was agreed
upon. and in celebration of it cockin,
main was arranged between the con
tending forces, the rebels winning si1
battles to four.
A Havana report says that the rebel
attacked the town of Santo Domingo
in Santa Clara province, on Saturday
but were repulsed by the garrison o
| militiamen and rural guards. One o
the insurgent leaders killed was Colo
mel Motejo. The government troops
| captured many prisoners and sixt!
horses and are now in pursuit of thu
retreatlng insurgents.
The three American warships, The
Denver, Des Moines and the Dixie, are
the most imposing and interesting OBJ
| jects in Havana bay at present. Theil
presence, undesignedly yet pointedly, Il
| typical of the fact that it is the inten
tion of the United States to take
hand in Cuban affairs to the extent a
least of bringing order out of the pres
net chaotic conditions.
Far from considering American in
| tervention as something to be dreaded
| the Cubans almost universally regar'
| it as the most desirable consummatiol
! possible. All the business interest
! are anxious for intervention, and ever
politicians admit that it would be tn
best outcome. Among Cuban business
men the only fear is that intervention
may be only temporary.
President Palma himself desires pro
tee ion, but not permanent interven
ton I1s6ll