Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-25
palma TO resign;
INTERVENTION soon
CUBAN CONGRESSMAN SAYS
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
WILL STEP OUT.
ISLAND REPUBLIC
MAY YET BE SAVED
Peaee Commissioners TAFT and Bacon
Confer with Government Officials
and Prominent Insurgents-sItua.
tIon at Present More Hopeful.

Havana, Sept. PA congressman
whose relations with the administers
ton are exceedingly close asserted
Saturday morning that President
Palma and the members OF his cabinet
probably would resign during the day
and that Intervention was expected
not later than September 25.
The propositions made by the Mod.
crates Friday night have considerably
changed the situation, having paved
the way for suggestions by Messrs.
Taft and Bacon for further conces.
Eions on both sides which may yet |
save the republic intact.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon, accom-.
panied by Consul General steinhart
and Capt. Mccoy, called on President
Palma Saturday morning and got his
ideas on what he was willing should
be done under the circumstances. In
the afternoon Secretaries Taft and
Bacon listened to the views OF mum.
Der Of prominent insurgents and lib
erals, including Pine Guerra, Gen.
Castillo, Juan Gualberto Gomez and
Jose Miguel Gomez.
Taft Says Ice Is Broken.
Secretary Taft said to press rep
resentative:
1.-THE proposals of the Moderates.
while not broad and far reaching
enough to meet the necessities Of the
case, evidence desire on the part
OF the Moderates to maintain the In.
tegrity Of the republic, even though
they are compelled to abandon their
control. Consequently the situation
Is at least somewhat more hopeful
There must be some designations
showing the good faith Of the govern
ment before the rebels will consent to
lay down their arms"
AS the secretary turned to enter
his automobile he added:
AT least we have got the Ice bro
ken"
Secretary Taft received a long
cablegram direct from Oyster Bay
Saturday. It is understood that he
was therein instructed to exhaust
every resource In settling the diff
Guilty without intervention, II possible
This was in response to the secre
tary's pessimistic messages Of Friday
Funston of for Cuba.
washington, Sept. 24.-Brig. Gen
Funston, who has been ordered b,
Secretary Taft to meet him at Hav
ana and give him the benefit Of hii
knowledge OF Cuban affairs, left here
Saturday at 3:45 O'Clock, accom-
panied by his aide, Lieut. B. ]. Mitch
ell, Of the Twelfth Infantry. Gen
Funston will 60 direct to Tampa
where he will board the regular steam
Or for Havana and hopes to be in Hav
ana not later than Tuesday morning
In discussing his trip. Gen. Funston
said that he looked forward to 1t with
good deal Of interest, because he
hoped to meet "in the bush" some o.
his old comrades In arms under Gen
Maxine Gomez, as well as some 9th
ers who have remained with the gov
eminent.
Gen Funston spent the entire morn
ing at the war department holding
Anal conferences with the chief o
star and other officers, but he de
clined to make any statement regard
ing the steps being taken by the gov
eminent toward Intervention.
War department officials professe'
70 know nothing of the situation u
Cuba beyond what they have seen Il
the press dispatches. but it is know
that preparations for the possible oc
cupation of Cuba are rapidly goinl
on.
Preparing 70, Emergency.
With view to meeting any pos
s,ble emergency that may arise i
connection with Cuba. the quartz,
master generals department is bus
making its preparations. Proposal
are already gut calling for bids TO
supplying large numbers Of horses an
mules, and these bids will be opene
In this city next Tuesday, requirin'
almost immediate delivery OF the an
mails. Offcers Of the quarternaster'
department of course do not ADM
fhat these aplmalg are Intended fo