The San Francisco call., 1906-09-27

bearing upon the Moderate decision. Tt
is understood tonight that President
Palma does not intend to withdraw his
resignation, but IT is predicted that
Congress win table it indefinitely. The
decree convening Congress on Friday
for the purpose of acting upon the res
ignations of the President. Vice Presi-
dent and others was issued today.
MODERATEs MEET.
A meeting of the Moderate National
AsseWbly was hastily called today TO
discuss the pressing question whether
some way could not yet be devised to
settle the present difficulty without the
threatened American Intervention.
The meeting was held at the resi-
dence Of Senior DolZ. president OF the
Senate. More than sixty persons were
present They included Vice-President
Mendez Capote, nearly all the members
of the Cabinet and almost all the lead
ing Senators and Representatives. No
sooner had the meeting assembled than
the pent-up indignation against the
American peace commissioners broke
forth Several men began in loud
voices and at the same time to con-
demn Secretary Of War Taft and Acting
Secretary of State Bacon, who were de-
clared to have shown partiality in
backing the rebels and discrimination
troversy The speakers shouted de-
nunciations against the American Gov
ernment and hotly insisted that the
Moderate party should appeal to the
powers of the world for protection
against the usurpation Of the sover-
eighty of Cuba by the United States.
1t was declared that the Government
forces should fight to the death rather
than submit to the terms insisted upon
by the rebels, and one speaker depicted
the horrors Of negro domination. which
would result he said. from the threat
ened Liberal ascendency brought about
with the alleged assistance Of the
United States.
VISITS COMMISSIONERS.
The one point upon which the meet
ing was unanimous was that the cardi-
nal condition of the reopening of ne
ROTATIONS should be that the Moderates
the rebels to lay down their arms be-
fore proceeding to negotiate.
1t was agreed that Acting Secretary of
the Interior Montalvo should visit the
American commissioners and acquaint
them with the party's insistence on this
condition. Senior Montalvo, therefore,
proceeded to the American legation and
submitted this condition to Taft and
Bacon, adding that IL the proposition
was not dCCepLdDle TO lnenl the 0OV-
ernment forces wonld refuse to lay
down their arms or deliver them either
to the rebels or the commissioners.
In the meanwhile Senior Dolz had been
sent for by Secretary Taft. He ap-
peared at the American legation and
made the following proposition:
That both sides appoint committees
of six to treat for peace. but with the
prior condition that the rebels lay down
their arms"
Secretary Taft approved this. with
the exception that 1t was unfair to
make the rebels lay down their arms
before the acceptance by both parties
of 4 formal agreement TO abide by the
terms of the ultimate decision Senior
Dolz returned to the assembly and
reported the result of his efforts.
ASSEMBLY RECEDEs.
During the absence OF Senors Mon
talvo and Dolz the assembly took a
recess. At the resumption OF the meet
ing and after hearing and hastily dis
cussing the views of Secretary Taft.
the assembly precipitately rcceded from
its various contentious that the rebels
must lay down their arms before nego-
tiations could be reopened and resolved
to notify Secretary Taft that they
would appoint committee of six to