Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-04
PLAN TO CRUSH REBELS.
President Palma Says There VIII BE
No Palterinx with RevoIution

| the movement Furthermore, he de-
clared there would be no compromise
with the rebels They must be crushed
once for all. otherwise the trouble
would break out anew.
President Palma is not disposed to
employ any other method than that OF
arms for the re-establishment of peace
He declared theoretically that the Gu
ban government would absolutely never
compromise with any form of disturb
ers of order. The government was le-
ultimately constituted, was bound by
It's imperious duty and must demon
strate that il is stable and able to safe,
guard property, life and the happiness
of the republic at present and in the
future.
To compromise with the disturbers
now. he says, would result in further
disturbance every few years. Suppress
ing the insurgents now will forever
guarantee the stability of the Cuban
institutions. while dickering with them
would expose the country TO another
disturbance of the peace in the near fu-
ture
According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrats Washington correspondent.
there is a suspicious undercurrent of
expressions relative to the situation in
Cuba at both the state and war depart
ments. that seems to indicate the adj
minstration is not blind to the posSibili-
ties of an impending crisis i'll the re-
public. The attitude of the administra-
ton toward President Palma is not I'M
friendly. He has been well disposed
toward this country, and has tried per
sonally to cultivate close friendly re-
lation with the United States, but can
not control his own party, which con-
many things which have not tended to
commend the Cuban government to the
present administration.
The sole warrant for interfering with
| Cuban affairs is contained in provi-
| sion of the Plat amendment which
says we shall have the right to inter-
fere when it becomes apparent that
| Cuba is hot maintaining a government
which guarantees protection to life and
| property rights. There is every sign
| that the United States is now deliber-
| ately awaiting developments in Cuba. 1t
will only interfere when a state closely
| approaching anarchy exists. When ii
does interfere, it is believed in Wash
! in ntoO tho aoY.racnonHopt occartc mill
mean the end of the Cuban republic.
| 1t has been pointed out that If. with the
| very excellent start given the Cubans
| by this country, they prove themselves
| incapable of f-government, they have,
| indeed, demonstrated their unftness to
! govern themselves at all. If the Unit
! ed States interferes to put down dis
order and still anarchy, it cannot de-
| eide upon the merits of the quarrel
| with the existing government. 1t can
only substitute for the lack of order its
own power and authority. 1t can do
! this with its army and navy. When II
| does this under the authorization of che
| Platt amendment it is believed it, will
| constitute the first step in the direction
of annexation, which can only come
through an act of Congress.
News from the somewhat uncertain
shifting front" is meager, due in a
measure to the governments determi-
nation that false reports FROM insur-
gent sources shall not be generally cir
cu!ated. Failure of the government
| forces to take the offensive against the
! insurgent leader Guerra and that reb-
! els hesitancy in striking the promised
blow encourage the hope that peace
may be secured without great blood.
| shed. 1t is limited in some quarters
| that the insurgents do not seriously
contemplate the overthrow of the gov
eminent and would be satisfied if by
making show of force they could
frigaten or persuade President Palma
| to restore certain deposed liberals to
office and make concessions as to the
conduct of future elections.
Claims and counter claims are fire.
quent, but there is comparatively little
actual fighting. At the palace in Ha-
vana little is given out The enroll
ment of volunteers continues, horses
are being requistioned, and army nurs
are being requsitioned. and army
nurses are being sent to the field. There
is talk of thirty days amnesty in
which insurgents who surrender their
arms would be pardoned, but if the gov.
eminent intends such move its pur.
pose is not admitted