The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-28
final EFFORT TO
SUSTAIN PALMA
Moderate Party Will Not Accept
Resignation of President
of Cuba.
OUTLOOK FOR PEACE
is DECIDEDLY GLOOMY
American Mediators Withhold
Discussion to Intervene to
-
Await Outcome.

HAVANA, Sept 27.-The Moderate
party tonight decided to make hnal
sffort TO perpetuate the authority OF
The Palma administration by determln-
ing to reject the resignation OF the
President when presented to congress
tomorrow. When this decision was
reached Secretary Of War Taft and AS
,.istant Secretary of State Bacon, the
American commissioners, had already
concluded to intervene, but they agreed
fo wait tomorrow S Developments as
thev are anxious TO afford the Cubans
every opportunity TO work out thelr
own salvation
President Palma steadfastly refuses
every solicitation of his friends TO with
draw his resignation. Typical of tins
was cablegram he sent 10 President
Roosevelt in response 10 the final urgent
message from the American President
that he remain at his helm. In TINS
President Palma expressed his warm
est appreciatiop OF President loose
Volt g efforts 10 secure peace for CUBA
and the friendship he has always shown
the Cuban people. II referred TO ms
own previous sacrifices for Cuba. which
,he said had not been made In vain, but
in the present situation, and IN view
of all that had transpired, he felt that
further sacrifice on his part would be
useless. and that il was not consistent
with his dignity and prestige TO remain
In Office, -.
Wore IL possible TO induce President
Palma TO withdraw his resignation the
situation still would be most difficult,
and intervention would continue TO be
the most probable outcome, If Palma
resignation were accepted 1T would Then
become necessary for Congress to elect
a provisional President:
Such an election would be new sort
of contention. not only between the
opposing political parties, but probably
between tho opposing factions within
these parties. 90
The American commissioners Will not
brook the establishment of provision
al government by the Cubans SIMPLY as
a means of gaining time. lhev hold
that if provisional government Is ere
ated il must be by the United States
Secretaries Taft and Bacon would rot
ne properly discharging their full du,
ties IL such a government were created
In any other manner
Gen. Funston arrived here today He
has gore over all the military plans,
approved them and jamlliarized himself
with the situation as presented by MAJ.
Jadd, who has been here for fort
night.
The atmosphere at the palace tonight
is decidedly gloomy Evcry body who
emerged from President Palma S pri-
.vate office wore long face Members
nf the Cabinet reiterated that Palma
had not receded from his determine
tion to resign, in spite of the persuasive
arguments Of his most intimate friends.
The President himself has succumbed
somewhat to nervous fatigue and ev-
erybody regards the wind up OF the adj
minlstraiion as imminent. President
Palma will retire as poor as when he
assumed the office, but all his friends
roncede that he will have the satisfac-
tion of having conscientiouslv and in
dustriously discharged his duties in
face of the almost constant lack of
cooperation from Congress.