Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
NOT ANXIOUS TO
: LAY DOWN THEIR
ARMS FOR CUBA
Insurgents Are Fractions in
Parts of Island.
SOME ARE VERY WARLIKE
Disarmament in Hatuey is Said to
Be Entirely, Fruitless.
PALMA IN VERY BAD DOOR
Recent Revelations About the Methods
of Former President Excite
Indignation.
SOME ARE VERY WARLIKE
Disarmament in Hatuey is Said to
Be Entirely Fruitless.
PALMA IN VERY BAD DOOR

Indignation.
In some parts of Cuba the
work of disarmament is proceeding
peacefully and quietly. In other
sections of the island the result is
not so satisfactory, and in Santa
Clara it is reported that so long as
the volunteers are permitted to re-
tain their arms there will be trout
bic. The work at Hatuey is said
to be fruitless under the conditions
that obtain. The disclosures about
Palma are said to make his stay on
the island anything but pleasant, if
not actually dangerous.
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, October 6.-The
members of the disarmament commission
in this city have received in three days
only $50 rifles from about 5000 disbanding
to their own wishes Gen. Hernandez Of
the commission has telegraphed to Gen.
Funston that so long as the government
volunteers are allowed to retain their arms
the task of disarming the revolutionists in
Santa Clara province will be hardly
possible.
Disarmament Fruitless Here.
HATUEY, Province of Puerto Principe.
Cuba, October 6.-An attempt today 70
disarm 400 insurgents commanded by
Brigadier General Reynoso resulted in a
refusal to give UP their arms while the
government volunteers retain theirs. The
work of the disarmament commission in
this district is fruitless. -.-Ys:a--
q. s. Troops Arrive.
HAVANA, October 6-The first contin-
gent of United States troops arrived here
late tonight on board the transport Sum
ner. The ship will go to the Havana cen
trail wharf early tomorrow morning, and
the 900 soldiers with their equipment will
be transported by street cars to Camp
Columbia under the direction of Quarter
master Major Baker. There they will
camp in tents until the preparation of the
barracks is completed. Col Cowles re-
ports an uneventful trip.
Palma Being Denounced.
Special Csblegram to The Star
HAVANA October 6-The Sensation
bar NV ba of
cial dispatches showing that ex-Presiden
Palma made secret appeal to the United
States for forces to bolster up his totterint
government grows every hour. Eveh those
who were formerly the closest friends o.
the ex-president are now bitterly denounc
ing him, and the prophecy is made on al
sides that he will find it advisable to leav,
the country.
La Lucha QiberaD says the Palma ad
ministration secretly planned to sell the
country for a mess of pottage. 1t emu
lated Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold
yet in a manner that would have brought
blush of shame to the cheeks of those his
toric traitors.
BY their own acts they have become out
casts In their own country and will be re
pulsed as political lepers. The paper de
clares that had the correspondence beel
known at the time no intervention woul,
have been quick enough to save them
They would have been eradcated not onl
from Cuban politics. but also from the fac
of the earth
This Discussion, which was former
strongly in favor Of Palma says the mat
ter must be probed. and it must be fnall
decided whether the American foreign OF
nee has equivocated or whether Palma wa
traitor to his country.
Hard Words Flying.
Ex-Vice President Mendez Capote an,
former Secretary Freyre Andrade shar
with the other close advisers of Palma tn
hard words which are flying aroun
Havana. Former Secretary of Government
O'Farrill found it convenient to sail hastll
today for New York. Vice President Capot
Is already In that city.
The boat from Tampa today brought
group of army officers including Col Gre
BILE. who is to be Inspector general here
Capt. Wilkens chief conmssary officer
Capts. Winship and Langiitt. who will hav
charge OF the engineering operations. an
Capt. Mitchell. who will direct the opera
lions of the Signal Corps.
The quartermasters department is reno
waiting Camp Columbia. which was once oc
cupied by Gen. Lees eth Army Corps
There are no cold storage facilities in Ha
vana, so Secretary Taft has asked tn