Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-28
REFUSES PEACE PROFFERS.
wAPROAI GET READY AND MA
RINES ARE BEING GATHERED
IN AT WASHINGTON.
u, S. WANTS REBELS AID
American Property Must Be Protected
and Without Landing Our troops
if at All Possible.

at the trend of affairs here, and the
nettv differences, and admitted they
have practically lost hope.
Secretary Taft has ordered the com
Emander of the United States gunboat
Marietta to dispatch thirty men 10
ISagua la Grande province OF Santa
Clara. to guard the shops of the Cuban
Central railway, British concern
which contain a million dollars worth
of supplies. The manager says IL al
ready has been damaged $4OO,OOo.
Secretary Taft said later: Palma mas
refused honorable peace proffers. nave
never known a more disgusting sltua-
;tion. Investigation convinces us that
the elections were thoroughly rotten
We do not want to intervene put 1ne
lconditions afield may necessitate II. Our
,repOrts show that the inSurgent cOmman-
iders have lost control of their forces. Inc
Situation seems to demand the use or
force"
Battleships Getting Ready.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 20
The battleship Texas, which is in re-
serve at the Norfolk navy yard, is pc
ling prepared with all haste for the
TRANSPORTATION of troops to Cuba in case
her services should be needed. The
lcru1Ser Is Ieduy, wv AAAS
ria will be put into the transport service
Every effort is being made to reinforce
the marines by 1000 men.
The battleships Indiana and Kentucky
will sail at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing for Cuba. Orders to this effect were
issued soon after Secretary Taft's latest
cables to the President today.
Gen. Andrade Makes Statement.
HAVANA. Sept. 25.-Gen. Freyre
Andrade speaker of the lower house,
today made the following statement on
behalf of the government officials:
IF the Americans wish to take ouI
government and give it to the rebels,
they may do so, but not with our con-
sent. We shall never consent to the
holding of new elections. 1t would not
only be great injustice, but if the reb
els won. Cuba would have the worst
elements in control, and if the govern
ment won, we would have another revo-
luton on our hands"
Will Resign, but That's All.
Continuing, the general said that Vice
President Mendez Capote had gone to
confer with Secretary Taft and to in
form the latter that the Cuban govern
ment positively rejected the liberals
proposition laid before President Palma
by Mr.. Taft and Assistant Secretary OF
further asserted that the decision OF
government officials was irrevocable.
President Palma would resign, An
drade said, if the step was suggested by
the American officials, but he would
never be a party to holding new cleo
tons. Furthermore. no members Of the
moderate party would go to the polls if
a new election is held in January as con
templated.
Only Way Out of 1t.
The general was then asked what
and he replied, distinctly and impress
sively:
Il see only one satisfactory way out
of it, for the United States to take con-
troll of Cuba for one or two, or possibly
for four years. The right kind of gov
eminent here cannot survive now with
out such control. There must be a re-
construction period, after the Civil war.
Yielding to the rebels now cannot bring
contentment and reliability, and would
only antagoniZe all the better elements,
which, as it is we'll known, side with
the moderates.
Ask Rebels to Help United States
Secretary Taft, fearing effects of the
landing of American troops, mas decided
against such a step, and instead he has
appealed to the leaders of the insurgents
to furnish guards for American property.
According to copies of the appeals re-
ceived. they are being sent to the nearest
insurgent commander with request,
signed by Capt. Mccoy, Secretary Tafts
aide, as follows:
THE accompanying letter explains the
situation of certain Americans within
your lines. The secretary of war of the
United States requests that this and other
American property and interests be fully
respected and fully protected, and IT nee
essary the furnishing of guards from
your forces"
Americans Amid Anarchy.
\ messenger has arrived at the lega-
tons from the Americans in Manica
ragua, saying that 500 of the force
under Guzman has looted a number of
stores and that anarchy prevails. They
ask for protection.
An unsatisfactory conference was held
at the palace last night between Presi-
dent Palma. Secretary of the Treasury
Fonts Sterling, Secretary of State
O'Farrill, Freyre Andrade, Speaker
Flowerhouse, Secretary of War Taft and
Assistant Secretary OF State Bacon, Con
sui General Steinhart and Capt. Mccoy.
when the mediators called the attention
OF the Cuban administration to the
status OF the peace negotiations with the
liberals and insurgents. The conference
adjourned at IL o'clock to be resumed
today.
The peace terms proposed are known
TO De against the government. The visit
to the palace of the American commits
sioners was, therefore, not particularly
pleasant.
No Results Obtained.
Upon departing, Secretary Taft an
nounced that the conference had resulted
only in exchange of opinions, and that
another meeting was necessary. The
PRESIDENT and the members of the cab
met remained in conference until long
after midnight.
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