The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-17

havana. Sept. 16-The governments this
t veenlns Is making tlnal strenuous efforts
10 restore Deace in Cuba and thus avoid
any Kind of American intervention The
OBJECT of these endeavors. il Is said. is
Lhat II may be able 10 say by the time
secretary OF War Taft and Acting Secre-
tary of State Bacon arrive that peace has
ALREADY resulted; that therefore, there Is
no need for American government inter
ventton. either TO restore peace or insure
permanent tranquility Members of the
government informed the Associated Press
tnat TREY are making the efforts i'm ac-
cords nee with the advice contained in
President Roosevelts letter: that they
nave no obtection 10 the friendly assist
ance OF the United States IN the matter il
" becomes necessary. but that they be-
lieve they can settle il between the gov
ernment and the revolutionists without the
necessity or any Intervention. At least
they say. they are making an attempt to
accomplish this end unaided. and with fair
prospects of success.
President PaIma's Decree.
This is the latest phase of rapidly
changing situation that developed late this
afternoon. when an extraordinary gazette
was issued containing a decree signed by
President Palma on the recommendation
or the secretary OF public works. Mon
talvo. The decree follows:
All campaign operations are suspended
and. In consequence. the government
forces will act only on the defensive
throughout the republic. The secretary Of
the interior Will issue ali the necessary
orders for the execution Of this decree
Came as a Surprise.
The decree caused great surprise. as il
was believed TO signify change of heart
by the government officials. who. for the
past two days. have been strongly against
taking up peace overtures with the ennis
sares OF the revolutionists. The Asso-
ciated Press learns that today's action
had it's beginning by General Menocars
talvo and urging him 10 make the strong
est possible endeavor to induce President
velt's advice and avoid the consequences
~ Intervention by requesting "A truce and
cudeavoring 10 have the Cubans them
selves come TO an agreement.
Conference in Prison.
Secretary Montalvo and General Memo
cal first visited Jose Miguel Gomez and
others of the alleged conspirators i'm the
prison and found them willing to CO.
operate in securing peace. The basis OF
peace was not discussed i'm any detail
but Secretary MOntalvo returned 10 the
palace and urged President Palma to con-
side tho matter The president called a
conference for this purpose. which was
attended by the ministers Nice-President
McndOz Capote. General Freyre and
senator OOlz. The result of this con-
ference was the issuance Of the decree
suspending governmental campaign opera
Sons
lnsurgent Camp Visited,
After the decree was issued government
cmissaries were dispatched in automO-
bileS to confer with the reNOlutiOn1StS.
General MenOcal. accompanied by Con-
gresham Goblin and Garcia Vieta, the
Youngest son of CalXto Garcia, drove in
the direction where Alfredo Zayas was
encamped with CastiIlo's forces. not far
from Santiago de Las Wages, and others
went to Gaunajay. which place this after
noon was occupied by big band of revo-
lutionlsts under Congressman Campos
Marquetti. The latter had Mayor Gales
and the two hundred volunteers defend
ing the town cooped up in a carcel and
a
The mayor up TO this evening had defied
Campos Marquetu and was still holding
Meanwhile Campos Marquetti was threat
ening TO blow up the carcel with dyna-
mite.
Whole Matter in Embryo.
General Freyre Andrade when asked
about the terms discussed at the con-
ference with the revOlutiOnists. said that
the matter had not got far enough along
20 discuss actual peace terms. The con-
ferees had only touched them informally,
he declared. but one thing certain
that the government would never agree
to annul constitutional elections. and that
contention must be eliminated from tho
claims of the revolutionsts He thought
there was reason to believe that the gov
crnment and hostile element would ges
together on terms. although this AS yet
WAS uncertain. Those who had been sent
10 confer with the revolutiOntsts carried
raises for themselves and as many of
the revolutionsts as they chose to bring
into the city.
1,he general said that the government
larprecia5cd the friendly efforts OF the
1 nited states and would avail itself OF |
lfhem If its own efforts were unsuccessful. |
buf that naturally IL preferred 10 settle |
the trouble without Intervention.
PriConers Liberated.
simultaneously with the issuance Of the |
decree declaring a cessation of hostilities !
the special judge in charge OF the cases 1
ecafnsf the alleged conspirators i'm prison
and prisoners recently captured liberated |
thirty of the latter against whom indict- 4
m,nts had been issued. Meanwhile a !
warrant was issued for Felipe Romero a |
wealthy young Cuban who has been rep |
resenfing the revolutionists i'm various en- |
rards to Commander COlwell Of the Unit |
Cd States cruiser Denver. and who Is |
charged with being the recipient of COM |