Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-09-28
REJECT PALMA'S
RESIGNATION
Moderates in Cuba Have De-
cided Upon a Final
Effort
TO MAINTAIN OLD REGIME
American ENJOYS Await Developments
Ready to Intervene, But Wish to
Give Cubans every Possible Chance
to Settle Difficulties Themselves.

Havana, Sept. 2S.-The moderate
party last night decided to make q
final effort to perpetuate the author.
ity of the Palma administration by
determining to reject the resignation
of the president when presented to
congress To-Day. When this decision
was reached Secretary of War Taft
and Assistant Secretary Of State Ba-
con, the American commissioners, had
already concluded to intervene, but
they agreed to await to days develop.
ments, as they are anxious to afford
the Cubans every opportunity to work
out their own salvation.
President Palma steadfastly refused
every solicitation of friends to with
draw his resignation. Typical of this
was the cab.egram he sent to Presi-
dent Roosevelt In response to the fin
al urgent message from the American
president that he remain at the helm.
In this President Palma expressed his
warmest appreciation of President
Roosevelt's efforts to secure peace for
Cuba and the friendship he has al
ways shown the Cuban people. He
referred to his own previous sacrifices
for Cuba, which he said had not been
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 it was not
consistent with his dignity and pres
tige to remain in office.
UJoro rnccih1o fn irdIco praCi,
dent Palma to withdraw his resigna-
ton the situation still would be most
difficult, and Intervention would con-
tinue to be the most probable out
come. If Palma's resignation were
accepted it would then become neces-
sary for congress to elect provis.
ional president. Such an election
would be a new source of contention
not only between the opposing political
parties, but probably between the op'
posing factions within these parties.
The American commissioners will
not brook the establishment Of pro-
visional government by the Cubans
simply as a means of gaining time.
They hold that if a provisional gov
eminent is created it must be by the
United States. Secretaries Taft and
Bacon would not" be properly dis
charging their full duties if such a
government were created in any other
The American commissioners have
little confidence in the seriu tsness
of the conditions of the politicians
who have been vacilating and insin.
v,inn 1o1,c NJ
futile negotiations.
This being the situation nobody is
inclined to doubt that within twenty
four hours Secretary Taft, by author.
ity of the United States, will pro.
claim himself provisional governor OF
Cuba. Such government, however,
would be made Cuban as far as 1t
was possible so to do by continuing !
the various departments under the
control of the present
heads thereof.
Gen. Frederick Funston arrived
here yesterday. He has gone over
all the military plans, approved them
and familiarized himself with the mil.
tary situation as presented by Major
add, who has been here for fort
night.
Havana Sept. 2S.-The moderate
national assembly reconvened yester-
lay afternoon. The sentiment of the
meeting was strikingly different from
hat displayed on Wednesday. After
IN hour of desultory discussion Al.
redo Zayas, the liberal leader, Gen.
Mario Menocal, head of the veterans
md Senator Sanguily, Independent,
appeared and offered new PROPOSE
ion, namely, the resignation of the
and congressman, chosen at
he last elections, new elections to fill
he vacancies, the acceptance of Pres
dent Palma's resignation and the get
ing together on a new president who
houli, they stipulated, be either lib
raj or independent.