Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-09-20
Taft and Bacon Have President
Palma on the Rack. .RebeI Post
Close to Morgan Home.
OPPOSES new ELECTION
President Palma Says He Will
Resign If the Election Is
Pressed.
MUCH DYNAMITE Is SEIZED.
Presidents of Both Moderate and
Liberal Parties Have Submitted
to the Envoy.
aUCH DYNAMITE is SEIZED.

HAVANA, Sept. 20.-In the course of
long conversation of the American
secretaries with President Palma at
the palace here Messrs Taft and Ba-
con subscribed to the sentiments set
forth in President Roosevelts letter
and expressed the hope that their visit
would contribute to the establishment
of peace.
In reply to their questions President
Palma reviewed the various aspects of
the electoral problem in Cuba. Asked
whether the government had taken
steps to affect compromise, the pres-
dent replied in the negative, saying
that the government had limited itself
to Assisting the efforts of the veterans
without taking an active part in the
negotiations.
Secretary Taft then asked If any rev.
olutionary demands had been directly
affected by these negotiations. Pres-
dent Palma said in reply that the pro-
gramme of the revolutionists included
the absolute annulment of the last
elections and that if by compromise it
should be agreed to hold partially new
elections he, Palma, would no longer
continue as executive because his pres
tige would suffer, and to do so would
be drawback to a constitutional form
of government.
The presidents of both the Moderate
and the Liberal parties have submit
ted to the ENJOYS representing Presi-
dent Roosevelt their respective state
ments of the facts leading UP to the
revolution and the conduct of the bel
ligerents. Each of the presidents later
will present a written statement of the
terms they are willing to agree to in
the interest of peace. General Menocal
representing the veterans, also related
to Messrs. Taft and Bacon the efforts
he has made in the line of peace max
ing
Secretary Taft stated later that he
had Just begun his work in Cuba and
that it was evident that the mission
upon which he came would require
more time than he had anticipated be-
fore his arrival He estimated that
ten days would be required to complete
his errand, but he could not say wheth-
er or not it would be necessary to visit
insurgent camps or other cities. He
was pleased with the fact that repre-
sentatives of every faction had visited
the agents of President Roosevelt,
which he considered augured well for
the success of the mission.
The ENJOYS are at the beautiful home
of Minister Morgan, Quinta Hidalgo,
in the village of Marianao, which, 1t
so happens, is only three miles from
the most advanced post of the insur-
gents forces, that of Colonel Baldo-
nero Acosta. which is encamped In
the vicinity of Arroyo Arenas.
The first overt act by revolutionists
in eastern Cuba was committed when
fifty armed and mounted men I'M
der Captain Vincente Costa and Lieu
tenant Francisco Salmon entered the
town of FirmeZa,N twenty miles east
of Santiago. where the Juragua iron
mines are located. They presented to
Superintendent of Mines Whitaker
a document bearing the alleged sigma
ture of General Hierezuelo demanding
the delivery of two cases of dynamite
and two blasting batteries The super
intendent refused to deliver the goods.
The insurgents thereupon forci6ly
seized the explosive and the batteries,
one mule and other supplies, giving
their receipt therefore. They prom
ised not to modest further if the com
pany's railroad was not used to trans
port government troops. The mines
are now without protection from the
rural guards