The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-03
Declines 10 Treat With The
Insurgents
WILL ABIDE BY zI%' .I' RESULT
Emphstlc Denislg 9 g Made to State
ment That G So Was About
to Appe 8 the United
e$ .es.

Havana, September 2.-The hopes of
those who on Saturday night tentatively
suggested a proposition of mutual conces-
sion as a means of ending the rebellion.
were shattered today when President
Palma called General Cebreco, one of the
proposed peace commissioners, to the
palace to inform him that the govern
ment had no concessions to offer, or ac-
cept, and no intention, other than fighting
the matter through and suppressing the
lnsurrection.
General Menocal, who headed the list
of tho proposed commissioners, sent word
to the promoters of the project that he
would have nothing to do with it, unless
he could approach the insurgents with
definite offer of some kind from President
Palma.
Not Entirely Discouraged.
The promoters, however, are not en-
tirely discouraged, and another meeting
may be held later.
The Associated Press learned today from
a reliable source that the inner circle of
the government had about reached a ten
tatiye understanding that if the govern
ment was unable to control the insurrec-
tion by September is, it would ask for the
assistance of the United States, but when
this assertion was broached to members
of the government it was met with such
an emphatic denial as to leave no room
for doabting that the government has de-
cided to see the thing through by all the
force Of arms it can command, and abide
by tho results.
While the publication of the peace pro-
Ject today caused much discussion there
was little hope evlnced that 1t would sue
ceed as Il was conceded on all sides that
the government in the present temper Of
the masses would lose any elections which
might result from it. Besides slncN the
government is unwilling to relinquish the
idea of central governmental control Of
municipalities, this also would be a seri-
Gus stumbling block to such a settlement.
War Preparations Unnecessary.
War preparations In Havana are un-
ceasing A machine gun corps this after
noon left CASTILLO de la .unta, and four
companies are stationed one at LaFuerza
castle in front of the palace two at the
arsenal, and one at Veldado fort.
The much discussed. guns are strapped
on the backs of mules and are the OBJ
ject of great interest to the throngs. There
was no cheering whatever as corps
commanded by Americans marched
| through the streets The men are not
drilled or disciplined
The Sunday night gaiety of Havana Is
| unabat ted.
Up to tonight no new fights between
government forces and insurgents had
| been reported
| Ell Economista, the leading financial
weekly, says the revolution besides costing
millions of dollars to industries, which
are operating upon foreign capital. VIII,
should 1t last for several weeks, cause
| ruin to the Vuelta Abajo tobacco crop,
amounting to from S12,OOO,OOO to $4,000. 900.
| besides years loss to the farmers. The
paper says the loss to the cattle interests
will be from $2O,0O00O0 to S30,00O,00O.
Concerning the sugar crop 1t says that
| continuation of the troubles for two
months will mean a losse of from 100,0
| to 100000 tons on account of the lack of
| labor.
| The paper reclons the losses to the fruit
crop at about A,000,000.