The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-01
MACON CALLS CONGRESSMAN.
CUBA PUZZLED BY CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD SUNDAY.

n he wants Those Elected Last Year to nc
sign tho Modcrates VIII Refuse-Do-
mands for D~issolution Of Entire Body
Frauds I'm IsOS-Liberals willing.
Special Cabs Despatch 10 THE Sun.
HAVANA, Nov. 8o.--Gov. Magoon has sum-
moned the Cuban Congressman elected last
year to q conference to DO held on Sunday.
This action has caused much comment
and speculation. The Governor will not
tell the purpose Of the summons. saying
that he only wishes to nave q talk with these
Congressman.
The Didrio de Ia Kdrind rejects the idea
that the purpose In to discuss the question
Of salaries or to consider the converting Of
Congress to make certain reforms. Il
seems inclined to think that the summons
is to declare Congress suppressed and to
pave the way to entirely new elections.
The DscasioR hints that the purpose
is 10 ask the newly elected members to re-
sign, and IL says that they will not do 80
as such a course would help Gov. Magoon
out OF a hole. 10 adds that IL Mr.. Magoon
wants to get the members out he viii have
to expel them by decree. and that action
will mean going further than Messrs. Taft
and Bacon cared to 60. Il asks whether
the Governor will declare the recent elections
null on account Of the statements Of inter-
ested parties. The paper declares that II
the United States wants to act Justly IL
will declare the whole Congress dissolved
and call entirely new elections, the Con-
gressional elections Of 1908 and 1905 being
equally fraudulent.
The Luchd refers to the peace proposals
Of Secretary Taft, which were rejected by
the Moderates and accepted by the Liberals,
one Of the proposals being that the men
elected in1sO5 to the Congress and provincial
councils be removed. 1t rejects the idea Of
dissolving the whole Congress. and says that
the proper course to follow is the formula
laid down by Messrs. Taft and Bacon.
Senor Alfredo zayas says 1t does not
matter to the Liberals whether the whole
Congress be removed or only the members
elected last year. although, as a matter Of
fact, the former course would give the
liberals a greater majority in the next
House.
Senor DOLE, the leader OF the Moderate
remnant, say he supposes Gov. Magoon's
object is to ask for the designations Of the
Congressman elected last year. He con-
siders this a trick Of the liberals to OBJ
tain entire control Of the Senate, in
which most Of the members who remain
for four years more are Liberals, whereas
il they were all declared out OF office a
new election would give the opposition q
better chance. He believes that the effect
of annulling the Congressional elections
of last year, instead Of removing the whole
body, would be bad In Matanzas and
Camaguey, where the Moderates are in the
majority, and would spoil any prospect
for the formation Of an opposition party.
The idea Of the Moderates seems to be
TO obstruct Gov. Magoon, supposing, of
course that his idea Is to obtain the ~resigna-
tons Of the Congressman elected last year.
The plea of the Discussion that the elections
of 1908 were fraudulent is partly correct.
The Liberals at that time made a great
protest against the election Of eight men,
bers In C~amaguey. Santiago and Pinar del
Rio, but the fraud Of that year never ap-
preached that of 1905, when the election
was admitted to be a high handed steal.