Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
i. S. INTERVENTION
IS NOW CERTAIN
Cuban Officials Force II by Resigning
Rather Than Yield to Rebels.
READY TO RUSH TROOPS THERE

II Havana, sept Zo.-lne CUBAN Ie-
public stands on the verge OF a second
/ period OF American Intervention The
Moderate party, which six weeks ago
l vas in absolute control OF every Office
| In the island. national. provincial and
municipal is determined TO abdicate
everything and compel the United
States 70 intervene. In fact every
government official. from President
Palma down. Is sincerely anxious To
force such Intervention rather than
yield TO any one OF the terms offered
by the Liberal party and those in arms
against the government
Il is declared on very high authority
that American Intervention in Cuba Is
certain Furthermore. IL is expected
that the proclamation OF Intervention
will be issued from oyster Bay.
| The Liberal leaders characterize the
4 conduct OF the government as treason
To the republic, while Secretary OF
War Taft regards IL as an unwarrant-
ed and dishonorable attempt to force
the hand OF the United States into In
PREVENTION This. It has been stated.
is precisely what the Roosevelt ad-
ministrstion has been most anxious TO
avoid. II is still just barely possible
that President Roosevelt. through Sec
rotary Taft and Assistant Secretary
OF State Bacon. may yet arrange TO
establish the Liberals in control OF
the Cuban government. but this is re
garded only as the remotest sort OF
| possibility. With either party installed
IN power. there would still remain
condition Of deplorable dissatisfaction
and unrest. and there appears nothing
whatever 20 promise relief save full
control by the United States
The real feeling at the palace Is one
OF relief in the prospect that the ad-
versaries of the government will not
win. even though the government
loses. combined With the satisfaction
E that the United States will be obliged
TO take over Cuba indefinitely and pos
sibly forever.
Palma Calls Extra Session Congress.
President Palma has called a spe-
cial session OF congress for Friday.
when he will present the designations
OF himself and Vice President Mendez
Cap0te. The Moderates. however will
not attend that session OF congress. for
IN their hurriedly called national Mod
crate assembly they decided unani-
mously simply 20 quit forthwith. They
will not even attend the approaching
session or have anything more to do
with the government OF Cuba. alleg-
ing that they have been unjustly
treated by President Roosevelt's com
missioners.
This determination Is taken by
Messrs. Taft and Bacon. however, as
another indication that the Moderate
leaders. since they can no longer con
troll the government themselves. are
determined. at whatever cost. that the
, Liberals shall not now or hereafter OBJ
tain control.
At the conclusion OF the Moderate
assembly Vice President Mendez Ca
pote called on the American commits
! sioners and declared that he had been
I instructed by the Moderate national
assembly 10 draft a reply to Secretary
Taft's letter 20 President Palma. In
(which peace terms we're suggested.
After this interview Senior Mendez
ICapote said 70 the Associated Press:
. Vice President capote Resiqns.
Il have resigned irrevocably my 20
sition as vice president OF the repub-
lie. resigned because the resignation
OF President Palma was forced upon
him by causes detrimental 70 the dig
nifty and deeorum OF the Office OF ehief
executive. The president will convene
congress in extraordinary session on
Friday 10 consider his resignation and
my own"
Mendez Capote said further that the
entire body OF Moderates IN both
houses. as well as the entire Liberal
National. or Nunez party. would re.
frain from attending the extraordinary
session. AS the Moderates and the Ma.
. tionalists comprise more than two.
thirds OF each house. there will be no
Quorum. This will block action and
prove that the structure of consti.
tutional goVefnment no longer exists.
II Condemns Peace Commissioners.
Il Mendez Capote emphatically con.
Idemned the policy Of the American
lpeace commissioners. and said he ex-
pressed the opinion OF many or the
members OF his party when he de-
ciared that Secretaries Taft and Rac,>r
had placed themselves unreservedIv
On the side OF the Liberals and AGAINST
the existing recognized government
He said that even had they accented
the basis OF peace first presented bv
the mediators he did not think the
island would have remained at peace
for 80 days.
The formal draft OF the terms sent
10 the palace was rejected. This
action was not expected by Secretary
TAFT. Notwithstanding the fact that fl
had been threatened by certain of the
government officials. and Il practically
caused him to abandon his efforts
toward settlement that would con-
unue the sovereignty OF the republic.
Although Intervention appears to be
certain. beth Secretaries Taft and Ba,
con say that such q course would not
be taken so long as a government re-