The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-21
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
WARNING FACTIONS IN CUBA
AT A STANDSTlLL.
AWAITING SECRETARY TAFT
BOTH SIDES BELIEVE ROOSE-
vELTs REPRESENTATIVE
WILL END TROUBLE.

Havana, Sept. Notwithstanding
some appearance of activity no de-
cisive progress was made Tuesday in
the peace negotiations. few peace
seekers went westward in automobiles
with the idea of reaching and confer
ring with Pine Guerra, the insurgent
leader in Pinar del Rio province, and
Others visited Loynaz del Castillo, the
commander of the insurgent forces in
Havana province, but the only definite
thing reported is that the insurgents
in the field are not willing to enter
into negotiations until all the con-
spiracy prisoners shall have been re-
leased, While it is possible that
those highly responsible may reach
basis of agreement in time to present
il to Secretary of War Taft and AS
sistant Secretary of State Bacon,
when they land here, there is nothing
to show that such a basis has been
reached as yet and there is every evil
dence that if it has been reached it
will not be accepted by the insurgents
following.
Considerable earnestness has been
shown by some of the leaders looking
towards a settlement upon acceptable
terms, but others, and notably so
among the Moderates, appear to be
satisfied to let the case rest as 1t is
until it can be adjusted by President
Roosevelt's representatives.
The Liberals are more anxious to
place themselves in a position which
may be considered at least equally as
strong as that of the government and
consequently they are more persistent
ly active.
Menocars Mission Ended.
General Menocal, the chief of the
veterans peace commission, stated to
the Associated Press Tuesday night
that the important part of his mission
was ended when he brought the lead
ers together. The Liberals feel that
they accomplished something in pro-
curing the release of the alleged con-
spirators more recently arrested and
inducing a cessation of hOstilities.
Part of their leaders also remark on
the fact that the cessation of hostili-
ties was the act of the government.
While no acceptable basis of peace
appears to have been suggested by
either side the impression is general
that Secretary Taft will take up the
work of peace-making with small con-
sideration for past grievances, the
main idea being rather constructive
measures for the future
The newest feature of the revolution
is the appearance of Americans from
the Isle of Pines complaining that Off
Gals of the courts there are search
ing homes of all Americans for fire.
arms and Selling all arms that may
be found.
The Americans there are extremely
wrathful over the action of the Off
cials, especially so as the conduct of
some of the natives lately had caused
them to consider the necessity of hav-
ing firearms within reach. They will
appeal to Minister Morgan and AS
sistant Secretary of State Bacon with
request that United States naval
vessel be sent to the Isle of Pines 10
safeguard the lives and property Of
Americans.
All interest centers on the arrival
OF President Roosevelt's representa-
tives
Towns Controlled by insurgents.
An Associated Press correspondent
Tuesday afternoon visited three in
surgent camps west of Havana. He
found all the towns from Artemisa to
Arroyo Arenas controlled by insur-
gents. Colonel Galvez, who was
penned up Saturday, Sept. Is, with 100
volunteers in the town hall at Guiana
jay, is still there, surrounded by in
surgents, who are deferred from dyna-
hitting the building because of the
fact that General Loynez del Castillo's
wife and family are held there by
Colonel Galvez. The latter is pro-
visioned for long siege Major
Acosta returned to Guanajay Monday
night with the thirty police who were
captured on Sunday, when the mayor
Of the town surrendered.
Pine Guerra's force is believed to
be camped at Artemisa and it is ex-
pected that today it will unite with
General Castillo's force outside of Ha-
vana.
There is only small detachment of
governmental forces guarding the
Lisa bridge, the entrance to Maranao,
which is the nearest suburb to Ha-
vana. Between Marianao and Havana
there are few hundred rural guards.