Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22
TAFT AND BACON
ABANDON HOPE
Their Belief American Occupation
Only Way 10 End Civil War
In Cuba.
MEANS AMERICAN SOVEREIGN
President Advised ~ Seriousness. OF
situaiionand Expected 90 Die
tate Future Policy.

Havana, Sept a. Mcssrs. TAFT and
Bacon have practically abandoned hope
Of finding a middle ground and fear
that a decision IN favor Of either size
would result IN no more than tempo
iary tranquility for the island. II is
their belief that American occupation
is the only way 10 end the clvil war;
fare, and It Is not denied that inter-
yention must be followed by American
sovereignty. seoy. Taft has cabled
TO President Roosevelt regarding the
gravity Of the situation. and Mr..
Roosevelt Is expected 10 dictate the ~
ture program
A demonstration was made today by
armed revolutionists within mile Of
The scene OF the peace conference. Gen.
Acosta, with 300 insurgents. en-
camped az Ia Lisa. west OF Minister
Morgan's villa at Mariana. and half a
mile eastward were rural guards. nil
litia and mounted police. Al the in
surgeni camp The Associated Press was
told that the object OF the insurgents
In coming so close vas to show secy.
Taft how complete Havana is in
their grasp. Pine Guerras augmented
force is only a. short distance away.
He was advancing 10 encamp Just
outside Of Mariana when the fact was
called to the attention OF Secy. Taft.
Mr.. Taft was greatly displeased, aud
Senior Zayas and Charles Hernandez,
former postmaster OF Havana. We're
dispatched TO meet Guerra, with the
result that the latter turned back. He
will take Ids command 10 or IS miles
south Of Havana and there await tho
decision OF abe American medators.
In addition 10 the Zayas party Mai.
Ladd OF the United States army visited
Guerra today. As the insurgents
marched he carefully counted their
force and reported 20 Messrs. Taft and
Bacon their exact strength. Guerra's
army IL well equipped and has better
mounts than the government forces,
plenty OF ar1ps and ammunition and
sevsrd machine guns Senator Zayas
has ordered Cen Loynaz del Castillo TO
move his army away from Havana.
When tho Insurgents were ordered
away from la Lsa Seoy. Taft re-
qussfed Gen Rodriguez TO withdraw
the rural guards from MariaDo. and
BIZ tomorrow only mounted police will
surround Minister Morgans villa.
The Associated Press correspondent
VINO Visited Gen. Acosta today was
wen received and was permitted 10
pcrutinf1s the equipment OF tho insur-
Reuts. Cen. Anos,a says that n the
rUvaurnent WINS upheld by Messrs.
Tnft and Bacon he would continue
f,ehtfng for tho canse OF the insur-
genes.
Ms<srs. Tsft and Bacon received to-
hay besffes the American committee.
enry. Moutaivu, ehief OF the rural
snnrda Rodrfquee, Gems. Freyre and
pade Vice President saDdez Capote.
Alfredo zayas and several bankers ana
commercial men.
AZ yu6fday Pine Guerra, with about
1 400 msn, Loo Of whom were unarmed.
Win 10 erSra horses. entered the prov
.noe Of Hnvana, camping az Caimito. 20
miles from the city Of Havana, Fri
dav n,rht he cfYecfpd a junction with
pris .Cen. Garlic, who has 1900 men.
and ali resumed the march toward Ha-
vans
AZ 8 o'clock mis- morning the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent 1oined the
rebei forces at GusnaJay and continued
With thern until they eucarnped. The
discipline OF the force Is fair. The
revoiutionirs appropriated all chick
ems. pigs, and horses, and XII cattle
when ever the com1nissary requires
fresh meat
Pho Guerra told the correspondent
that he and Alfredo Zayas we're work.
ing IN perfect accord. Guerra still
considers hinrFeif n congressman.
Questioned whether he would prefer