The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-29
INTERVENTION
IN CUBA NOW
Taft Gives Order For Marines
to Land.
OUR FLAG WAVES AGAIN
Congress In Special Session Re-
ceives President palma's
Resignation.
OUR FLAG WAVES AGAIN

HAVANA. Sept. 20-It is certain
that American Intervention will at
once take place.
Twenty-Five United States marines
were landed here last night l. guard
the treasury building.
Secretary Tafts proclamation, Great
ing himself provisional military gov
crnor OF Cuba. viii be issued today,
and a further force OF Americans will
be- landed.
A late report says that the rebels,
seeing that Intervention Is certain and
that the present time Is their only
chance 90 occupy the city, are adyanc-
lng upon Havana.
United States officers are taking
steps 10 prevent the entry OF the rebels
into the city II they are unwise enough
20 make a forward movement
An doubts as 10 the loyalty OF the
rural guards 60 the American govern.
ment In case OF Intervention have been
set at rest 10y the declarations OF OIL
GERS that they would support Taft
government with enthusiasm, 80 that
the city Is now pollced by the rural
guards.
General Rodriguez. commander OF
the rural guards, Is cooperating with
Secretary Taft.
At the joint session OF the Cuban
congress called 20 consider the reslgna-
ton OF President Palma In the house
OF representatives here Senator Dolz,
president Of the senate. presided.
when he mounted the rostrum prior
10 calling congress 10 order he was sur
rounded by n crowd Of Liberals and
Moderatcs all dlsputlng at once. All
the voices were lost In the effort OF
everybody 10 be heard at the same
time. The senator violently rang the
speakers bell. and finally the assembly
came 10 order
President Palma's message present
Ing the designations OF the cabinet Off
GERS. OF the vice president and finally
his own resignation was read.
President Palma said that II was I'm
possible for him 10 continue as presi-
dent OF nation whose people evident
~ had become out of accord and lacked
sympathy with him and his govern
ment. Neither could he continue at the
head OF government when a portion
OF the people was disposed TO remain
In armed rebellion.
Senator Zayas then rose and de-
nounced Palma for accepting the res
lgnations of the cabinet officers with
out naming substitutes.
Congressman Betancourt replied that
the president had acted entirely with
in his rights, and he proposed that the
designations Of the president and vice
president, Mendez Capote, be declined
ana that committee be sent to the
palace TO urge them to withdraw their
designations.
Senator Zayas in opposing Congress
man Betancourt's motion said that con-
gress must accept Palma's resignation,
as it was irrevocable and no other
course was legal
Senior Betancourt replied that the
laws of congress at such time must
be set aside Congress should de-
mand the withdrawal of Palma's res
ignation because he was the only man
who could now save the republic. The
congressman pleaded that the Ameri-
can commissioners ought also to urge
the president to withdraw his resIgna-
ton.
Senior Diego Tamayo declared that
sin the presence Of death one should
speak heart in hand" He lengthlly
argued that only the withdrawal of
Palma's resignation could save the re-
public
Following Palma's resignation the
Moderates held long consultation at
the residence of Senator DOLE, presi-
dent Of the senate, at which 1t was de-
cided that no Moderate should return
TO the session after recess. thus pre-
cipitating a condition in which no pro-
visional president could be elected.
This throwing up of their hands would
practically give over the control OF af-
fairs to the American commissioners.
Up to that point. the attitude of the
commissioners had been a waiting one.
Secretary Taft himself, who up to the
present time has, to considerable ex-
tent taken the newspaper correspond
ents into his confidence, said that he
was then In position where he could
not say anything for publication.
Many regret that President Palma
has persisted in his determination to
resign. Zayas told Secretary Taft n
wild story to the effect that Secretary
of the Interior Montalvo had 500 sol
diers in the arsenal close to the house
of representatives and was prepared to
shoot him and other Liberals If they
approached the house for the meeting,
claiming that the Liberals were respon-
slbe for the present dying condition of
the republic.
YOm Kippur Day.