The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-28
GOVERNMENT GROWS KIND Will Pardon All Revolu-
 tionistS. NO BATTLE YET FOUGHT Enlistment of Soldiees for Palma
 Still Continues. Leaders of Revolt wili be contented With order for New and. Fair
 EIection--President stands

lnouncement that the goverdnen. will
 internationally pardon ell those who
 have taken up arms against the gov
 ernment, excepting captured com- | manders and these also will be par doned if they surrender with their full commands and arms.
 This order, which was issued by Act 1 ing Secretary of the Interior Montalvo by direction of the President followed
 an informal statement by tho Presi-
 dent and containing a partial intima-
 ton of the same thing. It appears
 that there was some opposition to this course among the Presidents advis-
 ors, although the majority favored it.
 The order has not yet been made | public and there Is muah curiosity 10 see how 1t will be received.
 Thepalace authorities firmly expect | that it will result in tho buff Of the insurgents returning home, thus rak- l ing the suppression of the insurrection matter of continued pIrkuis ofth.se who are most defiant and persistent How many will be found in that class 1 Is Q question which cannot be deter mined at present, but it is generally considered in official circles that to- days order will have great influence ! In weakening if not in the disintegra- i ton of the movement. No time has l been fixed for a limit for the surren- 1 der of insurgents to be accepted. In the province of Pinar del Rio the l opposing forces so far as known have not made any movements likely to i bring about a battle and it Is entirely | improbable that the government force commanded by Colonel Avalos will as-, sume the aggressive until the amnes- l ty decree has had time to circulate
 among the insurgents.
 Officials Are Cheerful
 The government officials here were | nIa ftal ha. oh ishing great expectations of an early termination of the insurrection, if not as a result of the amnesty decree. then by a crushing defeat of the in surgent army in Pinar del Rio.
 1 In the province of Havana the situa- ton is no better today than 1t has been for the last three days. The governments troops are still busily engaged in harassing the insurgents. Tn the province of Santa Clara the insurgent bands are evidently badly scattered, as a result of the operations of the government forces.
 Leading sympathizers with the re- volt here are beginning to show badly suppressed signs of discouragement. It was reported this afternoon that Senator Zayas, president of the liberal party, was considering a proposition to request President Palma to send a committee to the insurgents with the view to discussing the situation. This, however, is probably premature, as the President Is known to be opposed to such proceedings.
 News from the somewhat uncertain shifting front" is meagre today, due in measure to the governments de- termination that false reports from insurgent sources shall not be general ly circulated
 The expected battle in the vicinity of Pinar del Rio is yet to be fought. Failure of the government forces to take the offensive against the insur- gent leader Guerra, and the latter's hesitancy in striking the promised blow encourages the hope that peace may be secured without great blodshed.
 Insurgents Not Serious.
 It is hinted in some quarters that | the insurgents do not seriously con- | template the overthrow of the gov ernment and would bequite satisfied if | by making show of force they could | frighten ar persuade President Palma | to restore certain deposed liberals to ! office and make concessions as to the future elections. Its claims and | counter claims are frequent but there is comparatively little actual fighting.
 At the palace little Is given out The enrolment of volunteers continues, horses are being reauisitioned and army nurses are being sent to the field There is talk of a thirty days amnesty, in which insurgents who surrender their arms would be par doned, but if the government intends such a move its purpose Is not admit ted Skirmishes between small bands continue
 From the field Colonel Asbert has sent the following message to the palace
 We have taken arms aginst the government because we have reached the conclusion that law and justice are not to be established in .his country hy the will of the people and ] ecause the administration, protected by an interruptions judlciarq. daily commits outrages on the constitution and de- spells our people of their legitimate rights.
 Tt is our sole desire to establish the supreme rule of law and restore affairs where they were before the last election. We want new elections called, in order that the people. exert i ing with the fullest freedom. the right | of suffrage may elect the men who | ought to occupy the posts of President ! nors, Senators, Representatives and | Provincial Councilmen of the Rejuh- | lie |
 No Bloody War.
 We do not intend to wage a bloody | war because we look carefully when it , comes to the point Of Sdcrlnclng our ! brothers. Only when we are attack ed by the government forces will we attempt to defend ourselves, even then | avoiding bloodshed as far as possible. |
 We gave proof of our intentions In i the fight on Flor Demo, wherein the i forces of the government whoattack- ed were dispersed. In that attack we | had the opportunity, If desired, to make the most of it and kill the ma jority of those who attacked us, bIc we generally refrained
 We are satisfied with our work for | it will be the greatest guarantee of the ] pacific stability of the republic. We understand that when this people shall ! be independent of their legitimate rtghts. the expense of this new free territory will be assured. Certainly if | has merited the moral peace that na- tions need
 4 correspondent at Pinar del Rio Of The Havana Telegraph, who was ar rested yesterday on orders of the gov ernment because it was said he filed | d press despatch containing a statement untrue and injurious to the government, | wires his paper as follows:
 Tn sabalo saw General Pino Guer- | ra Colonels Julian Belancourt. Brevet | and Julian Cruz. Colonel Belancourt | Id mA that he had information that | the government had commissioned eight men to assasslnate him and Pino Guer- i ra. but since they knew who the r. on | were. they promised to hang them be- fore they got in their work
 Colonel Belancourt informed me that 1