The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-27
THE FIERY
CUBANS TALK
Favor Appeal to Worlds
Powers and Dynamite.
ENJOYS ASK FOR PEACE
The MOderates Accuse Taft and
Bacon Of showing Partially
10 the Rebels.

HAVANA. Sept. 2T.-At a Moderate
assembly called here the most fiery de
nunciniions Of the United States con.
duct were delivered
Some Of the speakers declared In n
vor Of appealing 10 the world powers.
and others even talked Of dynamitlng
American property. Officers Of the ru-
raj guard who were present applauded
the lnnnmmatory uiiernnccs.
After these fiery cbullitions several
OF the Moderate leaders subsidized and
calmer counsels prevailed. a new
proposition was hastily adopted aud
sent 10 Secretary TAFT The feeling Of
many MOdcrntes Is that this may pave
the way TO n rcppening Of the peace
negotiations and obviate the necessity
OF the resignation Of the government.
The meeting WIS held ut the resi-
dence OF Senior Dolz president Of the
senate. More than sixty persons were
present They included Vice President
Mcndez Capoie. nearly all the mem
hers OF the cabinet and almost all the
leading senators and representatives.
representing nearly every part Of the
island. Many officers Of the rural guard
were present IN uniform.
No sooner had the meeting assem-
bled than the pent up Indignation
against the American peace commits
sioners broke forth. Several men he
gan In loud voices and az the same
time 20 condemn Secretary Of War
Taft and Acting Secretary Of State
Bacon. who were declared 10 have
shown partlality In backing the rebels
aud discrimination against the Moder-
ate side Of the controversy. The speak
crs shouted donunciations Of the Amer
lean government and hotly insisted
that the Moderate party should appeal
to the powers OF the world for protec-
ton against the usurDatlon Of the SOW
erelgnty of Cuba 10y the United States.
II was declared that the government
forces should fight TO the death rather
than submit to the terms insisted upon
bv the rebels, and one speaker depicted
tlfe horrors OF negro domination. which
would result. he said. from the threat
ened Liberal ascendancy brought about
with the alleged assistance of the Unit
ed States.
Some Of the most radical present as
serted that the government had plenty
Of dynamite In Havana. which could
be used to preclpitate those interna-
tional complications that accrue from
the destruction Of foreign property.
Several prominent men said that by
using dynamite they could bring about
Intervention by Germany or perhaps
Great Britain. while others declared
rashly that they knew that the foreign
diplomats here would favor such Il
course. and it was argued that the de
struction of the German bank and the
damaging of English railroad property
would soon result in European inter-
vention.
The Moderates have agreed to ap-
point a committee to negotiate terms
OF peace with Il committee of the reb-
els and Liberals. leaving all points up.
on which no agreement is reached TO
the arbitration of the American COM
missioners. The Moderates have aban-
doned the condition that the rebels
must first lay down their arms before
negotiations can commence.
A committee of American cattlemen
from Sancti Spiritus visited Sccreta-
ries Taft and Bacon and said that they
represented interests which We're Ell
titled to a stable government or in de-
fault thereof to American Intervention.
| Mr. Bacon replied:
I'VE have no idea what the future
form of government will be. What we
are working on now is Il solution which
| will procure peace"