Arizona republican., 1906-08-27
EFFORTS FOR PEACE
 WITHOUT BLOODSHED
Palma FavOrs Period of Amnesty But His
 Advisers Oppose It
Meantime Preparations Continue for QueIIng the Rebellion by Force Though It Seems to Grow i'm Equal RatiO--mterventiOn Discussed.

Havana. Aug 26,--The anxiety Of President Palma to extend every DOS sible opportunity for peace without bloodshed and his desire to permit those who joined the insurrection un- der misguidance to repent and return to their homes unmolested. combined with a general wish to end a situation fraught with so much loss and suffer ing, has led to consideration by the president and his cabinet of a project decreeing a thirty day amnesty period, during which the insurrectlonists are invited to lay down their arms and re- turn to thefr peaceful pursuits. It was proposed to issue the decree tomorrow but persons close to the president strongly oppose the measure and the matter was deferred and may be re- linquished. So far as actual conflict went, Sunday proved to be day Of inactivity, but preparations proceeded without abatement
 A fund of $2,0OO,OO has been set aside by the treasury for defense and drafts on 1t are heavy and constant The situation is so increasingly serious that it is tacitly admitted in all gov ernment circles that enlargement of the army will not stop at any given number, but will continue indefinitely.
 While the number of men at present leaving their regular occupations to enlist for war is small, employers are beginning to find that they will soon be confronted with considerable scarc- ity of labor. Many labOrers are gath cred in front of bulletin boards on whichais displayed the call for volun- ters issued by President Palma Satur- day. They discuss the attrac activeness of a soldiers life at such unusual pay and as a result many resolve to enlist It was learned today that several new insurgent bands had taken to the brush. The growth Of the insurrec- tion certainly. seems to keep pace with preparations for suffocating it. Next to the progress of the combatants the most interesting question today seems to be how to end the war without fight ! ing. Around the discussion of the question centers a great deal of crimi- nation and recrimination from both | liberal and moderates, each side bring ing accusations against the other as to responsibility for precipitating the i rebellion. On one phase of the con- tTOVersY the liberals seem so united as to suggest an understanding among them for taking advantage of the pres ent situation to press upon the govern ment a proposition that it ought in some manner to treat with them or at least admit them to a conference of some sort While no liberals are in arms against the government. they ad- init cOuntenancing the insurrection, though they always deny knowledge of any such conspiracy
 The insurrectionists in the field. who of course are far more radical in their demands and who are important fac tors in this discussion. do not think of accepting less than complete annul- ment of the last elctions. The govern ment, however, will not admit any such propositions. All discussion of this sort leads to the subject of American intervention. If the conflict should last for a long time intervention is , considered tolerably certain eventu-