The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-17
CUBA WANTS
PEACE QUICK
Palma issues Decree Suspend
ing HOstilities.
FEARS COMING OF TAFT
Secretary Of War and Assistant
Secretary Of State Leave Tam.
pa For Havana.
FEARS COMING OF TAFT

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA special
dispatch from Havana says:
after a consultation with the lead
Ing men who are under arrest here
charged with conspiracy and ennis.
sarles OF the revolutlonlsts the gov.
eminent has announced the indefinite
stoppage OF all hostilitles on its part
with the object OF making peace be.
fore Secretary OF War Taft arrives or
the United States intervenes."
Thus the Cuban government is max.
ing 1nal strenuous efforts 10 restore
peace in Cuba and avoid any kind Of
American Intervention. The object OF
these cndeayors, II Is stated, is that It
may be able TO say by the time Secre
tary OF War TAFT and Acting Secretary
of State Bacon arrive that peace al
ready has been secured and that there.
fore there Is no need for the American
governments intervention. either 10 re.
store peace or insure permanent tran
qulllity.
Members OF the government state
that they are making the efforts IN
accordance with the advice contained
| In President RoOsevelt's letter. that
| they have no objection 10 the friendly
assistance Of the United States Ia the
matter II it becomes necessary, but
that they believe they can settle IL be
! ~ s...t...,.t..at.f I.
/ tionsts without the necessity Of amy
! Intervention. At least. they say. they
are making an attempt TO accomplish
this end unaided and with fair pros
poets Of success.
A decree signed by President Palma
on the recommendation OF Secretary Of
Public Works Montalvo IL as follows:
"All campaign operations are sus
! pended, and in consequence the gov
( eminent forces viii act only on the de
fenslve throughout the republic The
secretary Of the interior will issge all
necessary orders for the execution OF
this decree"
Secretary Montalvo and General Men
ocal visited Jose Miguel Gomez and
others Of the alleged consplrators IN
the prison and found them willing 70
cooperate In securing peace.
After the decree was issued govern
ment emissarles were dispatched in
automobiles 10 confer with the revolu
tionlsts. General Menocal. accompa
MED by Congressman Goblin and Gar
ella vieta. the youngest son Of CaliXto
Garcia, drove In the direction where
Alfredo Zayas was encamped with
Castilos forces, not far from Santiago
de las Vegas.
A Havana report says that the rebels
attacked the town Of Santo Domingo
n Santa Clara province, on Saturday.
but were repulsed by the garrison Of
mllitlamen and rural guards. one of
the lnsurgent leaders killed was Colo
mel Motejo. The government troops
captured many prisoners and sixty
horses and are now In pursuit of the
retreating insurgents.
The three American warshlps. the
Denver, Des Molnes and the Dixie, are
the most imposing and interesting oh |
jects in Havana bay at present Their |
presence, undesignedly yet pointedly, is |
typical Of the fact that it is the lnten
ton of the United States to take n
hand in Cuban affairs to the extent Mt
least of bringing order out of the pres
net chaotic conditions.
Far from considering American in |
tervention as something to be dreaded |
the Cubans almost universally regard |
ii as the most desirable contamination |
possible. All the business interests |
are anxious for Intervention, and even |
politicians admit that II would be the |
best outcome. Among Cuban business |
men the only fear is that Intervention |
may be only temporary.
President Palma himself desires pro
lection but not permanent interven- |
ton.
Secretary Taft and Assistant Secre-
tary of State Robert Bacon arrived at |
Tampa, Fla, last night and left for
Havana In accordance with the lnstruc-
tons of President Roosevelt to ascer-
tain the exact political situation in the
island republic.
Other members of the party We're
Frank G. lockwood stenographer to
Secretary Taft; Henry Newcomb, pri-
vate secretary to Assistant Secretary
Bacon Captain +. X. Mccoy, the presi-
dents military aid; +. L. Cairns, sur
veyor Of the port of Manila; Jose NJ.
Maclas, Spanish interpreter from the
insuar bureau. and two messengers
Mr.. Cairns formerly lived in Cuba his
stepfather being Il Cuban, and accom-
pdnies Secretary Taft at his request
because Of his familiarity with Cuban
matters.
The battleships Louisiana, Virginia
and New Jersey. cruising down the
Atlantic coast. have been directed to
keep in touch with the government at
Washington by wireless and If neces-
sary, in the event of an emergency,
will be sent to Havana. The cruisers
Tacoma. Cleveland, Minneapolis and
Newark will follow Should these yes
sells go to Havana the navy would be
able to land a force of 1000 men In
Cuba by Wednesday or Thursday.
According to Commander Colwen,
Alfredo Zayas asked for immunity
aboard the Denver. on which he hoped