The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-22
PEACE IS NOT
YET TN SIGHT
Rebels Show No Desire
to Yield.
TAFT'S PLANS ARE UNKNOWN
Intervention BY America May Be
the Outcome.
Rumor Abroad that President Palma
His Cabinet mad Newly Elect
ed Members Of Congress
May Tendcr Their RE-
sisnations.
TAFT's. PLANS ARE UNKNOWN

unless accomplished through American
intervention. seems TO be further away
tonight than when Secretary OF war
Taft and Assistant Secretary OF State
Bacon began negotiations 10 hafhohize
the oposing factions.
The arrival here tosiay of three oil
the largest United States battieships
and two cruisers In addition TO those
already here, has had little effect on
the Insurgents In the feld, and when
the leaders of the revelation were APP
prtsed of the big squadron now In
Cuban waters. they greeted the infor-
nation with Spanish expressions to the
effect that They cannot come to the
bush"
A meeting of<the Executive Commit
tee of the Moderate Party was hastily
summoned this evening and IL was
voted unanimously to accept whatever
disposition of the controversy Messrs.
Taft and Bacon may decide upon, In
the hopes that such concession would
induce the Liberals to yield sinailarly
The latter. however. have as yet not
signified Willingness to accept the de-
cision of the American mediators.
OmciaIs May Resign.
The rumor Is abroad tonight that
President Palma, the members of his
Cabinet and the Repr tsentatives and
Senators elected last December will re-
sign tomorrow, thus conceding practi-
cally all that the insurgents have been
contending for and opening way fo-
the settlement OF the difficulty without
American Intervention. President Pal
ma declined to be interviewed on the
subject, and other members of the
Government stoutly denied the runor
The American peace enissaries will
devote tomorrow to hearing what the
commanders of the insurgent forces
have 20 say. Some of these are com
ing from Santa Clara, Pinar del Rio
ard Havana provinces. IL they persist
in the demands made in their letters
to Messrs Taft and Bacon, tomorrow
conferences will only increase the COM
piications.
In talk with the Associated Press
tonight. Secretary Taft spoke hopeful
lily. Although some progress has beer
made, he said, no definite program had
been reached. He told of the arrange
ment to meet Representatives of the
insurgents in the field and of his pre-
vious hesitancy to take this step, and
said that something might come OF
it,"
The arguments of the leaders of both
the Moderates and Liberals have been
submitted and translated for future
reference by Messrs. Taft and Bacon
but the latter said that nothing of a
definite nature had been suggested by
a hurried reading of the briefs. The
m ediators have sifted the grievances
and define them as demand by the
insurrectionists for a new general cleo
ton and an absolute rejection of those
demands on the part of the Govern
ment.
No Middle Ground.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon practically
abandoned hope of finding a middle
ground and fear that a decision In IA
vor of either side would result In no
moro than temporary tranquility for
the island. 1t is their belief that Amer
lean occupation Is the only way to end
the civil warfare and IL is not denied
that intervention must be followed by
American sovereignty. Secretary Taft
has eabled to President Roosevelt re-
garding the gravity of the situation
and Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to die
tate the future program of his commits
sioners.
A demonstration was made today by
armed revolutionists within mile OF
the scene of the peace conference
General Acosta, with 800 insurgents
encamped at La Lisa. west of Minister
Morgan's villa at Marianao and half a
mile eastward were rural guards, mill
tia and mounted police. Al the in
W
told that the object or the insurgents
in coming so close was to show Sec
rotary Taft how completely Havana is
in their grasp.
Pine Guerra's augmented force is only
a short distance away. He was advanc-
ing to epcamp just outside OF Marianao
when the fact was called TO the atten-
ton of Secretary Taft, Mr.. Taft was
greatly displeased and Senator Zayas
or1a arl. =
master of Havana. were dispatched to
meet Guerra with the result that the
latter turner back. He Will take his
command to a point ten or f1ttecn miles
south of Havana and there await the
decision of the American mediatorS.
In addition To the Iayas party. Major
Laid, of the United Staes Army. Wis
tied Guerra today. AS the insurgents
marched he carefully counted their
force and reported to Messrs. Taft and
Bacon their exact strength.
When the insurg ents were ordered
away from La Lisa, Secretary Taft re-
quested General Rodriguez 10 withdraw
the rural guards from Marianao and
by tomorrow only mounted police will
surround Minister Mcrsan's villa.
The oabmen of Marianao are panic
stricken. They fear that the insurg-
ents will connscatc their horses. The
Associated Press correspondent today
secured A cab TO visit General Acosta
o llv on his guaranteeing to pay for the
horses # thcv were taken.
The cores onGent was well received
and was permitted - scrutinize the
equipment 81 the insurgents. General
Acosta said that II the Government was
urhcld by Mcssrs- Taft and Bacon he
would continue fighting for the right
eous cause" of the ;nSuresnts.
Received by the MediatOrs.
Mr.. Taft and Bacon received today.
besides an American Committee. Sc
cretary Motalvo, chief of the rural
guards Rodriguez; General Freyer An
drade; Vice President Mendez Capote,
Alfredo Zayas and several bankers and
commercial men At midday Pine
Guerra, with 5.55N men, 1.150 of whom
were unarmed with 800 extra horses
entered the province of Havana. cam
ing at Caimito, twenty miles from Ha-
vana. Friday night he effected a juno
ton with Brigadier General Garlic.
who has 1900 men and all resumed
the march toward Havana. AT 5
o,aVani, tbis morning the Asaocia Z en-