The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
REBELS WOULD MAKE PEACE
GEN. MENOCAL WILLING TO TREAT
WITH PALMA.


70 ne Wano 10 Make f1nO Guerra Acs
cept Orcr oG Amnesty Made by Palma.
Special Cable DsSp atch to TEE sun.
HAVANA, Sept. S.-Gen. Mario Menocal.
who, il has been said, 10 the rebels can
didate for the presidency, and Is now In
Santiago, says that he is ready to come to
Havana and mediate for peace, without any
thought Of personal ambition. The veter-
ans Of the late war are eagerly expecting
him.
The plan now is that Menocal, Cebreoo
and other leading veterans go 70 Pinar del
Rio. see Pine Guerra and induce him 20 sur
render, accepting pardon az the only con-
cession that President Palma will make,
But it Ia not thought likely that Guerra will
consent, as to-day he Is sending letters TO his
friends throughout the country saying that
he woul rather die than accept Palma's
terms.
Gen. Rafael Montalvo, Secretary Of
State, who il in charge Of tho war, says
that il the Gov eminent should compro-
mise with the insurgents il would en-
courage endless revolutions. He de clares
that the principle canno be- accepted
that political parties defeated at elections
may resort to arms on the pretext that frauds
have been committed. With such a theory
peace would be impossible.
With almost every election charges Of
fraud are made against the winners, he says,
the same as in France recently and in other
nations, but the Cuban Liberals are the only
party that has plunged a country into
the horrors OF war, when they might have
appealed to the courts or public opinion
or have waited three years, until the end OF
President Palma's administration
The ale ed electoral frauds said Gen.
Montalvo, were committed a year ago. Now
the Liberals want to remedy them by
force, thus committing a greater crime.
The real situation, he says. az regards
the revolution Is that there are 500 men
under Guerra and 400 under other leaders
in the province of Pinar del Rio, 800 in the
Province of Havana and 1000 in Santa
Clara. The totll is only $500, and not half
Of the insurgents are well armed This is
why they avoid a fight
Il cannot believe continued Gen. Mon
talvo, that resources are being sent to
them from America, for the American
Government and the American people eetab-
lished the Cuban Republic and will not help
to destroy their glorious work or their
best friends. The rebels cannot attack
important cities. They enter only I'M
garrisoned towns. The reports Of rebel
victories are ridiculous. Trinidad wal not
besieged, az has been stated. The thirty
rural guards in that city were enough to
put to flight yesterday the only rebel band
in the outskirts,
1T is untrue, also, that Cienfuegos has
been besieged. The provinces Of Csmaguey,
Santiago and Matanzas are quiet. The
Government has all the resources necessary
TO end the war soon. 1t has o 1000 men
in. the field and before Saturday will have
10000. II necessary it can place $1,000 men
in the field. The rebels have nc leader
and no organization. Each a n Is indie
pendent. The Government has not de-
cIared martial law nor has it established a
censorship. All news has e freely
transmitted.
Peaceful citizens nave not beer mo-
Tested and the rebels who have surrendered
have been set free. The reports that we
rave resorted to WeyleTism in this aifaiT
are preposterous. The members OF the
Government are all friends of peace. They
will try to convince the rebels that this wal
il unadvisable but without granting them
anything more than pardon
The Government is much encouraged by
the turn events are taking. Officials say
that Gen. Pine Guerra, the insurgent leader
h almost surrounded by Government forces
and that he cannot avoid giving battle fol
more than three days more, when he viii
nave TO surrender.
The Government now has arms for is ,OOt
men, and it also has plenty CT money, where
"A the resources OF the rebels are exhausted
II ia deolared that there is no ~risingin Santi
ago or Camaguey, but the advies.receive
by correspondents here contradict this dec
laTation.
Sehor Canizares, ex-Speaker Of the HOUSE
of Representatives has published a procla
nation calling upon the people to join the
revOlutionists.
All news from the interior Of the islanC
ia subjected TO censorship, and much infor
nation is suppressed. The correspond
ents OF the Daily Telegraph and the Lucht
have been declared to be rebels, they HAVING
Joined the force OF Pine Guerra.
II IL reported that a big fight has 90
Cured between the Government forces ant
the rebels commanded by Col Asbert be
tween Guines and ths south coast. Detail
are lacking, and they have probably beer
suppressed by the censor.
Gen. Andrade, Secretary Of the Interior
In an interview tonight, said that tn
Government could not treat with the rebels
Elections that had been approved by tn
House Of Representatives could not b
annuIled. The rebels must and could be pu
down without outside assistance.
Vice-President Mendez Capote has issue
a call to the members Of the executive com
mittee Of the National Assembly OF tn
Moderate party to meet Wednesday to con
slider means for ending the war.
PoIioarpio FajArdo, a prominent Guane
veteran, left this morning on a secret mis-
sion. He represents the veterans. II
said that he has gone to treat with Pin
Guerra. He is expected to return Wednet
day.
|, Fifty armed negroes. all mounted, to
day entered Guiebra Hacha, q leagu
from Quanajay. and occupied the tow
for three hours, II Is stated that this ban
n Ia under the command Of Col. SandOva
Q who has $50 men similarly armed an
b equipped. The rebels made the Mayo
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