The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-26
INTERVENTION
SURE IN CUBA
Secretary Taft Asks for Large
Re.enforcements.
ABAND0NS PEACE PLANS
Report Says Palma is 10 Call Gu.
ban Congress Together To-
day and Resign.

WASHINGTON. Sept Secretary
Taft has cabled the navy department
asking that re-enforcements Ia men
and ships be sent at once 10 Cuba.
Orders were nc once issued for tho
Brooklyn. Texas. Norfolk and Prairie
20 prepare 10 90 20 Havana nc once
with 0,OOO marines.
Tho order Is generally interpreted
here rs meaning United States inter-
yention.
A special dispatch from Havana says:
AT the close OF a meeting OF llfty OF
the Moderate leaders held last night IL
was announced that President Palma.
Vice President Mendcz CapOte and the
Moderate senators and representatives
would all resign their offices and that
possibly President Palma would call
congress today aud place the reslgna-
lions In III hands"
President Palma declined TO be Inter
Viewed.
An the Moderate palace officials con-
cede that Intervention Is at hand. They
appear perfectly satisfied with that
course rs against delivering the gov
eminent OF the island to their adver-
saries.
Havana dispatches say that Secre-
tary Taft aud Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon are thoroughly Disguised
with the petty methods OF the govern
ment leaders there and the American
commissioners admitted that they had
practically abandoned their efforts TO
bring peace from the turmoil unless by
the use OF force. Mr. Taft said;
"'rhe government officials, instead Of
cooperating with us 10 save the repub-
lie. have resorted 10 every kind OF OBJ
structlon with the object Of continuing
their control OF the administration.
President Palma and his advisers have
rejected terms Of peace which were
honorable to them. though In the form
Of a compromise with their opponents.
I'VE are still striving to arrange
settlement, and we trust the American
people will give us credit for doing ev-
erything possible to accomplish set
Element without resorting TO force. l
cannot say that we are hopeful, for
have never known more disgusting
situation Investigation convinces us
that the elections were thoroughly rot
ten. We do not want to intervene, but
the conditions afield may necessitate 1t.
"Our reports show that the insurgent
commanders have lost control Of their
forces, which are now lawless bands,
which at any moment might loot and
burn. The situation seems TO demand
the use Of force"
The American commissioners have
decided not TO keep their engagement
to revisit President Palma because of
his attitude.
Secretary Taft added that the terms
agreed upon retain President Palma as
president, but he had listened to the
bad counsel of the cabinet ministers,
who were less fortunate.
The situation has been cabled to
| President Roosevelt.
Senator DOLE when interviewed said
the government might have agreed to
| new election had there been no war.
but to submit to the elections now
| would be ridiculous. The senator added:
I'VE want peace, and preferable to
civil war is American Intervention.
I'VE think the demands of the Lib
erals unjust and that the American
commissioners are showing Partially
in accepting them"
Manuel Despaione, the administrator
| of customs, said:
"The Liberal terms are impossible.
The only way Is to fight 1t out. The
government, with 10000 disciplined
| troops, surely will be victorious"
Senior Despaione also complained OF
| the alleged Partially of the American
commissioners for the Liberals, which
view is generally held by the Moder-
ates and the government officials.
Fifteen hundred more American ma
rines were ordered TO Cuba by the ma
| Wy department Five hundred marines
| from the Atlantic fleet viii sail today
| on the battleships Indiana and Ken
| lucky from Provincetown, Mass, eight
or nine hundred marines will sail to-
morrow from Boston, Norfolk and
| Philadelphia, and the remainder will
probably leave New Orleans for Ha-
| vana on a Morgan line steamer sched-
uled to leave there Saturday.
| Orders were first issued for thou
sand marines from the various stations
along the Atlantic coast to proceed to
| Cuba; but, following dispatches from
Secretary Taft indicating that he has
| little hope of an amicable settlement
of the troubles in Cuba, 800 additional
marines from the north Atlantic fleet
were instructed to prepare for Cuban
| service.
In addition to the marines there viii
be nearly 1000 more bluejackets sent
to Cuba. AS there are now 1000 ma
rines in Cuba and over 5000 bluejacb-
cts, when the vessels sailing this week
arrive in Havana the United States
will be ready to land a force OF more
than 1000 on Cuban soil.
General Funston Mt Havana.
HAVANA, Sept. 26.-General Freder-
| iclt Funston arrived here tOdnv and i'm.