Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-31
PALMA WANTS PEACE
EXECUTIVE OF CUBA WOULD TBl
and AVOID BLOODSHED.
President and Cabinet to Consider a
30-Day Amnesty-Fund of TWO Mil
lion Set Aside for Defense-Enlist-
ment for Army to be Large-Insur-
gent Bands Active.

President Palma to extend every pos
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 the generals wish to end the sit
uation fraught with so much loss and
suffering, has led to consideration by
the president and his cabinet Of a !
project decreeing a 80 day amnesty
period, during which the insurrection-
lists are invited to lay down their arms |
and return to their peaceful pursuits. |
So far as actual conflict went Sun |
day proved to be day of inactivity, |
but preparations proceeded without
abatement A fund of 100000 has
been set aside by the treasury for the
defense, and drafts on it are heavy
and constant.
Army Must Enlarge Rapidly.
The situation is so increasingly Sc
rious that it is facility admitted in all
government circles that the enlarge
ment of the army will not stop at any
given number, but will continue in
definitely.
While the number of men at pres
ent leaving their regular occupations
to enlist for war is small, employers
are beginning to find that they soon
will be confronted with a considerable
scarcity of labor. Many laborers are
gathered in front of the bulletin
boards, on which is displayed the call
| for volunteers issued by President
: Palma Saturday night. They discuss
the attractiveness of a soldiers life
t at such unusual pay, and as a result
may resolve to enlist
1t is learned that several new in
t surgent bands had taken to the brush.
t The growth of the instruction GER
( tainly seems to keep pace with the
J. preparations for suffocating 1t.
e Next to the progress of the com
batants the most interesting question
q seems to be how to end the war with
q out fighting. Around the discussion
: of the question centers a great deal OF
: elimination and recrimination from
o both liberals and moderates, each side
bringing accusations against the other
as to the responsibility for precipitat
ing the rebellion. On one phase Of
> the controversy the liberals seem sc
y united as to suggest an understanding
among them for taking advantage o.
IS the present situation to press upon the
e government proposition that it ough
q in some manner to treat with them, o.
a. at least admit them to a conference
70 of some sort. While no liberals arr
1t in arms against the government, the!
" admit countenancing the insurrection
though they always deny knowledg
ID of any conspiracy.
n, The insurrectionists in the field
who. of course, are far more radica
Id in their demands and who are impoI
IN tant factors in this discussion, don
e. think of accepting less than the CON
ly plete annulment of the last elections.
lie All the liberals would insist, unde
any circumstances, upon general an
nesty for all rebels. The government
at this stage does not think of consit
ne erlng Jne proposals.
e. Santa Clara is becoming a thoroug
ne insurrectionist province.
It is learned that there are grav
ed differences between President Palm
n and Vice President Mendez Capot
nd The latter is suspected of having col
al sidered with Senator Alfredo Zaya
president of the liberal party, tn
IN question of whether peace could nj
re- be restored by Palma's withdraw;
to from the presidency by permittin
lis Mendez Capote to succeed him and b
giving certain posts to the liberal
elk None of the parties concerned wei
ng willing to discuss this matter tonigh
but the source of the correspondent
ex information is entirely reliable.
RI Latest Report.
During the time when the COVER
% ment was issuing its proclamation, O
~ fering pardon to rebels who would Ii
III down their arms, its forces were dea
=" ing the most telling blow that has y
Oh been struck against insurgents in Il
at field. For several days it had be-
S. stated that General Guzman's force
ms insurgents, which was variously est
mated from 200 upward, contempat
he an attcak on Cienfuegos. The q
TIA counter of the force with the COVER
or ment's forces Monday resulted in t
ey. worst disaster the insurgents have ST
of tained mn to this time. They lost
the killed. and many wounded, while t
RE government lost one man killed.
on, Ex-Congressmsn Faustino (Pin
Guerrero, the insurgent leader, opel
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