The Carlisle independent., 1906-09-27
PEACE IN SIGHT
REBELS MAY WIN AS INDICATED
 BY PEACE CONFERENCE.
An Armistice Agreed Upon, and 1t Looks Like Cuba Will Remain
 Sovereign for While Longer.

insurgents of eight members and the American peace commissioners. The insurgents committee announced there were practically no differences remaining between them and Secre- taries Taft and BGcon, and that they would receive ( draft of the peace plans at once. These probably will be agreed to at a meeting to be held in the Presidio, where the prisoner members of the committee are con- fined
 Secretary Taft said he could give no details of what transpired at the conference for the reason that it was now necessary to treat with the gov ernment leaders and that the publica- tion of the peace proposals might in- terfere with their prompt acceptance.
 Messrs. Taft and Bacon went to the palace and informed President Pal ma of the outcome of the negotiations with the Liberals. The absence of a definite statement from the commis- sioners makes it impossible to say whether the plans carry the resigna. tions of the political administration and the congressman elected in the last election or not. There is a strong impression that President Palma will remain and reorganiZe the cabinet but that new elections will be held for the senators and representatives who were elected last year and possi- bly also for provincial officers. In dis cussing the situation with the Asso- ciated Press MT. Taft said that he would go over with Alfredo Zayas, the leader of the Liberals, the variations that the Liberals desire in the memor- andum of the peace program.
 Mir Taft eyinced much pleasure at the progress made thus far, and it is evident he feels that the remainder working out the details of the peace agreement. This bears out the insist ent rumors in circulation here that the government abandoned much of it's op- position to receiving the Liberal lead CTS. and it was apparent that the peace commissioners felt that while there was no reason for rebellion in Cuba, there was real ground for Lib eral complaint against the election methods of the administration party.
 Heavy rains are prevailing, and the insurgents are inclined to seek the benefit of the armistice during the continuance of the peace negotia- tions. Heretofore there was merely a verba& agreement without any definite terms, but a document has been prepared and taken to the camp of Gems. Guerra and Castillo and these chiefs attached their sigma lures to it. The document was signed by Acting Secretary of the Interior Montalvo on behalf of the govern ment.
 The following is the text of Secre- tary Taft's armistice, as agreed upon absolutely by the insurgents, and on one condition by the government off cials:
 "A truce or suspension of arms having been declared by the presi- dent of Cuba and proclaimed to the forces of the Liberal party by their leaders, I, as intermediary for the pur- pose of arranging a permanent peace, have the honor to request the opposite parties to specifically agree during the truce to refrain from all acts of hostility and to desist from all mili- tary operations of a hostile character, and all preparatory movements or maneuvers which could not have been performed under the fire of the oppos- ing party.
 No movements of troops shall take place on either side without a notification to the opposing parties, viz: the secretary of the interior of Cuba, Alfredo Zayas, representing the Liberal party and the American Peace Commission.
 "2-This peace shall be effective throughout Cuba.
 "3-If either party violates any of the expressed conditions the oppos. ing party shall not take hostile ac- tion until after sending notification to the peace commission.
 "4-Hostilities shall not be resumed for at least A hours after notifica- tion to the peace commission.
 'It is requested that acceptance of these conditions be made in writing to me. ''Very respectfully,
 WILLIAM H. TAFT" Secretary of War of the United
 States"
 The condition which Acting Secre- tary of State Montalvo made to sign ing the document was that he should notify Secretary Taft instead of Sena- tox. Zayas (president of the Liberal