The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-07
LIBERALS HOPE
FOR RESIGNATION
Would Force Retirement of
Palma and Other Officials
M0DERATES ARE WAITING
While HostiIities Are TemporariIy sus-
pended No Apparent Progress Is
Being Made Toward
Peace In Cuba.
MODERATES ARE WAITING

| Havana, September 6.-While the peace
projects have caused a general suspension
of revolutionary operations no appreciable
| progress towards anything like a salts
factory understanding has been made. The
liberal leaders insist it is unjust to re-
gard them as insurgents. They assert
they are merely seeking peace at the
same time declaring that not only must
the peace terms be better than talked Of,
but there must be some unquestionable
guaranty that the conditions will be fully
carried out.
| The moderates meanwhile continue in
a waiting attitude.
| General Menocal said tonight he had no
reason to be disappointed with the pro-
gress of negotiations that the semi-of-
fetal suspension of hostilities which be-
| gan today in Santa Clara and Havana
provinces would be extended tomorrow to
! Pinar del Rio. giving the veterans a
chance to push negotiations for peace
| among their comrades and others in the
field.
General Menocal appears not to be dis
| couraged by the attitude of the liberals.
| In the capital the demands of the insur-
gents themselves as the price of ces-
sation of rebellion are for the most part
regarded as not to be considered. These
demands include the restoration OF de-
| serters from the rural guards to their
former positions. the Reinstatement OF lib
| erals, who last year were deposed from
| municipal offices, the retention of their
arms by the insurgents and other equally
| radical propositions.
The liberals still hope they may be able
i to force the resignation of President
Palma and all the high government Of
fcials
Liberals Hopeful.
| The succession of Vice President Men
dez Capote to the presidency Is also dis
cussed. Liberals seem to think they could
reach an understanding with him that
would be satisfactory to all. There Is
nothing to indicate In any OF the recent
| Developments that Mendez Capote Is a
party to this project and the reintroduc-
tion of his name In this connection serves
only to complicate the discussions Many
business men of Havana ridicule the
whole effort for what they call patched
I'D peace which they allege can be no
more than temporary and some go so far
as to assert that the country never can
be governed rightly or investments be
| aDSOluIPly SdltB Ncu bhiSSS ~
| States intervenes. This is frakly stated In
some cases also by high government Of
| hcials. and brings the retort that those
| who make such statements are not good
| Cubans Despite all drawbacks, however,
the tact that peace proposals are pend
| ing and that hostilities have been sus-
pended has brought more or less nope
| fulness to the people of Havana.
| The talk concerning Vice President
| Mendez Capote's succession to the presl-
| dency as one of the ways of settling the
trouble was persistent tonight. Asked
| about these and other points of the nego-
| tiations. General Menocal said:
I'VE have not got that far, but ] can
positively assure you that thus far Things
| are going satisfactorily"
General Menocal also said that commls'
| sioners had returned tonight from visit
| TO Pine Guerra and reported that ne was
| favorable to a cessation OF all hostilities
| pending the negotiations
The proposition with regard to vice
President Capote assuming the presidency
came from the liberals and insurgents
| with such unanimity that the committee
| ~ veterans decided to consider the mat
| ter In all it's aspects. II President Palma
| s,qnifes his willingness to resign In the
interest of peace, this may be the out
come However, all this Is tentative as
| vet and has only been discussed In sec
ret