The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-28
CUBAN U[T|MATUM
Taft to Proclaim Himself
Governor of Cuba.
A PROVISIONAL CONTROL ONLY
Secretary Of War MlSiruStS Cuban
Politicians.
A PROVISIONAL CONTROL ONLY
NAVY READY TO LAND BIG FORCE

should Congress at Havana Fail Go
Act Today lie VIII Issue "A ProcIa-
nation Announcing Intervention
by the Government OF the United
states and VIII Take Possession
Under an order From President
RooseveIt NJ stipulated by PIatt
Amendment - General Funston In
Havana Ready Co Take Command.
Palma sim Obstinate Regarding
Treating with Armed Rebels.
HAVANA. sept. Secretary Taft's
ultlmatum rs given TO the Liberal sen
ator. Zayas. declares that should the
congress fail 10 act today. as II Is ru-
morcd II will. he will issue a procla-
nation announcing a provisional Amer
team government
This being the situation, nobody Is
inclined TO doubt that within twenty
four hours Secretary Taft, by authorl-
~ Of the president OF the United States.
will proclaim himself provisional gov
crnor Of Cuba.
IL Is understood he already has au-
thority from President Roosevelt TO do
SO.
The Liberals have refused TO meet
the Moderates committee on the
ground that there was a clause I'm the
Moderates' letter accepting the propo-
sltlon of Il meeting between commit
tees representing the two parties,
which provided that In case no agree
ment should be reached the negotia-
tons should be considered ended.
Senator Zayas notified Secretary Taft
Of the Liberals decision. He said that
with such a clause IL was useless to
negotiate.
The difficulty now is that each side
thoroughly mistrusts the other.
Mr.. Taft is now preparing for con
tingencles. Fleet and men are ready,
with the army looming up in the back
ground.
General Funston Is here. He landed
and went at once TO the American lega-
ton TO report TO the American com
mission. Beyond an expression Of sym
pathy for Cuba he would not say any
thing for publication till he had seen
Secretary Taft
The Moderates are deserving Palma
rapidly and are expressing the hope
that an agreement and a permanent
peace with the Liberals will be the
result Of the expected meeting Of their
respective committees. that the repub-
lie may be saved from American occu-
patton.
President Palma does not yield an
inch. He adheres TO his point Of view
that the government cannot make con
cesslons TO armed rebels.
The assembly of Moderates has decid-
ed to refuse to accept President Pal
mas resignation i'm the hope Of Undue
ing him TO continue in office and thus
avoid Intervention.
An appeal for more men to assist in
protecting property at Cienfuegos has
! been received.
Practically all the marines who can
be spared from barracks in the United
States and from warships are to go to
Havana. 1t is not believed that any of
the men now at Havana or any on
their way there can be spared to assist
at Cienfuegos.
Lines of men have been thrown out
from the two warships at Cienfuegos
TO protect plantations of foreigners
against marauders.
The American commissioners will not
brook the establishment Of provision
nj government by the Cubans simply
MS Il means of gaining time. They hold
that IL a provisional government is Gre
ated it must be by the United States.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon would not
be properly discharging their full du-
ties If such a government were created
in any other manner.
The American commissioners have
little confidence in the seriousness of
the intentions of Cuban politicians