The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-07
ONLY DESIRE
 YFoR PEACE Ggiera1 Menoca1 Not ' Seeking Presidency FOR GOOD OF THE REPUBLIC Asbert Tells Why the Rebels Took
 Up Arms. Declares that American intervention would Re Preferable to Adminis- tration of Government Affairs
 as At Present. 
FOR GOOD OF THE REPUBLIC

Havana, Sept. GA report that Gen. erai Menocal, who is using his influence to establish peace between the Govern : ment and the insurgents, has an eye ou the Presidency, is vigorously denied by the leader of the Cuban veterans. Men oca1 adds that he does not seek the overthrow of President Palma and the moderate administration, but desires solely to see the republic at peace. Per- scnal ambition, political and otherwise. should be placed aside for the good of all.
 The Telegraph prints the following over the signature of Colonel Asbert. the rebel leader in the province of Ha vana:
 ''The revolution stipuiates for the annulment of the election of the Pres ident, vice president. Senators and representatives shall choose tempors ry President by majority vote, who. with them, shall constitute provision al government, supported by the ree- els and whole the country. to hold new elections and restore the law. Better American intervention than the present administrations government. the reb- els having full confidence in President Roosevelt's justice.
 "An uprising in Santiago depends upon certain contingencies that am not at liberty to divulge. but when it comes if will be big and rapid. It is not necessary to destroy property to defeat the government. The rebels are amply armed and have plenty mu- hilton. All the rebels are amply arm ed and all the rebels are perfectly confident of success.
 wuI Attend Meeting.
 Several revolutionist veterans of high rank have signifed their inten- ton of coming to avana to attend the veterans peace meeting. The veterans say the country is suffering from too much politics.
 The committee of veterans which visited General Gpzman in Santa Clara province to ask him to suspend hos tilities pending. peace negotiations mas returned to Cienfug0s and reports thaf Guznan has suspended hcstilities entirely, pending the negotiations for peace.
 Tine veterans who visited Colonel As- bert in Havana province report that the cotnu@ttee sent to Pino Guerra in the province of Pinar del Rio has not yet returned, but they add that there is not the slightest doubt that he will follow 3uzman's example as Guerra has always avoided fighting. Arenci- ba's band of Insurgents which started out from Santas de las Vegas, prov ince of Havana, September 4, entered Calazabar, this province. last night, and took all the horses, arms and am- munition they could find.
 The suspension of hostilities in the province of Santa Clara probably avert ed a severe engagement as the in- surgent forces under General Guzman and the Government troops under Colo nel Valle had approached close to each other.
 Colonel Boldermo Acosta, the promt- nent resident of Havana. who was re- ported yesterday to have joined the in- surgents' forces at Santiago de las Vegas, led by Colonel Arenciba, has been arrested by rural guards. He denied having joined the insurgents and was eventually liberated. Subse- quently Colonel Acosta called on Presi- dent Palma