The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-22

armed fcCgi rercs-. mis- Is taken To
mean that American intervention and
American occupation must inevitably
follow. Intervention as contemplated
would mean the taking over Of the af-
fairs Of the entire island pending some
fnal settlement
Secretary Tafts adylces from the In
terror are that the people are controlled
by neither tho government nor the Lib
erals. but are simply dissatisfied with
conditions In general.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon heard the
hrst American testimony on the situa-
ton, given by the committee Of ten
Americans selected for this purpose at
the meeting held here. They also heard
General Freyre Andrade and Alfredo
Zayas. The latter outlined the claims
OF the Liberals.
A demonstration has been made by
armed revolutlonists within n mile Of
the scene Of the peace conferences
General Acosta. with 800 insurgents
IL camped nt La Lisa. west Of Minis
tor Morgans villa at Marianao and
half mile eastward are rural
guards, militia and mounted police. AT
the insurgeut camp 1t is boasted that
the object Of the insurgents In coming
so close was to show Secretary Taft
how completely Havana is In their
grasp. Pine Guerra's augmented force
lie only short distance away. He was
advancing 10 encamp just outside Of
Marianao when the fact was called TO
the attention Of Secretary Taft. Mr.
Taft was greatly displeased, and Sen
ator Zayas and Charles fernando, for
mer postmaster of Havana, were dis
patched to meet Guerra, with the re
suit that the latter turned back. He
will take his command 10 a point ten
or fifteen miles south of Havana and
there wait the decision of the Ameri-
oaQ mediators.
The arrival of the American squad
ron was the spectacular and impressive
feature of the day. and the presence
Of the warshlps suggests evidences Of
Intervention.
The truce between the opposing
forces continues to be observed. The
government, however, Is moving troops
toward tho city, and the rebel force un
der Pine Guerra Is coming rapidly to
ward Havana to connect with the reb
els surrounding the capital
The United States battleships Lou
lslana and Virginia and the cruisers
Cleveland and Tacoma have arrived at
Havana.
Captain Albert X. Couden, command
ing the battleshlp Louisiana, Is now In
command Of all the naval forces at Ha-
vana by reason of his seniority. 1t is
expected that the battleshIp New Jer
sey will arrive very soon at Havana,
though nothing has been reported from
her on her way down the coast.
The Cleveland has been ordered to
proceed at once to Cienfuegos to take
the place Of the Dixie.
A dispatch from Cienfuegos says
that bluejackets from the American
gunboat Marietta who were garrison.
ing the Soledad sugar estate, have been
fred on by rebels. The Americans re
turned the fire, and the rebels fed.
All business interests in Cuba 1t is
declared, want Intervention, while the
insurgents are opposed to 1t, because
they want offices and graft, which in.
PREVENTION would do away with.
Trade is dead. Six weeks more OF
the present state of affairs, it is stated,
will mean ruin for the tobacco crop and
immense loss in the next sugar crop.
According to the information received
here, the insurrectos are without any
military organization, they operating in
gangs" which, IT is stated, Is the best
way for their lootlng policy and for the
ends they have in view.