The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18
Go About City Openly Since
Palma Ordered Suspen-
sion of Island Fighting
CIENFUEGOS is IN
A STATE OF SIEGE
Telegraph Lines in All Di-
rections From City Cut,
and News is Unobtainable

thus far OF President PaIma's order for
the suspension OF hostilities in Cuba
have been that Liberal leaders who
hitherto have had every reason for an
ticipating arrest are circulating openly
in Havana again and even conferring
with members OF the Government with
regard to peace. and that such in
surgents in the field as have been cox
suited. while they express themselves
as agreeable 10 settling matters ami
cably, at the same time assume an in
dependent attitude which cannot be
said TO bode particularly well for a
prompt settlement OF existing differ
ences-
! In the meanwhile. Cienfuegos is in a
state OF siege. communication by tele-
graph having been severed not only in
the direction OF Havana. but between
there and Santiago as well 1t Is
known that Cienfueses had not been
attacked up TO midnight Sunday. but
what has taken place since that time
is not known here. All accounts agree
that there are easily 5000 insurgents a
few miles southeast OF Havana. and
rumors are in circulation that they viii
enter the city peaceably il they are not
moIested. but will fight il they are at
tackled All visitors 10 insurgent camps
I in Havana province return with this
Impression. but it is believed no at
tempt will be made against Havana
until the arrival OF Pine Guerra's force.
which has been variously reported to
be from twenty TO forty miles distant
The general impression is that the
nrsssncs fn Havana Harbor or the
American cruiser Denver viii NOT act
as deterrent to such a movement. the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie having gone
to cienfuegos and the cruiser Des
Moines having presumably gone TO
Cuba to bring Secretary OF War Taft
and Assistant Secretary OF State
Bacon
wARsHIPS TO PROTECT
The announcement from washington
that American vessels OF war viii pro-
tect British as well as American inter-
ests is taken as applying especially to
cienfuegos. where the EngIish-owned
Cuban Central Railroad has been
obliged TO suspend operations and has
suffered considerable damages TO its
property. The Western Railroad. also
a British enterprise. is not now suffer-
ing special damage. except in the vicin-
ity OF Havana. and it is expected that
traffic on this latter line viii be COM.
lpIeteIy re-opened tomorrow
Three representatives of the Liberal
party started eastward tonight TO con-
fer with the insurgents in Santa Clara
and other eastern provinces
Several automobiles loaded with
more or less authorized peace-makers
went westward today. but were obliged
to return. not having either Govern
ment passes for country touring or crs-
dentials for definite negotiations.
Secretary Nontalvo has refused to
issue permits 10 various persons desir-
ing to make these journeys. among
them Senator Sangluy, Independent.
General Menocal had a conferences
this evening with Vice President Men
dez Capote and arranged for satisfac-
tory committee OF veterans 10 make
authorized visits to insurgents camps.
1 "A las NOV Is A1O FfLE<LLL
Alfredo Zayas. the president or the
Liberal party. moved freely about the .
city today and even visited the Palace.
where he had a conference with Secrs-
tary Montalvo relative to means OF Sc
curing peace. Senior Zayas told the
Associated Press that he was hopeful OF
the final outcome. although nothing
like a definite basis for agreement had
yet been considered For the present.
he said. he was largely devoting him
self to securing the release OF all sus-
pected conspirators- He said that BY
tomorrow he hoped something would
have been accomplished
The revolutionists unitsdly desire
peace" he said. but the treatment OF
the question must proceed slowly in
order that there may be- solid and
lasting conditions All VIII be settled
by group not yet named Regarding
the terms. nobody can yet say what
they will be- myself do not yet know
what conditions viii be offered"
The peace endeavors have resolved
themselves into negotiations between
the Moderates and Liberals and be-
tween the Government and the insur-
gents The Moderates. while entirely
loyal to President Palma. seem now TO
be less concerned over his continuance
in ONCE than with the perpetuation
OF the control BY their party Mentdez
Capots. as president OF the Moderate
organization. and Alfredo zayas as
r,-asidens~of the liberal marty will
largely be able to dominate the situa-
ton
General Menocal is industriously
comforting with both these political
leaders The veterans have resumed
their peace meetings. and the nsgoslA-