Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-22


unless accomplished through Ameri
can intervention, seems further away
tonight than when Secretary of War
Taft and Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon began negotiations to harmonize
the opposing factions. The arrival
here today of three of the largest
United States battleships and two
cruisers besides those already here has
had little effect on the insurgents in
the field, and when the leaders of the
revolution We're appraised Of the big
squadron now in Cuban waters they
greeted the information with Spanish
expressions to the effect that They
cannot come to the BUSH"
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Moderate party was hastily
summoned this evening. and it was
voted unanimously to accept whatever
disposition of the controversy MeSSrs
Taft and Bacon nav decide upon in
the hope that such a concession will
induce the Liberals to yield similarly.
The latter. however. have as yet not
signified a Willingness to accept the
decision of the American mediatOrS.
The rumor is abroad tonight that
cabinet and the representatives and
senators elected last December will re-
sign tomorrow. thus conceding prac-
tically all that the insurgents have
been contending for and opening a way
for the settlement of the difficulty
without American Intervention.
President Palma declined to be in
terviewed on the subject and other
members of the government Stoutly de-
MED the rumOr.
The American peace emiSsaricS de-
vote tomorrow to hearing what the
commanders of the insurgent forces
have to say. Some of these are coming
from Santa Clara. Pinar Del Rio and
Havana provinces II they persist in
the demands made in their letters to
Messrs. Taft and Bacon. tomorrow's
conferences viii! only increase the COM
plications.
In Il talk with The Associated Pre- -
| tonight Secretary Taft spoke hopeful
ly. Although some progress had been
made. he said, no definite program had
been reached. He told of the arrange
ment to meet representatives of the in
surgents in the field and of his previous
:
that Something might come Of it,
The arguments of the leaders of both
the Moderates and the Liberals have
been submitted ana translated for iu-
ture reference by MeSSrs. Taft ana
Bacon, but the latter said that moth
ing of Il definite nature had been sug-
gested by Il hurried inspection of the
briefs.
The mediators have sifted the griev-
ances and they find them as 4 demand
by the insurgents for 4 new general
election and an absolute reject ion of
those demands on the part of the gov
eminent. MeSsrs. Taft and Bacon have
practically abandoned hope of finding
| a middle ground. and fear that a de-
| cision in favor of either side would re-
suit in no more than temporary tran
guilty on the island
| 1t is their belief that American Occu-
patton is the only way to end the civil
warfare, ard it is not denied that in
PREVENTION must be followed by Amer
| lean sovereignty. Secretary Taft has
cabled to President Roosevelt regard
ing the gravity of the situation. and
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to dictate
the future program Of his commissions
ers.
| a demonstration was made today by
| armed rcvolutioniSts within a mile OF
the scene of the peace conference.
| General Acosta with 900 insurgents is
encamped at La Lisla, west of Minister
| Morgan's villa at Marianao, and half a
mile eastward were Rural Guards, militia
and mounted police. At the insurgent
| camp The Associated Press was told thai
the object of the insurgents in coming
| so close was to show Secretary Taft no"
completely Havana is in their grasp
Pine Guerra's force is only short dis
| lance away. He was advancing to en-
camp just outside of Marianao when tbs
fact was called to the attention of Sec
rotary Taft. Mr.. Taft was greatly dis
pleased. and Senators Zayas and Charlie:
Hernandez. former postmaster Of Hava
ma, were dispatched to meet Guerra witt
the result that the latter turned back
He will take his command to a point II
| or Is miles south of Havana and there
wait the decision of the American me
diators.
IN addition to the Zayas party. Major
Iadd of the United States army visited
Guerra today. AS the insurgents march