The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
PALMA Wants PEACE
EXECUTIVE OF CUBA WOULD TRY
and AVOID BLOODSHED.
President and Cabinet to Consider a
30-Day Amnesty-Fund of Two Mil
lion Set Aside for Defense-Enlist-
ment for Army to be Large-lnsur-
gent Bands Active.

Havana, Aug. 2S-The anxiety of
President Palma to extend every pos
sible opportunity for peace without
bloodshed and his desire to permit
those who joined the insurrection I'M
der misguidance to repent and return
to their homes unmolested, combined
with the generals wish to end the sit
uation fraught with so much loss and
suffering, has led to consideration by
the president and his cabinet of a
project decreeing a 80 day amnesty
period, during which the insurrection-
lists are invited to lay down their arms
and return to their peaceful pursuits.
So far as actual conflict went Sun
day proved to be day of inactivity,
but preparations proceeded without
abatement. A fund of 100000 has
been set aside by the treasury for the
defense, and drafts on it are heavy
and constant
Army Must Enlarge Rapidly.
The situation is so increasingly Sc
rious that it is facility admitted in all
government circles that the enlarge
ment of the army will not stop at any
given number, but will continue in
definitely.
While the number of men at pres
ent leaving their regular occupations
to enlist for war is small, employers
are beginning to find that they soon
will be confronted with considerable
scarcity of labor. Many laborers are
gathered in front Of the bulletin
boards, on which is displayed the call
for volunteers issued by President
Palma Saturday night. They discuss
the attractiveness of a soldiers life
at such unusual pay, and as a result
may resolve to enlist.
1t is learned that several new. in
surgent bands had taken to the brush.
The growth of the instruction GER
tainly seems to keep pace with the
preparations for suffocating it.
Next to the progress of the COM
batants the most interesting question
seems to be how to end the war with
out fighting. Around the discussion
of the question centers great deal of
elimination and recrimination from
both liberals and moderates, each side
bringing accusations against the other
as to the responsibility for precipitat-
ing the rebellion. On one phase of
the controversy the liberals seem so
united as to suggest an understanding
among them for taking advantage of
the present situation to press upon the
government proposition that it ought
in some manner to treat with them, or
at least admit them to a conference
of some sort. While no liberals are
in arms against the government, they
admit countenancing the insurrection.
though they always deny knowledge
Of any conspiracy.
The insurrectionists in the field,
who of course, are far more radical
in their demands and who are impor-
tant factors in this discussion, don't
think of accepting less than the COM
plete annulment of the last elections.
All the liberals would insist, under
any circumstances, upon general am
nesty for all rebels. The government
at this stage does not think of consid-
ering the proposals.
Santa Clara is becoming a thorough
insurrectionist province.
1t is learned that there are grave
differences between President Palma
and Vice President Mendez Capote.
The latter is suspected Of having con-
sidered with Senator Alfredo Zayas,
president of the liberal party, the
question of whether peace could not
be restored by Palma's withdrawal
from the presidency by permitting
Mendez Capote to succeed him and by
giving certain posts to the liberals.
None of the parties concerned were
willing to discuss this matter tonight,
but the source of the correspondents
information is entirely reliable.
Latest Report.
During the time when the govern.
ment was issuing its proclamation, Of
fering pardon to rebels who would lay
down their arms, it's forces were deal.
ing the most telling blow that has yet
been struck against insurgents in the
field. For several days it had been
stated that General Guzman's force of
insurgents, which was variously esti-
mated from 200 upward, contemplated
an attcak on Cienfuegos. The en-
counter of the force with the govern.
ment's forces Monday resulted in the
worst disaster the insurgents have sus-
tanned up to this time. They lost II
killed, and many wounded, while the
government lost one man killed.
Ex-Congressman Faustino (Pino)
Guerrero, the insurgent leader, opera
ting the in province of Pina1 del Rio,
in signed statement declares that he
is determined as ever that the last