Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-17
Government Seeking To Secure
Peace Without Intervention
of United States
FAIR PROSPECT OF SUCCESS
The Government Forces Have Been
Commanded to Act oply When
Forced to Do So in Self Defense
Alleged Conspirators and Prisoners,
Recently Captured, Are Liberated.

efforts to restore peace, and thus
avoid American intervention. The OBJ
ject of these endeavors, it is stated. is
that it may be able to say by the time
Secretary of War Taft and Secretary
Bacon arrive that peace already has
been secured and that therefore there
is no need for American Intervention
either to restore peace or insure perm
anent tranquility.
Members of the government inform
ed The Associated Press that they
are following the advice contained in
President Roosevelt's letter; that they
have no objection to the friendly as
sistance of the United States in the
matter If it becomes necessary, but
that they can settle it without outside
aid. At least they are trying ito do
this and with fair prospects of sue
cess.
This is the latest phase of a rapidly
changing situation that developed late
Sunday afternoon when an extraordin-
airy gazette was issued containing a
decree signed by President Palma on
the recommendation of the Secretary
of Public Works Montalvo. The de-
cree follows:
"All campaign operations are sus-
pended and in consequence the gov
eminent forces will act only on the
defensive thlvout the republic. The
secretary of the interior will issue all
the necessary orders for the executive
of this decree"
The decree caused great surprise, as
it was believed to signify q change of
heart by the government officials who
for the past two days have been
strongly against any peace negotia-
tions with the revolutionists. The As
ISOLATED Press learns Sundays action
had it's beginning with M. Menoca's
effort to persuade Secretary Montbalo
to make the strongest possible endeav-
or to induce President Palmo to avoid
the consequences of intervention by
endeavoring to have the Cubans them
selves come to an agreement.
Secretary Montalvo and General
Menocal first visited Jose Miguel Go
mez and other alleged conspirators in
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cooperate in securing peace. The
basis Of peace was not discussed in
any detail, but Secretary Montalvo
returned to the palace and urged
President Palma to consider the mat
tar. The president called confer
ence for Sunday afternoon, which was
attended by the ministers. Vice Pres
ident Mendez Capote, Gen. Frouyre An
dra7le and Senator DOLE. The decree
was the result Of this conference.
After the decree was issued govern
ment emissaries were dispatched in au-
tomobiles to confer with the revolu-
tionists. General Menocal accompan-
led by Congressman Goblin and Garcia
Vieta, the youngest son of Calixto Car
cha, drove in the direction where Ale
fredo Zayas is encamped with Castillo's
forces, not far from San Diego de Las
Vegas. Others went to Guanajay.
which place yesterday afternoon was
occupied by a big band of revolutions
lists under Congressman Campos Mar
queti. The latter had Mayor Calais
and 200 volunteers defending the town
cooped up in carcel. Gallas was still
holding out when the peace emissaries
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threatening to blow up the carcel with
dynamite.
simultaneously with issuance of the
decree declaring cessation of hostil-
tiles the special judge in charge Of the
cases against the alleged conspirators
and prisoners recently captured, liber-
ated thirty of the latter against whom
indictments had been issued. A war
rant was issued for Felipe Romero, a
wealthy young Cuban, who has been
representing the revolutionists in va--
ious errands to Commander Colwell of
the Denver, and who is charged with
being the recipient of communications
from the New York revolutionary jun
ia, Previous to this afternoons de-
velopments the situation had resolved
itself into a condition where the liber-
ais were declaring that if the United
States assisted the administration they
would fight the intervening forces,
while the moderates were saying that
if the intervention should help to de-
pose President Palma they would be-
come insurgents.