The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
PALMA NAMED AS TRAITOR.
FORMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA
BITTERLY DENOUNCED.
m~oosevelt's Announcement. % the Appeal
fer Intervention Read a. aTreacherOus
Move Toward His Party Disarmament
or the Insurgents Keeps steadily On.
sp,eto, Gable Despatch to Tar sUS.

or the Insurk Keeps steadily On'
Special Cable Despatch IN TEE SON.
HAVANA. Oct. B.-The sensation caused
hare by the publication Of the official de-
matches showing that former President
Palma made a secret appeal to the United
States for forces to bolster up his tottering
government grows every hour. Even
those who were formerly the closest friends
Of the former President are now bitterly
announcing him, and the p~rophecyis made
ON all sides that he will find Il advissble
10 cave the country '
La Luchd Liberal says the Palma adj
ministration secretly planned to sell the
country for a mess Of pottage. II emu
lated Judas ~Iscariot and Benedict Arnold.
vet In a manner that would have brought
= blush Of shame TO the che eks of those
historic traitors. BY their own acts they
have become outcasts in their own coun-
try and will be ~repulsed as political lepers.
The paper declares that had the correspond
snoe been known at the time no intervep-
ton would rave been quick enough to save
them. They would have been eradicated
not only from Cuban politics, but also
from the face Of the earth.
The . Discucion, which was formerly
strongly in favor of Palma, says the matter
must be probed and it must finally he de-
cided whether the American Foreign Office
has eduivocated or whether Palma was a
traitor to his country.
Ex-vice-President Mendez Capote and
former Secretary Frevre Andrade share
with the other close advisers of Palma the
hard words which are flying around Havana.
Former Secretary Of Government OFarrell
found IL convenient to sail hastily to-day
for New York. Nice-President Capote is
already in this city.
The boat from Tampa to-day brought
q group Of army officers, including Col.
Greble, who il to be Inspector-General
here, Capt .Wilkens, chief commissary officer;
Capts. Winship hand gift, who will
have charge of the e~nginneerig operations,
and Capt. Mitchell, who will direct the
operations Of the Signal Corps.
The Quartermaster's department is reno
waiting Camp Columbia. which was once
occupied by Gen. Lees Seventh Army
Corps. There are no cold storage facilities
In Havana, so Secretary Taft has asked
the Navy Department to- arrange to have
the refngerating ship Celtic stationed here
n a supply ship for both the army and
navy.
With the disarming OF Gen. Guerra's
troops In Pinar del Rio to-day practically
the last organized rebel force in that prov
ince and in Havana province has dispersed.
Secretary Taft and. Assistant Secretary
nf State Bacon usually drive TO the palace
in the morning in an automobile. They
came by a trolley car to-day az their auto
mobile is broken down. It is supposed
that its feedpipes have become choked
with "vivas."
Gen. Loynaz del Castillo. whom the
authorities rave vainly sought for two
DAVIS to help disband the rebel troops,
appeared to-day and the mystery Of his
whereabouts was solved. He was closeted
with a tailor and the result is expected
TO be gorgeous.
CIENFUEGos, Oct. B.-Gens. Jesus Mon
teaRudo and Hernandez Of the commission
to secure the disarmament OF the insur-
gents arrived here to-day. They found
5000 rebels here and at Cruces and Rodas,
which was about half the number the
rebels claimed were at these points.
Speeches ON peace and the ceremonies OF
disarmament had a good effect. h
rebel leaders promised that the men would
return at once to their homes.
Seven hundred marines are ashore in
this district under command Of Capt. Barnet.
The original purpose in landing these men
was to use them to protect III x estates
and railroads, but their orders now in
clude the general prot ection Of life and
property. There are 200 marines in this
town camped in tents. other detach-
ments are commanded by Capts. Kane
and Williams, The effect Of the landing
of these marines has been excellent and
many letters OF approval have been re-
peiVed by the commanding off C
The behavior Of the American troops
4 highly commended. At a band concert
on Wednesdays wohiea appeared for the
first time since the fighting began. Many
request have bcc'i received fOE individual
protection, but they cannot lie granted.
some ~brigandage iscNIected. while wanton
killing of cattle il reported. Rural guards
are being seat 70 points from which these
reports come when thcv can be spared.
At C~anisgrcy the rcbel tien. Caballeros
rode in ,fdpy Trmei with thirty mon and
began .o-II:sthr. TITO mnrinej di.armed
him, but w nT7i hr, arNF' Hhcn hn quoted
down. aicG' %hich IL va, Ill armed ac-
cording 80 Hoyic.' ''f
Tho dela-s ia disariamnnt are duo 10
the GiFrctItd 0; collecting scattered bands
of Tcbcls, .W;D greatly object 10 laying
down ihcir arm, " hiic tine militia arc al
lowell tl k-pl. ~tlrctr,, \ majority of Tire
places ;isiiSi 10y 10" commissioners, how
, ever, hivo no ndiidn, or If they had they
have d~istnItdcQ; '..
The cdtdNG-iorer; made an extensive
round today ~ sroc'dl train, beginning
Mt Cruces. and going 10 Santissirna, Trim.
dad, Sapto Domingo and Nrotncy. Al
Jicoten Zen MontrCrucdo made an address
90 the reheIr, iN'W!ich i" tolt llam in effect
that they had won ~ arm, nut must wiz
ut the polls. .trota which nobody now dare
drive them, ...n
The ctapipission hppe, 10 fn;sb its worI
here by.TuCsday . -
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