The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
GENE RAL FUNSTON
GOES DIRECT
TO CUBA.
Acting Under Orders From
: Secretary Taft He Will
Proceed There at Once
REPUBLICS LIFE
IN GRAVE DANGER
United States May Inter
vene Unless the Trouble
Is Settled Immediately

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Genera
Frederick Funston, in obedience to or
ders from Secretary Taft. arrived here
today on his way to Cuba. No addi-
tional orders have been issued regard
ing General Funston since the first one
calling him here and he will proceed
to Cuba with as much expedition as
possible. 1t was found that he could
not leave Tampa until Sunday night
and so he has. delayed his departure
from this city until Saturday, General
Funston says that further than his
orders from the Secretary he knows
nothing of the duty for which he is
destined.
Naturally the visit of General
Funston revives the discussion about
his probable command in Cuba in case
the United States intervenes and sends
an army to Cuba, but the general had
nothing to say on that matter.
LEADERS GROW ANXIOUS.
HAVANA, Sept. 2o.-A second day of
conferences with the leaders of the fac
tiens in the Cuban conflict has not en-
abled Secretary Taft and Assistant
Secretary of State Bacon to announce
any plan for compromising the diff
Guilty. So strenuous are the appeals
of both the Liberal and Moderate party
leaders that the situation becomes in
.creasingly complicated as the negotia-
tions proceed. Secretary Taft said to-
night that he believed when they are
brought face to face with the danger
of losing independence forever all
patriotic Cubans will be willing to
make concessions.
Taft has made It clear that the
CEseed States is net seesrinz e exer-
else control. over the island .or any
of its anaifs:: but he has quoted Prssil
dent. Roosevelt's letter to Qaesada to
the effect that the. united states has
a duty which 1t cannot shirk. To
those whom he has met siri conference
Taft has said that now is the time to
decide whether they would have Cuba
live as nation
MoDERATEs FILE BRIEF.
There is some fear that even if the
ENHANCEMENT is Strengthened out here
the opposing forces in Santa Clara and
Pinar del Rio provinces and even in
Santiago will not be satisfied.
Senator Alfredo Zayas is generally
regarded as the official representativ
of the revolution. but he cannot claim
that distinction al negotiating with
Secretary Taft as tha. ould make him
a revolutionist and terminate free in
tercourse with President Roosevelt S
representatives.
One sentence from Senator zayas' ad-
dress as president Of the Liberal rarity
ing, the relations between that party
and the insurrection. Senator Zayas
said:
The Liberal party is not revolutioa-
airy, but the programme of revolution
must become the programme of the
Liberal party"
Vice President Capote, the spokes-
man for the Moderates or Government
party, today filed brief declaring the
position of the Moderates and ad-
vancing certain propositions for set
Ting the controversy. BY Mr.. Taft's
crder this brief was sealed and will not
be taken up for consideration until it
can be- done in connection with the ar
gument of the opposing side
QUIET ON THE ISLAND.
Hardly shipment has left a Ha-
vana wholesale house or mandatory
in the last ten days Financial circles
are aghast and business men are
awaiting with great anxiety an op-
portunity to met Messrs Taft and Ba-
con. who are looked upon to save Gu
ba's credit Cuban, Spanish. American
and other business men are talking of
uniting in a petition to Messrs Taft
and Bacon urging some radical form
of Intervention or annexation.
Oficials of the Government say their
attitude has not changed and deny that
any of them entertains an intention os
resigning.
No reports of disturbances anywhere
on the island have been received today.
Cienfuegos is suffering from water
famine on account of the destruction
of the water works at Jicotea by the
insurgents.
The commander of the American
gunboat Marietta has placed eighty
men of his crew on the Constancia es-
tate. a short distance up the Dana il
River. and eighty marines on the sa-
loda and eighty on the Hormiegoa es-
tates.
Pine Guerra's eastern march has
swelied his force until he has about
5000 men near the western boundary
of Havana Province.
TO RUN IN sTEwAET.s PLACE.
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