Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-20
PEACE ONLY WITH
NEW LAWS, SAY
REBELS IN CUBA
Insist Upon AnnuIment of Gen.
eraI Elections.
GEN. GUERRA HAS 500 MEN
GEN. GUERRA HAS 500 MEN
Marching on Guanajay, but Will
Await Negotiations.
RUSH ORDERS FOR MANY SHELLS
Frankfort Arsenal Gets the Consign-
ment, Which It is Believed Are
Intended for Use in Cuba.

at anu pdi " dSSOIus
ing to latest advices, seem to be
very hopeful OF peace, with expec-
tations of its early accomplish
ment. Meantime, so far as the
Cuban government forces are con-
cerned, the rebels seem to hold the
key to the situation. The latter
insist upon an annulment of the
general elections. Rush orders,
which are interpreted to be sug-
gestive, have been sent to the
Frankfort arsenal for a large con-
signment of arms.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 20
Rush orders were received at the Frank
ford arsenal here today for 1900 three
inch shells, GOO twelve and one-half pound
shells and 800 saddle back boxes for
mules to be used in transporting shells for
tanned at the arsenal of the reception Of
this order, and the authorities refused to
disclose the destination of the shipment.
These precautions and the fact that the
supplies are intended for a mountain serv-
ice leads to the belief that the government
campaign in Cuba.
Has 5000 Men.
HAVANA, September 20.-The rebel leader
Pine Guerra has left Artenisa for Guana-
jay, twenty-one miles southwest of Ha-
vana He is reported to have FIVE thousand
awaiting the result of peace negotiations.
Want Election Annulled.
HAVANA, September 2O.-Dr. Figueroa
Zayas the government peace commissioner,
reached the Santa Clara rebels under Guz-
man just in time to prevent the continuance
of the attack which had been begun on
Santa Cara city.
Guzman, Ferrera and other insurgent
chiefs prepared with DR.. Zayas d docu-
ment, in which they set forth their willing
ness to suspend hostilities provided the
government would not ship troops or war
supplies over the railroad. Like General
Del Castillo the rebel commander in Ha-
vana province, Guzman viii not consider
ANYTHING but the annuiment of the last
general elections.
No Camp There.
NEW ORLEANS September GA dis
patch to the Picayune from Cuba gives an
interview with the insurgent leader in Ha-
EnriQue del Castillo,
in which he says he would like to see
commission of Americans appointed to ne.
gotiate peace.
81 believe there is no reason to expect
American Intervention Immediately" Gen.
Castillo said, but it will come. L would
like to see the United States negotiate
peace. We have great confidence in Presi-
dent Roosevelt. We believe that if he In.
tervenes he will cause his representatives
to remain in Cuba just long enough to make
peace and then withdraw them"
The correspondent, who arrived al Gen.
Castillo's camp at night, and found 500 men
there, gives the following description:
I'm a strict sense there is no camp here.
One searches the landscape in vain for
signs of tents or campfires. Instead, the
soldiers slept on the ground wherever they
wished, without protection from the dew.
i
dies for pillows. We were impressed with
the mature character of the troops with
Castillo. They averaged considerably older
than the government troops in Guines, and
most of them were veterans of the Spanish
war
Formal Statements Today.
Special Cabegram to The Star.
HAVANA, September 20. - Secretary
Taft declares that everything SO far
seemed to argur success Of the peace
movement.
The discussions yesterday were carried
on rather informally. Today more formal
will be submitted. The presi-
dents of both the moderate and liberal
parties are to hand to Mr.. Taft meno-
randa Of the causes leading to the rebel
lton and each will also present a resume
Of the minimum terms of peace which
each will accept. 1t is understood in adj y
vance that the serious point of difference
will be in regard to new elections. The
liberals, who have virtually made the
cause their own. are pledg-
ed to this demand, and the government,
through Vice President Capote has said
that that is the one concession 1t cannot
make.
the cruiser Denver There they received
Marty. and the five other members of the
iil,eral commission appointed to present
the grievances of the opposition party
The entire situation was gone over ana
the Secretary learned the reasons the q
rebels had for taking up arms.
Capote Called.
From the cruiser the party went to the
home of Minister Morgan, who arrived in
Havana with the Taft party. Here mod