The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-07
PAY OF VOLUNTEERS
CUBAN GOVERNMENT WILL have
TO SETTLE.
This IN . Factor In Retarding the Dis
armament Of SOldiers-An Men
Retaiaed Their AAOrses.

Havana, Oct. 6.-The disarmament
of the rebels cannot be successfully
completed until the volunteers organ
ICED by the Cuban government have
been paid off, disarmed and disband-
ed.
That Is the position that has been
taken by various rebel commanders
scattered throughout the island. which
are strongly inclined to remain under
arms until the volunteer organizations
disappear. This Is the only important
factor now retarding the otherwise
fairly rapid dispersal of the rebel
forces. The disposition OF the pro.
visional government is to yield to
this demand. The volunteers would
have been mustered out of service
sooner but for the necessity to have
some force in addition to the police
for the purpose of guarding the towns.
1t is related. however. that in many
sections the presence of volunteers and
the militia only acts as an irrttant to
the surrendering rebels.
The conduct of the volunteers to
their late opponents Is not always
exemplary and what seems most need
ed Is that the presence of a sufficient
force of United States soldiers and
marines to SO thoroughly garrison
every town that the volunteers can be
rapidly dispensed with and succeeded
by capable and well disciplined Ameri-
can soldiers. Until the towns are
thus garrisoned 1t is not believed that
pacification will be complete.
While the provisional government 10
not insistent on getting in all the
rebel gus. 1t is believed that most Of
these weapons would be surrendered
but for the presence of volunteers
This attitude Is apparent at all points
where the revoluttonists are in con-
siderable force. but 1t Is particularly
so in Southern Santa Clara. where
the progress of dsbandment today
was very poor and where the number
of guns surrendered was ridiculousiy
small as compared with the number
of men dispersed.
OF 800 rebels visited in the Palmira
district, only $50 surrendecd their ri.
| hcs. The disarmament commits sion
! spent much time in endeavoring to find
| various dis pei sed bands, but 1t Is evil
| dent that many of the men have not
/ yet returned to their homes. and that
many are corcealing their weapons.
All the men retained their horses,
| whether the animals were theirs orig
! inally or not.
General Guzman's big force Is now
completely disbanded. and the only vis-
! ible weapons in the possession OF the
! men are machetes. They assert that
! thee are the only weapons they ever
I Fad.
lille the volunteers were permitted to
retain theirs. General Hernandez wir-
| er General Funston that the volunteers
must be disbanded before he could sue
| coed in disarming the rebels. This at
| titude on the part OF the Insurgents 10
directly contrary to the pledge of Gen.
eral Guzman made to Governor Taft.
AT the outset of the disarmament
movement. Guzmau, with the other
leaders. agreed to lay down their arms.
| making no stipulation that the govern
nent troops should do likewise rely.
In wholly On Governor Tafts promiss
| of protection. This obstacle to pacifi.
cation tends more than any other to-.
wards decision to employ American
cavalry to complete the disarmament Of
| the rebels.
The first contingent of United states
| troops arrived here late tonight on
board the transport Sumner. The ship
VIII go to the Havana Central Wharf
early tomorrow and the 900 soldiers
with their equipment will be trans.
ported by street ears to Camp Column
bus. under the direction of Quarter.
master Major Baker. There they VIII
T. camp in tents until the preparation OF
the barracks Is completed. Colonel
cowles reports an uneventful trip.
1t Is estimated that from the 5000
to 10000 rebels in the province OF
Santa Clara, no more than a thousand
guns would be recovered The COM
( miSsioncrs realize that IL will require
another week to get all the arms that
will be surrendered and complete the
DISPERSAL of the Insurgents.