Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-20
SOLUTION OF
CUBAN TROUBLE
Gen. MenOCaI. Head Of the Vet
Grams, Feels That SeCy. Taft
Will Find One.
GOVERNMENT STANDS PAT"
Holds Strength Of the Insurgents Is
Due TO It, Being Wholly
Unprcpared

Havana. sept. 20-The leaders Of the
revolutionary movement have called all
the generals in the Aeld 70 a conference
IN Havana. They are safe from MOLE
station during the truce.
The taking Of testimony was COM
tlnued today az the home Of American
minister al Mariana. Gen. Menocal-
the head OF the veterans, said TO the
Associated Press that he believes secy.
TAFT was bound 10 find q solution Of
the difficulty. lie is delighted with the
secretary's forcefll tact IN securing all
basic facts bearing on the matter Gen.
Menocal considers his own work at an
end and has turned over his reports
10 sey. TAFT Government officials
maintained the same attitude today as
yesterday, saying that there Is no rea-
son 10 recede from that position They
hold that the present situation Is not
due 90 much 10 the strength Ot tho
rebels as 10 unpreparedness o. tho
government which now Is IN a fairly
good position.
Secy. TAFT spent the morning IN re-
ceivlng callers who are seeking 10 In
fuence the actions of the mediators.
Gov. Nunez Of Havana province has
been telling Secy. TAFT that the cleo
tons o. last year arc perfectly consttu-
fional and there does not exist sufficient
reason for cancelling them. He urged
strongly that the present government
be upheld
Congressman Florenclo Vllluendas n
brother Of the member Of Congress
who was killed at Cienfuegos a year
ago. SET forth that the killing OF his
brother was one Of the causes OF the
present trouble and ehdeayored 10 show
that the government was responsible
for this murder Vice President Men,
dez Capote continued his testimony be.
fore the mediators, and after him Al
fredo Zayas, the LIBERAL leader, was
heard.
A. the testimony Ia given. Messrs
Taft and Bacon listen carefully, and
stenographers nike notes. The medl-
ators however. do not voice the slight.
est opinion or suggestion or IN any way
explain their presence or their policy
II is evident that che hearing win be 4
long one.
THE REBEL ATTITUDE.
Havana. Sept. 2o.-Dr Fugueroa Fay
as, The governor peace commissioner.
reached the Santa Clara rebels under
Guzman Just In time TO prevent the
continuance of the attack which had
begun on santa CLARA city
Guzman. Ferrera and other insur-
II NJ
document IN which they set forth
their willingness 10 suspend hostllitles
provided tho government would not
ship troops or war supplies over the
railroad. Like Cen, del Castillo, the
rebel commander IN Havana province.
Guzman VII not consider anything but
The annullment Of the last general cleo
lions.
GUERRA WAITING
Havana. Sept 2O.-The rebel leader
Pine Guerra has left Artesima for
Guanajay. Fl miles southwest Of Ha-
Iana. He 10 reported 10 have 5000
men with him. He will camp Al
Guanajay awaiting the result Of peace
negotiations.
FUNSTON TO JOIN TAFT.
Washington. Sept. 2o.--Gen. Fred
erick Funston arrived here from
American Lake. WaSh., and has been
IN consultation with Gen. Bell. chief
Of staff and other officers preparatory
10 departing tonight for Havana TO
Join Seey. Taft's party.
WON'T ACCEPT PEACE.
New York. Sept 2O.--That the Cuban
insurgents are not ready 10 accept
peace, on any terms was proved yes.
terday SAYS the Tribune. by the ar
rival here from Havana on the Gteam.
or Mexico Of three prominent members
81 the Liberal party, who came as
cmissaries ~ the instruction. These
men are Vicente Roche. one NJ the
wealthiest men IN Matanzas; julian
Ayala, secretary general Of the Liberal
party, and Octaylo Zublzarreta,
member 81 the house Of representa-
tiyes from Savanna province. The trio
came here 10 work IA the Interests Of
the insurgents.
GEN. CAsTILos VIEWS.
New Orleans, Sept. IA dispatch to
the Pioayune from Cuba gives an inter-
view with the insurgeut leader IN Ha-
vana province Gen, Enrique del Gas.
lilo, IN which he says he would like 10
nee a commission OF Americans ap-
pointed 10 negotiate peace
Il believe there IS no reason 20 cx-
pect American intervention immediate.
H." Gen Castillo said, hut u will
come would like TO sce The United
States negotiate peace. We have great
confidence in President Roosevelt We