New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
INTERVENTION NEARER
MP. TAFT LOSING HOPE.
BattIsships Ar1ue-Rebel Forces
Close TO Capital.

s..,s Nr Bacon. began negotiations The ar
-, here to-day Of three OF the largest United
s,,,.s bsttleships and two cruisers. IN addition
. ,hose already here. has had little effect on the
,..vrrents in the field. and when the leaders OF
-, revolution were apprised OF the big squadron
.,w IN Cuban waters they greeted the informa-
,on with Spanish expressions TO the effect that
.,sey cannot come 70 the bush"
y.,srs. Taft ano Bacon have practically
.bsneoned hope Of finding middle ground and
.,,r that q decision IN favor of either side would
-..us IN no more than temporary tranquility
A.. ,be island. u is their belief that American
.,,D,.ion is the only way 70 end the civil war
a., and Il is not denied that intervention must
4, sollossed BY American sovereignty.
secretary Taft has sent dispatch 20 Presi-
s.rt Roosevelt regarding the gravity Of the sit
,,,,or. and Mr. Roosevelt Is expected 10 dictate
~. suture programme Of his commissioners.
meeting Of the executive committee Of the
uoser.ie party was hastily summoned this
evening. ana II Was voted unanimously to ac-
rsrfr
r.ssrs Taft and Bacon might advocate. in the
suvs that such concession would induce the
liberals 70 make a similar offer The latter.
hgrever have as Yet not signihed a willingness
% accept the decision of the American medi-
siors
The rurnor is sbrosd tonight that President
Palma. the members of his cabinet and the Rep
rsssn'atives and Senators elected last December
rsn resign tomorrow. thus ooncedIng practical
y an that the insurgents have been contending
f5r and opening way for the settlement OF the
ssAculty without American intervention Presi-
Gent Palma declined 10 be interviewed on the
subject Other members OF the government
siouily denied the rumor.
The American Secretaries viii devote to-mor-
TOE to hearing what the commanders OF the in
surgsn forces have 20 say. Some OF these are
coming from Santa Clara. Pinar del Rio and
Havana provinces II they persist in the de-
uands made In their letters 20 Messrs. Taft and
Bacon. to-morrows conferences will only in
crease the complications.
Secretary Tan said tonight that. although
some progress had been made. no definite pro-
Eramme had been reached He told OF the ar
ungsmenf 70 meet representatives Of the insur-
gents IN the field and OF his previous hesitancy
70 take this step. and said that something
ulst come Oft
hs arguments Of the leaders OF both the
E'israies and the Liberals have been submitted
nd translated for future reference by Messrs.
Isfi and Bacon but the latter said that nothing
definite nature had been suggested by
hurried reading Of the briefs The mediators
have sif'ed the grievances and define conditions
as demand by the insurrectionists for new
general elections and an absolute rejection of
nose demands on the part Of the government
oemonstration made to-day by armed
isEoutiouists within a mile Of the scene OF
w peace conference General AcOsta. with
0' Insurgents. encamped al la Lisa. west Of
~ms'er NOrgan's villa al Mar1anao. and half
ME eastward were rural guards. militia and
''un'sa police. Al the insurgen; camp II was
-l 'na' The object of the insurgents in coming
uose was 10 show Secretary Taft how COM
'ssE Havana was IN their grasp Pine Guerra's
'-snenied force is only a sort distance awav.
:" vas advancing 10 encamp just outside of
'''2hao when the fact was called TO the at
'7l'0n o. Secretary Tart. Mr.. Taft was greatly
u'peased. and Senator Zayas and Charles Her
s'aeo 10 meet Guerra. with the result that
s''er turned back He viii take his COM
-'H' 10 point ten or fifteen niles south Of
havana and there wait thu decision OF the
american mediator
liioh 10 the Zayas party. Major Ladd.
ohiled States Army. visited Guerra to-
As The Insurgents marched he carefully
--''a Their force. and reported 10 Messrs.
s'a Bacon their exact strength. Guerra's
well equipped for a long campaign
'' The CITY, and In addition 10 far better
D1 than the governmental forces the in
1S have plenty OF arms and ammunition
as several machine guns. Senator Zayas
"sfed General Loynaz del Castillo TO move
ny away from Havana
ne Insurgents were ordered away from
Secretary Taft requested General Rod
withdraw the rural guards from Mari
=, by tomorrow only mounted police
lNund Minister Morgan's villa.
T'iai canvass by The Associated Press
r.. 0'oaas Of high standing and represent
h,. ~ost Important commercial and financial
mere showed that it is practically the
a. opinion that intervention alone can
Guarantee Of restoring and maintaining
.. 'g Dafrs advioes from the interior are
People are controlled by neither the gov