Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22
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ONE WAY TO PEACE.


Havana Sept ei.-Peace for Cuba,
unless accomplished through Aneri-
can Intervention, seems 10 be further
away tonight than when Secy. Of War
Taft and Asst. Secy. Of State Bacon
BEGAN negotiations 10 harInonlEe the
opposing factions. The arrival today OF
three United states battleships and two
cruisers IN addition 70 those already
here has had little effect on the insur-
gents In the field and when the lead.
ers OF the revolution we're apprlsed o'
the big squadron's presence they greet
ed the information with spanish express
sions 20 the effect that they cannot
come 10 the brush
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Moderate party was hastily sum.
moned this evening, and II was voted
unanimously TO accept whatever dispo-
sltlon Of the controversy Messfs TAFT
and Bacon may decide upon. IN the
hope that such concession viii IN
duce the Liberals 10 yield similarly The
latter. however. have as yet signlhed
no willingness 10 accept the decision OF
the American mediators.
The rumor IL abroad tonight that
President Palma the members Of his
cabinet and the representatives. and
senators elected last December will re-
sign tomorrow. thus conoeding practic-
ally an that the insurgents have been
contending for and opening a way Tor a
settlement without American inierYen-
ton. but President Palma declined 10
be interviewed and other members OF
the government stouily denied the fu-
NOR
The American peace emissaries to-
morrow win hear what the commanders
Of the insurgents forces have 10 say.
Some OF these are coming from Santa
Clara. Pinar del RIO and Havana prov
lnces II they persist In their demands
the conferences viii only Increase the
complications.
In talk with the Associated Press
tonight Secy. Taft spoke hopefully. Al
though some progress has been made,
he said. no definite program had been
reached He told OF the arrangement 10
meet representatives. OF the insurgents
and Of his previous heSitancy 10 take
this step, and said that something may
come Of IL" The arguments OF the
leaders ~ both the Moderates and iife
Liberals have been submitted and
translated for future reference by
Messrs. Taft and Bacon. but the latter
said that nothing of a definite nature
had been suggested by hurried read
ing Of the briefs. The mediat0rs have
s'fted the grievances and define them
as demand by the insurrectlonists for
new general elections and an absolute
rejection ~ those demands on the part
of the government.
PEOPLE SIMPLY DISSATISFIED.
Havana. Sept. 2l.-secy. Tan's adj
vices from the interior are that the peo.
pie are controlled by neither The gov
eminent nor the Liberals. but are sim
ply dissatisfied with conditions in gem
eral.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon heard to-
day the first American testimony on the
situation given by the committee Of 10
Americans selected for this purpose.
They also heard Gen. Freyre Andrade
and Alfredo Zayas The latter outlined
the claims OF the Liberals.
The arrival this morning Of the Amer
ican squadron was the spectacular and
impressive feature OF the day. The -four
warshlps entered the harbor at s
o'clock. the Louisiana leading and sa-
luting the new arrivals. together with
the cruisers Denver aud Dcs Molnes
now occupying the six best anchorages
and give an unwonted and striking
Warlike appearance 10 the harbor.
where II IL rare TO see more than two
warships al time.
The truce between the opposing forces
continues. The government. however,
Is moving troops toward the city. and
the rebel force under Pine Guerra IL
coming rapidly toward Havana to con-
meet with the rebels surrounding the
capital.
II Il understood here that Secy. Taft
has sent a gloomy message 90 President
Roosevelt. saying that private reports
from the interior are that state bor-
dering on anarchy prevails Throughout
almost the entire Island.
A canvass by the Associated Press
among the Cubans In high positions
and representing the most important
commercial and financial interests here
showed that II is practically the unan-
nous opinion that intervention slons
can afford a guarantee Of lasting peace.