The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-12
GOVERNMENT FORCES
 PARADE IN RAVANA
FEAR FELT OF ATTACK BY TN- SURGBNTs AND DEFENSE
 PLANS ARR MADE


 News of Sending of American Ship
 Creates Much Interest--Crufser Des
 Moines Has Been Sent to Key west
 With Havana as Ultimate Objective
 Administration to Proceed With Grent
 DeIlbcratiOn.
 Havana, Sept. 11.--So far as war de- velopments went, to-day was one of the quietest since the outbreak of the in surrection but the public interest was deeper and discussion more animated and earnest than on any preceding day. The governments outright declaration that the war will be prosecuted to a finish was everywhere the sole topic of conversation. That fighting of a far more desperate character will result as soon as the news shall have spread l throughout the provinces is not doubted in any quarter The fear of an attack | by the insurgents on Havana is spread Ing, and there are rumors more or less authentic from all directions of new uprisings in various quarters.
 This afternoon the government forces in Havana paraded through the prin- cipal streets and were greeted with some enthusiasm. The parade, which was headed by the fine artillery band, consisted of 400 mounted rural guards, clad in the regulation khaki uniform of that organization; 200 mounted city militia, in uniform of blue trimmed with white 500 infantry, rural guards and volunteers, and city militia com pany of artillery with two machine gun batteries, the whole presenting smart and imposing appearance. The parade was reviewed by President Palma at the palace.
 Particular plans have been prepared for the defense of the outskirts of the city, The American captain Renois' rapid-fire battery keeps nightly vigil at La Fuerza castle, in front of the palace, prepared to sweep the Place de Arms park fronting on the palace, in the event of any surprises in that quarter. The waterworks at vento Springs and : other outlying exposed points are be- ing guarded with increasing vigilance. It is not generally believed that there is a sufficient insurgent force near Havana at present to attempt to enter . the capital, and many doubt whether r the insurgents will have sufficient neflNsa ill any event to attempt to traverse the long distance from the suburbs to the T palace with the certainty of death to many of the attacking force on the way
 All the publishers and editors of . newspapers were summoned this after g noon to the office of the secretary of r the interior and informed that, while . the suspension of constitutional rights d had not affected the customary liberty t of the press, the publication of anything @ that might be construed as incendiary,
 or in any way melting to revolution, e would not be tolerated.
 - The news that the United States is 1. sending one or more warships to Cuba 1t is exciting great interest here. Some - at first were inclined to jump at the l. conclusion that the United States was a about to take a hand at enforcing
 peace but later the opinion became n general that the act had not necessarily I a larger significance than would attach r- to the sending of ships to South Amer Ia ican republics under similar conditions. |, There is a general belief, however, that \ if marines are landed to protect Amer ican property and persons they will not
 be likely to be withdrawn until peace is ", thoroughly established, with guaran-
 tee of it's continuance.
 The Libera, a daily newspaper, has n been suspended by order of the govern ~ ment, and the editor has been arrested. ' The rebels under Gllzman have been
 
 Y road stations in Santa Clara province
 They have also seized train of food
 stuffs
 The veterans peace committee this
 evening submitted the following basis es for peace propositions, and the execu-
 tive committee of the moderate party f unanimously accepted them and prom
 ised to lend their services heartily to- ne ward pacification through this means. to Whether the insurrectionists will accept st them is considered questionable, as they of do not provide for the annulment of l. any of the last elections The proposi- ed tions follow:
 ee Repeal of the general electoral law v- and the new judicial law permitting the 10 permanent tenure of offices by judges;
 prohibiting the discharge of public em-
 ployes without full hearings and inves-
 tigations; not permitting the suspension
 of mayors or aldermen without court a" trials; declaring for the complete au- y tonomy of municipalities in accordance ad with the constitution; providing for the IT, formation of the municipality of Ha- le- vana into federal district, the officials in of which shall be named by commis- D. sion appointed by congress; favoring a
 new election law which shall provide ad that registrations be supervised by ju- of dicial authorities, election boards to it. consist of judicial authorities and del sr- egates from each party, and declarins let that each party shall have absolute re-
 spect for the rights of minorities in all Of elections.
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 oW Washington, Sept 1.-The critica
 situation in Cuba is absorbing the at
 tention of the administration to the ex. H. eIusion of all other foreign topics, a:
 indicated by the activity of the officials u in the state. navy and war depart. = ments. The president at Oyster Bay i' a keeping in close touch with every de Sa velopment of the revolutionary move yb ment.