The Jersey City news., 1906-09-05
NO PEACE IN SIGHT
Cuba Believed to Be on the Verge
of a Bloody Internal
Struggle.
REBELS ISSUE STATEMENT.
Assert That Insursent Movement Is
Inspired by lIIesaIty of Last EIec-
tions - Country People Declared to
Be In Favor of Revolution-MenocaI
Trying to Arrange Truce.

Havana, Sept. 5.-In spite of all Off
cial denials and the efforts of the gov
ernment to belittle the insurrection the
belief is general that the country is on
the verge of bloody internal struggle,
which unless it is prevented by the eff
forts of those who are now trying to
bring about peace. will sap the vitality
of the republic. The temper of the in
surrectionists is such that nothing
short of the deposing of the Palma ad-
ministration will satisfy them.
1t is asserted by the officials that the
government is well able to cope with
the situation and that the insurrection
will be crushed without the interven-
tion of the United States. Those who
are believed to know the real condi-
tions say, however, that the assertion
of the administration is a vain boast
and that before long the United States
will be asked to bring about peace
Preparing Troops For Service.
The fitting out of troops to take the
field against the insurgents is being
rushed day and night. General Rodri-
guez, commander of the rural guard,
said: I'VE have worked hard and have
accomplished already more than we
expected We have millions of car
tridges, and we have all the guns we
can use. There will no longer be
shortage of horses, as we have 1000
here and 1000 coming from the United
States
Army officers admit the seriousness
of the rebellion and admit that it's sup
preston will be a matter of a long
time. General Rodriguez denies the ru-
NOR of conflict near Cienfuegos be-
tween a government force under Colo
mel Vale and the insurgents under
Guzman
Rebels Burn Tobacco Plantations.
Everything that the revolutionists
are doing naturally is being belittled
by the government Those who have
investigated the situation say that the
rebel leaders have a well defined plan
mapped out and that they are carrying
this plan forward slowly but steadily.
Already many big tobacco plantations
are being burned by the insurgents,
and it is estimated that the loss to the
tobacco planters alone will be almost
$20,OO0,000 before the end Of the year.
The managers of the insurrection
have permitted the publication of d
document whose original Is believed to
be in a deposit vault in the United
States. The document gives the full
programme of the revolutionists' policy
and declares that the insurgent move
ment is inspired by the fact that the
last elections were void 1t is there
fore said to be imperative that the first
step be to declare vacant the offices Of
president, vice president and civil gov
ernors of the six provinces and also Of
those senators, representatives and pro-
vincial councilmen who should have
been elected last December.
Guerra an Obstacle to Peace.
Pine Guerra stands in the way Of
peace in Cuba. 1t is asserted in some
quarters that the other insurgent lead
ers are willing to lay down their arms
provided the Pinar del Rio chieftain
does SO under a general amnesty and
an election law which will insure a
free vote and fair count 1t is doubt
ed that Guerra will lay down his arms.
Although the government has $20,00O,-
900 in its treasury, this sum, it is said,
will prove entirely insufficient in crush
ing the rebellion The insurgents are
concentrating in small bands in the
mountain Businesses, In the almost
painless woods and in other places
where only those thoroughly familiar
with the ground can penetrate The
warfare will be of the guerrilla kind.
All the indications are that two-thirds
of the people in the country and small
towns are insurgents in sentiment, if
not in fact, and they will give ma
terial help and shelter to those who are
fighting the government.
Cuba Loses Foreign Capital.
Not only are the business interests
rapidly becoming demoralized, but the
expectation of big uprising has stop
ped many contemplated new enter
| prises. Persons who came down here
with money to invest are going back
| to the United States, believing that
the feeling of unrest makes it unsafe
to risk money on the island.
Mario Menocal, who is loved and
trusted by the people, is doing his ut
most to bring about peace between
the warning factions. He came to Ha-
vana and held long conference with
| President Palma After the confer
Fnce General Menocal declined to make
| any statement, but he called together
several Of the big merchants and plant
ers Of the island, and a plan for open
ing negotiations between the hostile
| parties was outlined.
1t is learned from an authentic source
that a big uprising has been planned
| to take place soon in Santiago prov
ince.
! Roosevelt Will Run. Saws johnson.