The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-22

%OVernment Seems Willing to Leave
 Matters to Taft Commission to De-
 eide but Rebels Are OHsh--American
 Squadron Does Not Impress Them
 Much as Yet-seven Warships Now at
 Havana-American Occupation Seems
 Only Way to End Civil Warfare.
 Havana, Sept. 21.-Peace for Cuba unless accomplished through American Intervention, seems to be further away tonight than when Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary of State Bacon be- gan negotiations to haI.monize the op- posing factions. The arrival here to- day of three of the largest United States Battleships and two cruisers besides those already here, a. total now of seven ships of war, has had little effect on the Insurgents in the field, and when the leaders of the revolution were apprised of the big squadron now in Cuban waters they greeted the in- formation with Spanish expressions to the effect that they cannot come to the bushes.
 The meeting of the executive commit tee of the moderate party was hastily summoned this evening, and 1t was vot- ed unanimously to accept whatever disposition of the controversy Messrs Taft and Bacon may decide upon, and they hope that such a concession will induce the liberals to yield similarly. The latter, however, have as yet not signifed willingness to accept the de- cision of the American mediators.
 The rumor is abroad tonight that President Palma, the members of his cabinet and the representatives and senators elected last December will re- sign tomorrow, thus eonceding prac- ideally all that the insurgents have been contending for, and opening the way for settlement of the difficulty with out any American intervention.
 President Palma declined to be inter- viewed on the subject, and other nem- bers of the government stoutly denied the rumors.
 The American peace ernissaries will devote tomorrow to bearing what the commanders of the insurgent forces have to say. Some of these are coming from Santa Clara, Pinar del Rio and Havana provinces. If they persist in the demands made in their letters to Messrs. Taft and Bacon to-morrow's conference will only increase the com plications.
 The arguments of the leaders of both the moderates and the liberals have been submitted and translated for fu- ture reference by Messrs. Taft and Ba- con, but the latted said that nothing of a definite nature had been suggested by hurried reading of the briefs The mediators have sifted the grievances and define them as a demand by the insurrectionists for new general cleo tions and an absolute rejection of those demands on the part of the govern ment. Messrs. Taft and Bacon have practically abandoned hope of finding a middle ground, and fear that de- cision in favor of either side would re- suit in no more than temporary tram quility for the island. It is their belief that American occupation is the only way to end the civil warfare and 1t is not denied that intervention must be followed by American sovereignty. Secretary Taft has cabled to President Roosevelt regarding the gravity of the situation, and MT. Roosevelt Is expected to dictate the future programme of his commissioners.
 A demonstration was made to-day by armed revolutionists within mile of the scene of the peace conferences. General Acosta with 300 insurgents, encamped at La Lisa, west of Minister Morgan's villa at Marianao, and half a mile eastward were rural guards mili- tia and mounted police. At the insur- gent camp the Associated Press was told that the object of the insurgents in coming so close was to show Secre- tary Taft how completely Havana is in their grasp.
 At midday Pino Guerra with $500 men, LOGO of whom were unarmed, with 300 extra horses, crossed the line of the proivnce of Pinar del Rio, and entered the province of Havana, camping at Caimito, twenty miles from Havana. Guerra Friday night effected pune tion with the force of Brigadier Gen. eral Carillo, consisting of L3O0 men, and all resumedthe march toward Ha- vana.
 Vice President Mendoz Copote to- night visited Secretary Taft, taking with him resolutions adopted by the moderate party this evening. These resolutions were as follows:
 Resolved, That we submit absolute ly to the United States nediatory com mission on condition that the rebels surrender their arms and legally prom seto accept and comply with such con dition, whatver it may be-"