The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Want U.S.. Fighters
all CLASSES In CU8A WlkT An
ARMED INTERVENTION.
American Mediators Under Leadership
OF Taft Expect Peace Shortly -
Business Men Lack Confidence in
Ability of Cubans to Govern-Secy
Taft Favors Giving Another Chance

Havana, Sept. 24.-All classes are
now waiting for the conditions under
which tranquility will likely be restor
ed liz Cuba. and keen disappointment
is expressed on every side because Of
the likelihood of peace being brought
about without armed American inter
yentiOn. That the differences of the
opposing factions could be reconcileC
was not generally believed to be pos
sible until today. when it was an
nOunced that the liberals and the in
surgents had empowered a committee
to represent them before the Amer
lean mediators.
1t is evident that the business inter
ests of the island have no confidence
in the ability of the Cubans to rule
themselves and now, when it appears
to be too late, they are openly favor
ing forcible Intervention and possibly
annexation.
Secretary of War Taft is cognizant
of this general opinion that peace can
not last unless it is enforced by an
American army, but he considers that
it is the duty of the United States to
give the republic another chance and
believes it will be bad policy for the
United States to keep force in Cuba
longer than was required to supervise
the laying down of arms. He said to-
day that if the liberals and mOderates
harmonize their differences the Unit.
ed States must regard the compact as
made in good faith.
That peace will come as the result
of the mediation of the United States
is now believed by the Cubans. regard.
less of party alliances, but whether it
will be on terms that will insure per
manent tranquility is questioned.
When the diplomatic representa-.
tives' of foreign powers visited Mr..
Morgan's villa at Marianoa today Mr.
Taft significantly remarked that he
could give them no definite assurances
for peace, for the reason that the
terms had not been put forward. This
statement was in response to an ex'
preston from Cayan de Avala. the
Spanish minister, that the world ex-
pected the United States to settle the
controversy on such terms as will
guarantee the security of foreign in.
terests.
Salute Is Significant.
There is considerable comment to-
day over the fact that a salute of 19
guns was given Secretary Taft when
ho ;cit xuorchinc Dr0ui0uclV
he had been given the usual II guns,
to which the secretary of war is en-
titled Two extra guns means that he
is recognized as an ambassador extra.
ordinary on a special mission with
plenary powers from President ROOse
welt. 1t is known that he now has
been authorized to exercise his own
judgment in all matters pertaining to
negotiations and that the squadron
with it's entire force is under his i'm
mediate control.
1t now appears that Acting Secre
tary of the Interior Montalvo ordered
the trains prepared in anticipation OF
the possible landing of supply OF
quartermaster's stores at the wharf
The captain of the port gave color to
the report that they had been placed
there in readiness for the landing OF
men. The stores consisted of tents
floorings, poles, pegs, water barrels
and 100000 rounds of ammunition
Captain Coudens said that if no occa
sion arose for the use of these stores
they would be placed aboard the sup
ply ship Celtic when she arrives.
In the rebel camps are thousands OF
negroes, to whom revolutionary life
is easy as compared with labor on the
plantations. Some of the more refined
of the officers, however, admit that
they will not be sorry to return tc
their homes.