Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
new HOPE FOR PEACE
Ultimstum from Americans Checks Pre-
oipitanoy Of Cuban Moderates.
PARTIES WILL NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY
faoh Side Will Appoint Committee to
Draft Terms of Settlement
UNITED STATES WILL ACT As REFEREE
Decision Of Commission to Be Final on All
Disputed Points
UNITED STATES WILL ACT As REFEREE
STORMY SESSION OF MODERATE LEADER
Demand That Rebels Lay Down Arms
Abandoned After Acrimonious
Debate-secretary Taft is
Optimistic.

HAVANA, Sept. 26.--The government
party tonight abandoned it's basic conten-
tion that II is impossible to treat for
peace with armed rebels. and proposed TO
negotiate directly with committee of its
opponents. II is agreed to leave all points
upon which understanding is not reached
to the ANAL arbitration of Secretarys Taft
and Bacon. The government hrst sug-
gested that II would treat with the liD-
erals IL they would lay down their arms.
but the American commissioners ruled
that this stipulation was unfair and the
moderate representatives accepted this
view. While this phase of the contro-
versy was wholly unexpected, Secretsf
Taft was greatly pleased herewith =
made the following statement for \
cation:
MY impression is that we arc muc,
nearer a solution of the trouble tonight
than we were last night"
1t was announced also that the nego-
tiations to be opened between the COM
mittees representing the opposing parties
would be without reference to the terms
previously proposed. The time and place
for the first meeting is to be determined
by Secretary Taft tomorrow.
UItimntum from United states.
1t is beyond question that both parties
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b,, rae, and paoon ,odav ,n the napa of
pr.s,aart roo.ovoit that ,,niess thcx, con-
sent ~ gair arbitration the limited
statas must connnel the Same Inv n tam
porarv military occupation. such an oc-
cupation, II was declared, would not mean
American sovereignty. 10 would continue
only until new elections had been held.
the new government firmly established
and order restored.
Within an hour of the receipt of this
ultimatum the moderate assembly agreed,
at the end of stormy session. to sug-
gestion of treating with the liberals The
conservative moderates threatened the
disruption of the party unless the radicals
consented 20 treat with the American
commission and this also is believed to
have had an important bearing upon the
moderate decision
II is understood tonight that President
Palma does not intend TO withdraw his
resignation, but 1t IS predicted that congress
will table 1t indefinitely. The decree con-
sening congress on Friday for the purpose
of acting upon the designations Of the pres!-
dent, vice president and others was issued
today.
stormy session OF Moderates.
A meeting of the Moderate National as
senlbly was hastily called this afternoon
70 discuss the pressing question whether
some way could not yet be devised TO tile
the present dificulty without the threatened
American intervention. The meeting was
held at the residence of Senior Dolz presI-
dent OF the senate More than sixty per-
sons were present They included Vice
President Mendez Capote, nearly all the
members of the cabinet and almost all the
leading senator's and representatives. No
sooner had the meeting assembled than the
pent-up mitigation against the American
peace commissioners broke forth Several
men began In loud voices and at the same
time to condemn Secretary Taft and Act
ing Secretary OF State Bacon, who were
declared to have shown partiality in back
ing the rebels and discrimination aEains,
the moderate side of the controversy. The
speakers shouted denunciations against the
American government and hotiy insisted
ttat the moderate party should appeal to
the powers of the world for protection
against the usurpstion OF the sovereignty
OF Cuba by the United States,
II was declared that the government
forces should tight to the death rather thar
submit to the terms Unlisted upon by the
rebels and one speaker depicted the horrors
OF negro domination which would result
he said. from the threatened liberal ascend.
ancy brought about with the alleged assist.
anee Of the United States some OF the
most radical present asserted that the
Royernment had uaenty OF dynamite IN
Havana which would be used 10 precipltat.
those International connnlieation that ao.
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