The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-10-19
STAY IN CUBA
IS Indefinite
TAFT TELLS REBEL LEADERS
THAT MUCH DEPENDS ON Gu.
BANS THEMSELVES.
ALL DISARMfD AND DISBANDtD
MORE THAN 5000 MEN HAVE
LAID DOWN ARMS AND RE-
TURNED HOME.

Havana, Oct 1.-THE United
States, through it's peace commission.
ers. is not ready to announce when 1t
will withdraw from the island of Gu.
ba and surrender the reins Of govern
ment to the Cubans. but this action
cannot be taken until the time arrives
when fair elections are assured. This
statement was made by Gov. Taft yes.
terday as sort of valedictory ad.
dress to the revolutionists' committee
with which the American commission.
ers dealt in inducing the rebels to
cease hostilities and negotiate peace.
Confer With Taft.
The committee had conference
lasting an hour with Gov Taft, AS.
sistant Secretary Of State Bacon and
Charles E. Magoon, who is to succeed
Mr.. Taft as provincial governor. and
at its conclusion expressed satisfac-
tion with the position taken by tho
provisional government
Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the COM
mittee visited Gov. Taft for the avow.
ed purpose of requesting him to de-
clare the policy of the United States
toward Cuba and the policy of the pro-
vlslonal government concerning ap.
pcintments to public offices.
Replies to Leader.
The Americans listened attentively
to all the representations of the com.
mittee, and then Gov. Taft replied
pointedly that he could not outline the
policy of the United States more
clearly than was done in his procla-
nation establishing a provisional gov.
eminent for the island. He added
that as the representative of the
United States he was just as anxious
to surrender governmental affairs to
the Cubans as the Cubans were to re.
gain them. but the peace commission
ers were under the responsibility to
build up conditions which would make
the Cuban government a stable one
Depends on cubans.
Gov. Taft would not predict when
such satisfactory condition would
be reached, but he said the Cubans
themselves could hasten that time If
they were disposed to do so.
Last evening committee repre-
senting many Americans in Cuba pre-.
sented Messrs. Taft and Bacon with
an address, expressing appreciation of
the great service they had done for
all residents Of the island.
Responding to this address, Gov.
Taft expressed his sincere thanks.
He said the testimony of Americans
and others who were on the ground
had been Of great assistance at the
outset of the peace commissioners
work
Disarmament Completed.
The disarmament commissioners
sent to Santa Clara province, Hen
nandez and Monteaguado, have return
ed here and report to Gov Taft that
they have disarmed and disbanded all
the forces in that province. Moro
than 5000 men have been disbanaed
and 1000 rifles surrendered to the
provisional government and have been
brought into Havana. Reports of
trouble in various places are pouring
in. but Gov. Taft says that inyestiga.
ton always shows them to be nothing
serious.
Two battalions from the Seven
teenth and two from the Eighteenth
infantry and Company of the hospi-
tai corps arrived here yesterday on
the transports Monterey and Niagara
and proceeded to Camp Columbia.
Two squadrons Of the Fifteenth cayal-
ry left Camp Columbia yesterday for
Santa Clara City.