Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-27
President Palma DEGREES a
Thirty Day Amnesty in
Which RevoIutiOniStS May
Lay Down Their Arms.
INSURGENT BANDS ARE
TAKING TO THE BRUSH
Heavy Drafts Made on the Two
Million Dollars Set Aside for
Defense and the Situation Is
Increasingly Serious,

Havana, Aug 26.-The anxiety of
President Palma to extend every pos
sible opportunity for peace without
bloodshed and his desire to permit
those who joined the insurrection uu-
der misguidance to repent and return
to their homes unmolested, combined
with a general wish to end a situation
fraught with so much loss of life and
suffering, has led to the consideration
by the president and his cabinet of the
project of decreeng a thirty-day All
nesty period, during which msurrec-
tionists are invited to lay down their
arms and return to their peaceful nur-
suits. 1t was proposed to issue the de-
cree tomorrow but persons close To
the president strongly opposed the
measure and the matter was deferred
and may be relinquished. So far as the
actual conflict went. Sunday proved to
he day of inactivity, but prepara-
tons proceeded without abatement.
A fund of 100000 has been set
aside by the treasury for the defense
and drafts on it are heavy and con-
stant. The situation is so increasingly
serious that 1t is tacitly admitted in ali
government circles that enlargement
of of the army will not stop at any
given number, but will continue indeh-
nitely,
While the number of men at present
leaving their regular occupations 20
enlist for the war is small, employers
are beginning to find that they soon
Will be confronted with a considerable
scarcity of labor. Many laborers are
gathered in front of the bulletin
hnuP1g on tphfah ig 1frfAlaxta1 puf
for volunteers issued by President Pal
ma. Saturday. They discuss the at
tractiveness of the soldiers life at such
unusual pay and as result many re-
solve to enlist.
1t was learned today that several
new insurgent bands had taken to the
brush. The growth OF the insurrec-
tion certainly seems to keep pace with
the preparations for suffOcating IT,
Next to the progress of the combat
ants, the most interesting question to-
day seems to be how to end the war
without fighting Around the discus
sion of the question centers great
deal of elimination and reCrimination
from both liberals and moderates
each side bringing accusations agalns [
the other as to the responsibility for
precipitating the rebellion. On one
pllaSt VI lllt controversy lne llDefillS
seem so united as to suggest an un-
derstanding among them for taking
advantage of the present situation 10
press upon the government PROPOSE
ton that it ought i'm some manner to
treat them or at least admit them to a
conference of some sort. While no lib
erals are in arms against the govern.
ment, they admit countenancing the
insurrection. though they always deny
knowledge of any such conspiracy
The insurrectionists in the field VIII
of course are far more educated In
their methods and who are important
factors in this discussion, do not think
of accepting less than complete annuil-
ment of the last elections. The govern
ment, however. will not admit any
such proposition. All discussion Of this
sort leads to the subject of American
Intervention. If the conflict should lasi
for long time Intervention IS consld-
cred to loom as toerably certain event
ually. If the government subdues tho
insurrection and chastises, wounds or
kills members of the liberal party the
feeling of rancor Is expected to con
tinuc for years.