Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-29
Taft TO Proclaim Himself
Governor of Cuba.
A PROVISIONAL CONTROL ONLY
Secretary of War MiStrusts Cuban
Politicians.
NAVY READY TO LAND BIG FORCE


should Congress nj Havana Tail 10
Act Today He VIII Issue ProcIa-
nation Announcing Intervention
by the Government of the United
states and VIII Take Possession
Roosevelt as stipulated by p1att
Amendment - General Funston In
Havana Ready TO Take Command.
Palma stiII Obstinate Regarding
Treating with Armed Rebels.
HAVANA, Sept 2s. Secretary Taft's
ultimatum as given to the Liberal SEN
ator, Zayas, declares that should the
congress fail to act today. as it Is ru-
mored ii will, he will issue procla
nation announcing provisional Amer
lean government.
This being the situation, nobody is
inclined to doubt that within twenty
four hours Secretary Taft. by authori
ty of the president Of the United States,
will proclaim himself provisional gov
ernor of Cuba.
1t is understood he already has au-
thority from President Roosevelt to o.
so.
The Liberals have refused to meet
the Moderates' committee on the
ground that there was a clause in the
Moderates' letter accepting the propo
sition of a meeting between commit
tees representing the two parties,
which provided that in case no agree
ment should be reached the negotia-
tons should be considered ended.
Senator Zayas notified Secretary Taft
of the Liberals decision lie said that
with such clause it was useless to
negotiate
The difficulty now is that each side
thoroughly mistrusts the other
Mr.. Taft is now preparing for con
tingencies. Fleet and men are ready,
with the army looming up in the back
ground
General Funston is here He landed
and went at once to the American lega-
ton to report to the American com
mission Beyond an expression Of SYM
patty for Cuba he would not say any
thing for publication till he had seen
Secretary Taft.
The Moderates are DESERVING Palma
rapidly and are expressing the hope
that an agreement and a permanent
peace with the Liberals will be the
result of the expected meeting of their
respective committees, that the repub-
lie may be saved from American occu-
patton.
President Palma does not yield an
inch He adheres to his point of view
that the government cannot make con
cessons to armed rebels.
The assembly OF Moderates has decld-
ed to refuse to accept President Pal
mas resignation in the hope of Undue
ing him to continue in office and thus
avoid Intervention.
An appeal for more men to assist in
protecting property at Cienfuegos has
been received.
Practically all the marines who can
be spared from barracks in the United
States and from warships are to 90 to
Havana. 1T Is not believed that any of
the men now ut Havana or any on
their way there can be spared to assist
at Cienfuegos.
Lines of men have been thrown out
from the two warshipS Mt Cienfueg0s
to protect plantations of foreigners
against marauders.
The American commissioners will not
brook the establishment Of provision
al government by the CubanS simply
as a means of gaining time. They hold
that If a provisional government is Gre
ated it must be by the United States
Secretaries Taft and Bacon would not
be properly dischargng their full du-
ties if such a government were created
in any other manner.
The American commissioners have
little confidence in the seriousness Of
the intentions of C1ban politicians.