The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-26
WILL FORCE
INTERVENTION
President Palma IS to
Resign.
GOVERNMENT SORE ON TAFT
Plan to Cause Annexation Rather
Than Compromise.
Moderate Leader Declare That United
States Commissioners Are Playing
To MISUNDERSTANDING Declares
Present Government
Rotten.
GOVERNMENT SORE ON TAFT

Havana. Sept. 25--The Cuban repub-
lie tonight stands on the verge of a
second period of American intervention.
The moderate party, which six weeks
ago was In absolute control of every
office in the island, national, provin-
cial and municipal, Is tonight determin-
ed to abdicate everything and compel
the United States to intervene, in fact,
every government official from Presi-
dent Palma down is sincerely anxious to
force such Intervention rather than
yield to any one of the terms offered
by the liberal party. and those in arms
against the government.
The liberal leaders characterize the
conduct of the government as treason
to the republic, while Secretary of War
Taft regards IL Is an unwarranted and
dishonorable attempt to force the hand
of the United States into Intervention.
This. 1t has been stated. is precisely
what the Roosevelt administration has
been most anxious to avoid. 1t is still
just barely possible that President
Roosevelt, through Secretary Taft and
Assistant Secretary of state Bacon, may
yet arrange to establish the liberals
in control of the Cuban government,
but this 10 regarded only as the remot-
est sort OF possibility.
With either party installed in power
there would stfll remain a condition of
deplorable dissatisfaction and unrest,
and tonight there appears nothing
whatever to promise save control by the
United States.
talvo declared this evening that he
would never turn over the ar
my to \ the liberals under any
circumstances, but all govern
ment officials unite in saying that
IL the rebels in the field or any portion
of them resist American control. the
Cuban army would cooperate with thu
United States In every way possible.
Feeling of Relief.
The real feeling at the palace Is one
OF relief in TIE prospect that the adveF-
saries of the government will not win
even though the government loses. COM
bned with the satisfaction that the
lSlited States will be obliged to take
over Cuba indefinitely and possibly for
ever.
President Palma has called a special
session of Congress for Friday. when
he will present the designations of HIM
self and Vice President Mendez Capote
The moderates, however, will not at
| tend that session of Congress, for in
their hurriedly called national moderate
assembly this afternoon they decided
Unanimously 10 Simply quit IOTtnWiIH'
They will not even attend the approach
ing session or have anything more to
do with the government of Cuba, alleg-
ing that they have been unjustly treat
ed by President Roosevelts commission
ers.
This determination is taken by
Messrs. Taft and Bacon, however. as
snother indication that the moderate
leaders. since they can no longer con-
troll the government themselves. are de-
termined at whatvr cost, that the liber-
ais shall not now or hereafter obtain
control.
At the conclusion OF the Moderate
assembly this afternoon Vice Presi-
dent Mendez Capote called upon the
American commissioners and declared
that he had been instructed by the
Moderate assembly to draft reply TO
, Secretary Tafts letter to President
Palma in which peace terms were sug-
Mendez Capote said to the Associated
Press:
Resigned IrreVOcabIy.
II have resigned irrevocably my pa-
sition as vice president of republic. I
resigned because the resignation of
president Palma was forced upon him
by causes detrimental to tho dignity
and decorum of the office of chief eN-
.ecutive. The president will convene
congress in extraordinary session on
Friday TO CONSIDER MS IeslShatioH an"
my own.
Mendez 'Capote said further that the
entire body of Moderates in both
houses. as well as the entire Liberal
National or Nunez party would refrain
from attending the extraordinary SEES
sion. AS the Moderates and the Ma
tionaiists comprise more than two
thirds of each house there will be no
quorum This will block action
Mendez Capote emphatically con-
demned the alleged partiality of tn"
American commissioners and said h+
Expressed the opinion of many of the
members of his party when he declared
that Secretaries Taft and Bacon mad
placed themselves unreservedly on Inc
side of the Liberals and against the
existing recognized government
He said that even had they accepted
Tho heels of peace first presented by
The mediators. he did not think the
island would have remained at peace
For thirty days Mendez Capote has
called another meeting of the Moder-
otcs for Thursday to determine the
attitude of the party toward the ap-
nroncbing extraordinary session OF
Congress. ....o.o., .o-
White the developments recorded TO-
dav are profoundly serious the OUT
-, 80 appearance Of things was dis
tinetly peaceful. This was the quiet
80 1.,. vet At the American legation.
- r''' me commissioners have been
NnI,itao their hearings. There were
aH,,,,'arativclv few callers but there
eo,i, ,onstant interchange o! cable
",,,S ,yith oyster Bay over direct
ST. from the legation to the cable