The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-28
INTERVENTION HELD
 OFF FOR SHORT TIME
SECRETARIES TAFT AND BACON AGREE TO AWAIT TO-DAK'S
 DEVELOPMENTS.

Withdraw His Reslgnation---Ameri-
 can Commissioners Have Little Com
 fidence in the Seriousness of the In-
 tentiOns of the Politicians Who Have
 Been VaciIlIating and Inslncere.
 Havana, Sept. 27.-The moderate marty tonight decided to make a final effort to perpetuate the authority of the Palma administration by determin- ing to reject the resignation of the president when presented to congress tomorrow. When this decision was reached Secretary of War Taft and As- sistant Secretary of State Bacon, the American commissioners, had already concluded to intervene, but they agreed to await to-morrow's developments, as they are anxious to afford the Cubans every opportunity to work out their own salvation.
 President Palma steadfastly refuses every solicitation of his friends to withdraw his resignation. Typical of this was the cabegram he sent to President Roosevelt in response to the final urgent message from the Ameri- can president that he remain at the helm in Cuba, In this President Palma expressed his warm appreciation of President Roosevelt's efforts to secure peace for Cuba and the friendship he has always shown the Cuban people. He referred to his own previous sacri- fees for Cuba, which he said had not been made in vain, but in the present situation and in view of all that had tnanspired, he felt that further sacri- fees on his part would be useless, and that it was not consistent with his dig nifty and prestige to remain in office.
 Were 1t possible to induce President Palma to withdraw his resignation the situation still would be most difficult, and intervention would continue to be the most probable outcome. If Palma s resignation were accepted it would then become necessary to congress to elect provisional president, Such an elec- tion would only be new source of contention not only between the op- posing political parties, but probably within the factions in these parties.
 The American commissioners will not brook the establishment of provision al government by the Cubans simply as means of gaining time. They hold that if a provisional government is created it must be by the United States. Secretaries Taft and Bacon would not be properly discharging their full duties if such a government were created in any other manner.
 The American commissioners have lit tle confidence in the seriousness of the Intentions of the politicians, who have been vascillaiting and insincere through out these nine days of futile negotia- tion. This being the situation nobody is inclined to doubt tonight that with in twenty-four hours Secretary Taft, by authority of the president of the United States, will proclaim himself provisional governor of Cuba. Such government, however, would be made Cuban as far as it was possible so to do by continuing the various depart ments under the immediate control of the present heads thereof.
 Immediate developments in the situ- ation depend on the action of congress to-rnorrow. It is not likely that the lib- erals will attend the session, but the moderates and the liberal nationalists combined expect to secure quorum. The moderate leaders tonight expect nothing but intervention tomorrow, it being a matter of commn report among them that armed American forces will flock ashore from the warships assem- bled here even before the meeting of congress, but this will not occur unless some violent change in the situation makes j. necessary. Even should con gress carry out it's announced intention of not accepting President Palna's res ignation. Secretary Taft will hold that Ia vacancy exists unless Palma himself concludes to remain in office,
 In the meanwhile preparations for the landing of marines and bluejackets from the American warships have been fully completed, and within a short time after Secretary Taft gives the order all advantageous points, which already have been selected by naval officers, would be occupied by a force of at least 2,50O men. Such an order would not be given until Secretary Taft regards it as absolutely necessary, but it is certain that the present chatic conditiors will not be allowed to continue foc more than one day longer The nou-accept- ance of President Palma's resignation and its withdrawal will be Cuba's last card.
 General Frederick Funston arrived here to-day. He has gone over all the military plans, approved them and fa- miIiarized himself with the military situation as presented by Major Ladd, who has been here for fortnight. Among the places viNted to-day by General Funston was the rebel camp outside of Havana. Here the Ameri- can general met Generals Guerra and Delcastillo and other commanders of the insurgents, some of whom he knew during the last revolution.
 The atmosphere at the palace to- night is decidedly gloomy. Everybody who emerged from President Palma's private office wore long face. Mem bers of the cabinet reiterated that Pal ma had not receded from his determin- ation to resign, in spite of the persua- sive arguments of his most intimate friends The president himself has suceumbed somewhat to nervous fa- tigue and everybody regfards the wind up of the administration as imminent. President Palma will retire as poor as