The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-29
Intervention Viii Be an Ac-
conpIished Fact Today
LAST STRAW IS PILED ON
Leaders of Three Political Parties Se
fuse to Attend Congress and VIII
Have Nothing More to Do
With the Government.


f1aVana' oep'ehioei s0-f-''iei lo'..i
Neilioh III ouod WIZ pe ii'
iact toiioiio"'
.S.,, a1tsa,a a,otsaa ait,, he fullest au-
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whenever II oeosiihe ooNio"s 'i''', '--e
curing OF peace py hafhhohiNiis the "ai
ring Cubans was impossible, have patient
ly withheld their hands from thus setting
aside Cuban sovereigntv until the last
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nope hao uisappeaieu' ms e'ase -
lessness was reaehed at la'e houl "
night. when the great majority of all
three of the political parties refused to at
+and tho sassion of conprass called 10 act
-, ~, no.;,,,,,tio,,s 90 a1i tho nembers
uPoh tie ies'e - - - a.-,.s,-
of the government ana declared oelini'eiS
| that they would have nothing more to DO
with the government of Cuba
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remuneration ihuo'Seu III
AS was expected, there has been consid-
erable rabid denunciatioH of the course
nn,,t,ed hv the American commissioners
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VINO 1t mas peen aHeseu 10
ialrly toward the government pai's, D1'
the great mass of the residents Oh Cuoa'
cubans and spaniards' Americans ana aii
other iofeisheis' "eiooiiie i''set
something for which they nave loneeu
throughout the last six weeks of unrest,
disorder and Ill feeling
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was LAY oi Waishs'
Up to the time that Congress toSk
| recess at o'clock this afternoon, the
day was a day Of waiting. After that
hour various probabilities became cet-
tainties. BY $50 o'clock President Palma
| definitely and firmly announced to hts
| political followers that his reslgnat Ton
was absolutely irrevocable. Follovins tnia
! anneunceTsant the moaerates hello lon.
consultation at tile residence OF reatop
| Dolz president OF the senate, at which
Ii was decided that 40 moderate shtuld
return to the session after the recess,
I thus precpitating a condition In which
no provisional president could be elected.
This throwing up of their hands would
practically give over the control of af-
fairs to the American commissioners.
IJp TO this point the attitude of the
| commissioners had also been a waiting
one Secretary Taft himself, who up TO
the present time has to a considerable
extent taken the newspapers correspond
ents into his confidence, said on leaving
this evening for dinner, that he was then
in a position where he could not say
| anything for publication.
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1t was In spirit Oh utter Apathy that
a Joint session Oh the senate anu nouse
OF representatives. cohsiueleu 'he fe9iSia
ton OF the Fresldent the vice presiuehI
and the members OF the capihee TINS after after
hooh' Inns atutude was u"e ~ !" 500
measure 10 despair thst any aclioh on .lie
part OIL congress "ouiu iesuie ~ ,ii"nrie .ie
American intervention iess Prop,'pie: no
assembly was caiieu W olusr Wy oehoi
|
me designations OF the ,neIlpels Oh the
CABINET " 1lesiuent alma "sio NC,
reelu' iheIeupon z1aS"s .Nt -
ms soienin protes'' ueeia.l"s ma sna. .I .le
1 rresluent hau no rlsnt 70 .,.t aeSep. e.o
t3,o. tha,r - sooassors pani,,ino pap
resentative Manduely declared that the
President had acted entirely within his
| tights The resignation OF Mendez Ca
pote, the vice president, was then read
without comment Following this and
ahld prolouho siehce' the resignation Oh
the President OF the republic was read
AS soon as the clerk hau nhlshed read
ing the resignation Representative Man
duely was on ms ieet making an I'M
passioneu ADDRESS IN whieh ne declared
tnat rama was tne only man 10 wnom
the repuphc could look Tor saNation' with
eioquence ne urged congress 10 cast 10
the WINDS all consiaeratlons Oh partl-
sahshlp ana 10 unite IN an appear TO the
president 10 reconsider ms resignation.
he also urged an appear TO the American
commissioners 10 press tils same request
on rama
Ihe result OF the appeal was faVor-
apie vote OF ~ ayes 10 10 nays. Ihe mouse
then TOOK a recess until O'CLOCK TINS
evening TO permit the moderaees and the
M Mhperai naelonaiisss 70 visit faiIna' Inc
where tbey were at once received by the
president. He greeted them sorrowfully
and tim listened intently to Senior Doz,
! who presented the result of congress
deliberations, and urged him to remain
in office Palma was deeply moved and
listened with tears in his eyes. His reply,
however, was determined. He said:
rdima moVeu 10 ears
II would never have hesitated to make
whose liberty fought during forty years,
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