The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-04
CUBAN SITUATION TENSE
No Probability that the Warning Factions Will Get Together
 on Any Agreement.
SECRETARY TAFT IS AWAITING EVENTS
Tells Associated Press That United states Would Have to Land Troops Friday
 Night or Saturday-A Prociaination Estabiishing Provisional Government Will Then he Issued One Last Effort.


 Establishing q Provisional Government
 Will Then be Issued One Last Effort.
 Havana, Sept. 29.---The probability that the warning Cubans would get together on any agreement under which the sovereignty of their gov ernment can continue without inter- ruption was as remote as ever Fri- day afternoon. As the time approach ed for the opening of the extra ses- sion of congress the liberals had made final effort by presenting the names of various independent and lib- eral candidates to succeed Senor Palma as provisional president, but mons of these was satisfactory to the moderates The latter, after many excited discussions in which however, only scattering few participated, settled only on two additional facts, one that after declining to accept Palmas resignation they would go fin body to the palace and endeavor to persuade the president to recon slider his determination, and the other that, failing in this, they would pre- sent Gen. Rodriguez, commander of the rural guards, as the candidate for provisional president. As no general meetings were held which were fully representative of all the elements of the moderates and liberal national ists. the programme lacks definite ness. In the meanwhile, the liberals expect to attend the session of con- gross and present various candidates acceptable to themselves.
 Beyond these expectations all is gloomy, so far as the continuance of Cuban sovereignty Is concerned; but the light distinctly shining im- mediately beyond. namely, that of American control, is the hope of prac- tically all excepting those accustomed to holding the offices. Secretary Taft sat back in his chair at the legation In the attitude of waiting for Cuba to play the last card in the game in which her independence is at stake. take the trick and so expressed him self to the Associated press and yet, recognizing the sacred function of the 1 congress which is about to meet to act on President Palmas resignation, | he is determined to give the politi- clans all the leeway possible in set | tlement of the controversy. He said | he felt certain the United States would have to land troops Friday night or | Saturday at the latest and that a proclamation establishing provision- | al government will be issued then. That they shall make one last su- preme effort to reconcile the Cuban differences were the instructions War Secretary Taft and Assistant Secre- tary of State Bacon Friday received from President Roosevelt.
 The American peace commissioners despair of being able to conciliate the | factions and so answered but they came to the legation Friday morning determined to await the action of the session of congress before precipitat-
 ing an American occupation. It was also decided to make final appeal
 to the patriotism of every leader re- gardless of whether he is affiliated
 with the government or with the | rebels.
 President Roosevelt's message was
 in response to one sent by Secretary Taft saying he was convinced that
 the Cuban congress would exhibit im-
 poteny Tn coping with the situation and the intervention was the only course left to the United States MT. | Taft concluded his message with the assertion that it was too late to pre- vent intervention.
 That the Cubans had not given up hope was evidenced Friday when Sen ator Zayas, leader of the liberal party, appeared at the legation and informed the peace commissioners that he had l worked most of the night canvassing the new proposal. namely that Pres ident Palmas resignation be accepted and that Senator Sanguily, indepen- dent, be elected as his successor. Senator Zayas asserted that idea met with some favor among the mod crates and that he really believed it could be put through Friday after neon.