Show TAFT SPEAKS PLAINLY Palma Government in the Wrong All the Way Havana Sept 25 p m Secre Secretary tary Taft and Assistant Secretary of ot State Bacon Informed the Associated Press this afternoon that they were thoroughly ly disgusted with the petty methods of ot the Hie government leaders leader here hero and the American admitted that they had practically abandoned hope of ot bringing peace from the turmoil unless by b the use of at force Mr Taft said The government officials Instead of cooperating with the United States to save the republic have resorted to every very kind of obstruction with the ob object object object of or continuing their control of the administration President Palma and his advisers have rejected terms of peace which were honorable to them though In the form of a compromise with their opponents We are still striving to arrange a settlement and we trust the American people will give io us cs credit for doing everything possible blo ble to accomplish a settlement without resorting to force I cannot say that we are hopeful for I have never known a more disgusting situation Taft is Disgusted Investigation convinces us that the elections were thoroughly rotten We Ve Wedo Wedo Vedo do not want to intervene but the con conditions conditions afield may necessitate it Our reports show that the insurgent com corn commanders commanders manders have lost control of their forces which are now lawless bandits that any moment may loot and burn The situation seems to demand the use of force The American commissioners decided not to keep their engagement to revisit President Palma because of his atti attitude attitude attitude tude today I Secretary Taft Tatt added that the terms agreed upon retain Palma as president but he had listened to the bad counsel of his cabinet ministers The situation here has been cabled to President Roosevelt Secretary Taft sent the written con conditions conditions conditions to Senor Mendez Capote as president of the moderate party for consideration by himself and Senor president of the senate The sec see secretary requested Mendez Capote to give him an answer today Senor Zayas Za as the liberal leader informed the Associated Associated Associated Press today that yesterday there were nine points of or difference between the liberals and the American commis commissioners commissioners but he regarded these as being easily adjusted This morning Mr Taft revised the terms decided upon In Inor order or or to meet the tho desires or of the In Insurgents Insurgents surgen ts and Senor Zayas took a draft of them to the Presidio to bo be consUl consid considered erod ered by the whole committee Amnesty Demanded This afternoon Senor Zayas Informed the tho Associated Press Presa that there were two main points upon which the liber als must insist one of o them being a practical enforcement t of ot f the ion of the forces force and the other being general amnesty sty for tor all participants participants pants In the revolution President Roosevelt has cabled Pres President President PresIdent ident Palma appealing to the lattera patriotism to accept the terms suggest suggested s ed by Taft Tart and Bacon as be being being being ing the only conditions under which calm conditions can be restored The letter sent by Taft Tart and Bacon to President Palma and the members of the cabinet was lengthy and tIld carefully and diplomatically word worded ed with the intention of arousing the Cuban presidents president cooperation in a settlement on the terms suggested through appealing to his patriotism Besides setting forth the terms of o the proposed agreement the tho commissioner commissioners expressed the warmest appreciation of President Palmas well known life am ambition ambition that Cuba continue an Independent independent independent dent republic and appealed to him to todo todo todo do all possible to aid the peace commis commissioners commissioners commissioners in carrying out the task set et them by President Roosevelt |