Show I MODERA MODERATES IES WilL ILL MEET Taft T aft and so Bacon Will Arbitrate All Points Upon Which Dif Differences Differences Differences Occur OUTLOOK 0 MUCH BRIGHTER CUBAN INDEPENDENCE NOT YET YETI LUST COST I ST M t t M t f M M t M f M t M M M M tt M M M t f h Havana Sept The moderates moderates 4 ates have agreed to appoint a a com corn 4 K to negotiate terms of peace 4 with a committee of the rebels and t h Liberals leaving all points upon 4 r h which no agreement is reached to 4 k the arbitration of the American an 4 h commissioners 4 h The Moderates have ha vo abandoned 4 h the condition that the rebels must 4 4 4 first lay down their arms before 4 f 4 negotiations can cnn commence 4 t t t t t M M M t M t MM t t MM t t ff t Mfr t t Havana Sept Out of the flood flood of rumors in circulation central fact remains that neither President Pal Palma Palm ma nor any an of the other government officials has withdrawn his tion and there is no evidence that th t they contemplate doing so notwithstanding excited advices of all aU sorts corts from their intimates The rumors vary from one ona that President Palma is reconsidering his resignation r to the state statement statement ment that tho the government Is not only standing firm but is refusing to re resign resign resign sign unless forced to do so and also that it is notifying all aU the South and Central American governments that the Cuban republic is being treated most unjustly by the United States Stales and desires the Latin American republics to protest Ready to Get Out No long conferences c between the gov gova government gO officials occurred this morn ing The cabinet ministers all say that they are ready to relinquish their posts and that the situation Is unchanged Consul General Steinhart and Cap tain taro F r B McCoy Secretary tary Tafts Tafta aide aid called at the palace but In leav av ing they asserted that their visit was g simply an informal i ormal call and devoid of significance Secretary Taft this afternoon In formed form d the Associated A Press that t the peace negotiations were still sun proceed ing He added that the American com consider con that the Cuban government is still in existence and they are awaiting the dC lit at atthe t the session pf congress called caned for Fri day next Taft Optimistic Asked What hat his own Were today Mr Air Taft You might call me optimistic Taft and Bacon today has had interviews with Acting Secretary of the Interior lont alo and others put out they the would not divulge the nature of the subjects discussed nor would Soc Sec S rotary Taft admit or deny having again communicated with President Palma Mr Air Taft said there was nothing new 11 W Won on the subject of the proposed landing of American merican marines No call for a session sea lon of congress Friday has been gazetted but Pres President President ident Palma today sent a formal letter lettero to the presiding officers of congress announcing the call and its objects DIE DI E NOT YET CAST Belief in Washington That Taft Will Solve the Problem Washington Sept 26 While not noL noti abating in any degree the for transporting troops to Cuba in accordance with the wishes of the president the ranking officials here in the tiro army and navy are today still of the opinion that Secretary Taft will succeed In effecting f an arrangement which will obviate the r 1 he necessity for forthe forthe the landing of a single American sol sul soldier soldier dier on Cuban soil They believe that than events In Havana are shaping up dim di directly in accordance with the plans of the secretary of or war wa and that wills while the situation appears to be desperate the present aspect t is really only ne rte Continued on Page 2 MODERATES WILL i MEET LIBERALS Continued from Page 1 phase of the program mapped out by Secretary Taft It is believed b that his purpose was to clear cloar the field for fora forn a n complete reconstruction in Cuba but that this thie did not necessarily Involve In volve Intervention in the sense sen m of l armed oc cc occupation c of the island by American troops President Palmas withdrawal or at least that of the conservative advisers who surrounded him was however believed to be essential to the working out of this plan Secretary Tafts Plan It is ia conjectured by tho the officials here hele that the purpose Is to car carry carr carry ry r r out direct instructions from President President President dent Roosevelt and give the Cubans another chance to t govern their own island The only way this could be worked out they say sa would be for him to call together some of the most patriotic and judicious of the Cubans without regard to party part r affiliations and ask them to create a provisional gov government government They The point out that the In Insurgent generals gen rals would be asked to togi gl gi rul t govern government government ment least and nd the mil ml military mIlItary forces of the Palma government nt would be expected to it that the provisional government would be pledged to call new elections under con conditions that would insure the control of the permanent government by a majority of tho the Cuban people and that If It they tho fall fail to maintain order and und security In the island thon then inter intervention intervention Intervention must ensue resulting In probable ablo able annexation Military Arm Ready President Roosevelt Is IN expected to arrive in iii Washington next Monday Monda ni night ht and army officers are arc of the opinion that there will vill m bo ho no sensa sensational sensational sensational developments in Cuban affairs before that time The president has been constantly in communication with Major General J Franklin Bell the chief of or staff of the anny for tor several days All their plans for preparing fo to meet any an emergency which may de demand deI I mand Oland the sending of has re repeatedly In recommendations by general staff officers that every everything everything everything thing possible Ira ie in readiness for tor any turn the Cuban crisis may tak At Atthe Atthe Atthe the presidents suggestion officers In all nil parts of the United States have been beel advised a to prepare for fol a n call for service in Cuba upon which call the themen themen themen men and officers of the army can be ready read to sail long before the trans transportation transportation transportation can be provided for them No Transport ort Contracts Although President Roosevelt has hns constantly cautioned the army to be prepared he haSt haa been unwilling to tt have the quartermasters department contract for transports and make ar arrangements sending troops to Cuba The of the administration to take this final stop step is regarded by army men as un an indication that pl si still hopes to avoid land hand landIng landing Ing lug troops on Cuban soil The war department cannot prepare commercial ships for transport service ser Ce In less than thana a week after aftel slon 6 them Consequently if it there urgent do domand d mand mana for troops troop in Cub at this time Ume orders to rent Steamers for transports would doubtless d have hav been issued be before before before fore tills this V |