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Show TALK OF PEACE IS NIJJIE1 Further Bloodshed in the Cuban Revolution Not Likely at Present Time. ACTIVE FIGHTING NOW PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED Government Commanders Are Directed to Cease Active Operations Op-erations for Present. ' HAVANA. Sept. 5. Peaco is in the air, and In nil tonight there Is hopo that matters will be arranged bo-tween bo-tween tho Government and the Insurgents so as to avoid further bloodshed. 'However, 'How-ever, there has been no tanglblo advanco toward an agreement or to n definitive arraugoment of a basis for negotiation. In the meantime fighting has been practically prac-tically suspended. Delegates Informally chosen by a nmall group of veterans sturtod today to tho camps of Pino Guer-ru, Guer-ru, Col. Aabert, Gon. Guzeman and othors of the Insurgent loaders, with iho purpose of learning what will bo acceptable ac-ceptable to the actual llghtlug leaders of tho revolution. A similar committee started for Clcnfuegos to consult under a Hag of truco with the Insurgent leaders lead-ers In Santa Clara province. Late this afternoon Gen. Menocal, Gen. Cebrcco and other veterans held n conference with Alfredo Zayas. the loader of tho Liberal party, which, however, did not result In roaching any understanding. At tho samo time tho oxecutivo coramlttoo of tho Moderate party was holding a conference, at which the subject of peaco was excitedly discussed, although no determination was reached. Tho Associated Press Is informed, although al-though tho fact has not been mado public, pub-lic, that the Government commanders havo been directed to suspend active field operations until It can be determined what can be done to end the war. It Is feared that tho demands of the insurgent in-surgent leaders in tho field will be much nioro oxactlng than those of Insurgent sympathizers In the cities, who ostensibly osten-sibly at least, assume to be non-combatants. The consultation of the executive com-mllteo com-mllteo of tho Moderate party was attended at-tended by nine members. A wide divergence di-vergence of views was expressed in excited ex-cited conversation, which resulted only In eliciting the opinions of the members. None of them was willing to concede anything approaching what tho Liberals commonly talk of demanding. Gen. Men- . ocnl and his associates, however, by no means regard their efforts as hopeless, .but expect that the negotiations will mect nt the outset all sorts of divergent opinions. |