Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-11
NEGROES HAVE FORMED A PARTY
IN EASTERN CUBA.
WHITES ARE MUCH CONCERNED
GENERAL BANDERA AT THE HEAD
OF THE NEGRO PARTY.
II Is Alleged That He and General Co
mez Have an Understanding-He
Is Being Closely Watched
by Detectives-0ther
Cuban News.

HAVANA, Sept. 1o-Quintin Bandera
still remains in Havana, purchasing the
plant for the newspaper he intends to es-
tablish in Santiago de Cuba. His stay
causes no little trouble among the leading
CUBAN politicians of all parties, owing to
the news of the formation of negro party
In the eastern provinces. Moreover, Gual-
berto Gomez, by his threat to form a third
Havana party has forced a premature
union between the Cuban National league
and the Cuban National party
Although the white Cubans assert that
there is likelihood of any race trouble
in Cuba, still the amount of space that
all the newspapers have given to the newly
founded negro party of late goes to show
q belief that the eastern provinces could
seriously affect the political future of the
island, and the politicians are having every
| movement of Bandera closely watched by
special detectives.
Considering the former relations between
MaXimo Gomez and Bandera, many claim
that the recent interview between them
was part of deep political scheme, and
| that the accounts of it published were
| quite different from what passed between
| the two men, The opponents of General
| Gomez contend that he looks to the east
| ern provinces as the principal of fighting
| power, knowing that Bandera has a strong
| following OF former negro insurgents
Their theory is that Gomez is ready to
conciliate Bandera with a view to posi-
| BILE future combination.
The northern districts of Puerto Prin-
cipe have been without rain for nearly ten
months As a consequence, the sugar crops
are the smallest on record. The citizens OF
| Nuevitas are driven to import fresh water
| from Havana for drinking purposes, the
| local wells being exhausted and water now
selling sometimes as high as % cents q
| demijohn.
Ell Diario de la Marina publishes an ac-
| count of a recent meeting of q Spanish
| club or benefit society at which it was
decided to, put the society In touch with
| Spaniards in the island. the club thus be
! coming the headquarters or focus of the
| Spanish element, in order better to hell
destitute Spaniards to obtain money, EN-,
! ployment medical assistance. 1t was
| also agreed to seek some efficient means
| to enable the Spaniards to get their rights
either through the law or by some Other
| method"
Ell Heraldo says this last clause shows
| the inefficiency of Senior Sagrario. the
Spanish consul general.
| Ell Diario de la Marina complains be,
| cause no Northern paper condemned the
recent attempted iynchings.
| II admits. however. that their omission
to justify this lawlessness was a step II
the right direction and probably the begin
ming of conviction of what would hap
pen if such lawlessness were allowed Il
continue
The money order department Is maxim!
an astonishing record-over million dur
ing the last two weeks, and three-quarter!
of this for Havana alone. Director o
Posts Rathbone thinks the accuracy ant
promptitude with which the present stat
handle the work phenomenal.
FL DiariO de la Marina says: IF thos
Cubans who are given to organizing ant
sending delegations to Washington woul'
first lay their grievances before the gov
ernor general. they might secure NOR
prompt relief in many cases, as well a
avoid the expense of unnecessary trips"