The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-15
A STATE OF UNREST
AMONG CUBANS
A Paper Makes Yelled Threats
As ainst the Foreigners who
Are Running Things.

| HAVANA, June G.-All the political
parties through their representative
newspapers have pronounced against the
plan OF General MaXimo Gomez to ANAL
eamate the party organizations. Mem
bers of the Cabinet say the scheme is not
feasible as such an election would
not carry any official recognition from
the United States. More than this, they
assert that an amalgamation Is unneces-
sary as they have an assurance from the
United States Government that a conven-
tion will be called as soon possible aft
er the elections, of all the elected May
ors, to form a constitution, which will be
presented for ratification to the next
Congress. Consequently as they argue,
| If General Gomez were to carry out his
plan of taking q plebiscite, 1t would make
even the friends of cuba believe it i'm
possible for the Cubans to do anything
without fighting among themselves.
| La Nacion, organ of the Union Demo
| cratic party, now that II Is an accepted
fact that this party will be II minority in
| the coming elections, continues to call its
| successful opponents u mere rabble'
and to declare that they do not represent
Cuba. 1t says that only 5000 voters
have registered out of a possible Go.Ooo
| from registering. To this the National
lists reply by asking why, If the Union
Democratic party had such majority
| it's members did not register.
La Nacion publishes yelled threat
against the United States, saying In part
| Surface appearances are often very
| to ascertain precisely the direction and
| force OF undercurrents. The American
papers are misled by the visible placidity
of the Cuban people. and think that q
| y.Dprnl nf rDntgntmeut exists over
| their stand.
| I'VE, who are more intimate with the
masses, can assure the American papers
| that there is much silent discontent
among the Cuban people. Much could
| have been done IL the Cuban secretaries
had had clearer ideas regarding their du,
| ties. Cuba has not been a transformed
paradise. We have no serpents here;
and, II we have whole tribe of blood
sucking vampires, which threaten us with
| II loss of the life-supporting fluid. they at
least cannot lead us to spiritual perdi-
| ton"
Americans here are astonished at this
attack. Before the members of the Cn-
ion Democratic party discovered that
| they were in the minority In Havana,
they claimed that they were America
best friends. representing the old auton,
| omy party, the wealth and intelligence
OF the island. Beyond this they repre-
sented that they We're conservative and
did not desire radical changes. Now the
columns OF their organ abound In sarcas-
| tic illusions to everything American.
| At a meeting of the municipality OF
| Havana a member of the Council said
he understood that Captain Pitcher. Po-
lice Magistrate and Supervisor of Police
| had opdered the police captains to learn
| English. The Mayor replied that Cap
| tain Pitcher had merely made sugges-
ton, but had said nothing in the nature
| OF an order.
Several Councilmen protested strongly
against such a suggestion. one of them
| asked why Cubans, the owners or the
| country, should learn n foreign Language
| In order to speak with a foreigner?
| The Mayor called the attention of the
Council to the fact that the Argentine
| training ship Presldente Sarmiento was
| coming to Havana, He said he had men
| toned the matter in view of the possl-
bility that the municipality might wish
| to entertain the officers and crew. II
| was decided as the Argentine Republic
| had not recognized the independence OF
Cuba, not to tender any reception what
| ever
| Senor Tamayo, Secretary OF Govern
ment. has ordered that where more than
one political party exists in the same
| place the parties shall form commits
sion. containing representative OF each
| to assist illiterate persons In voting,
| General Wood left last night on tour
| OF inspection that will include Remedies,
| Caibarien and Santa Clara, He will he
accompanied by General Humphrey and
| wfil return TO Havana Friday.
| SeSS