Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-10-16
CUBANS VENT IRE
ON ADMINISTRATION
Say the New Republic Is a Fail;
ure Under Present Palma
Regime.
WORSE THAN IN OLD DAYS
Socialists Form a Patriotic Party to
Wrest Away the offices-cam-
paign May Help Union With
United States.

Havana, Cuba, Oct. 16.-The Cuban
Socialists, in recent reunion at Sa-
guala Grande of the delegates from the
! land, declared the present republican
administration of the government of
Cuba to be a failure. Several speakers
declared the condition of the masses to
| be worse than 1T was in the days of
Spanish domination and much worse
than when the administration of public
affairs was in the hands Of the Amer
lean military regime.
Other delegates charged President
Palma with lack of back bone
necessary to accomplish anything for
the good of the people, in the face of
congressional majority possessing
neither capacity nor patriotism. Still
other speakers accused the civil gov
ernors and mayors, the rural guard.
commandants and police chief-those of
the central inactivity in the matter of
pursuit of banditt and local thieves.
lending little or no protection to life or
property. The provincial, district and
municipal courts of justice were like
wise criticised in scathing terms.
1t was decided by the various labor
leagues which had sent delegates to the
meeting to adopt, for political purposes,
the name Agrupacion Patriotica patri-
otto union,) and to place candidates In
the field at all future elections ito de-
fend the interests of a sovereign peo-
pie against the present republican
regime of "demagogic bureaucrats, who
are proving themselves utterly cor
rupt'
Socialists Are Strong.
1t is expected that at the next election
the Cuban socialists, With the "patri-
otto unionists," as they are to be desig-
hated henceferth, will cut a most inn
bortant figure in insular politics, and
that by discrediting the republic as it
now exists they will largely contribute
movement.
The labor mems principal organizer
is native of Roumania, though nat
uralized American, formerly a Tam
many worker and connected with the
New York police He came to Havana
with John McCullagh to organize de-
tective bureau for the United States
military government of occupation in
iS9S He is known here as Captain
karakadge
Karakadge denies that he is working
to further the ABSORPTION of the island
by the United States. He admits, how
ever, that he is working under instruc-
tions from President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, with a
view TO DrlnR the CUBAN WOrkUleH lHlo
more friendly touch with his colabor-
ers of the north. According to Kara
kadge and his followers the republic of
Cuba is failure.
Two Americans Murdered.
The recent refusal of the government
at Washington To withdraw the United
States military forces from the island
of Cuba has stirred up resentment
against resident Americans. Even in
their dealings with transents the nag
cling spirit of the municipal police is too
pronounced to be concealed easily. a
we'll dressed American whose identity
has never been discovered. was recent
ly so beaten up by couple of Cuban
policemen that he died in prison, after
having been confined thirty-six hours
without bread and water.
Private Mack of the United States
artillery barracks at Cabana fortress
who ventured across the bay to tram
sact some private business in Havana
few days ago, was assassinated by a
Cuban boatman while on his way back
to camp. The harbor police reported
that the man had fallen and cut him
self while intoxicated.
The Cuban legislature has decided to
adjourn on October 20. The adjourn
ment is regarded as a triumph for the
Palma administration which is now re-
leved from all anxiety in regard to
the matter CT Impeachment.