The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
CUBAN LIBERTY DEAD
DECLARATION OF GFSrERAL GOMEZ
 IN NEW YORK.
Say. Copditions h Republic Are Worse Than It Was h Nlost FeR0csous | Periods of Weylers Gpv- | apnnomf.

New York. Oct. 4-"Liberty is dead in Cuba, and the condition or anair' there is worse than it ever was unoei Spanish rule, even in the most fero' cious periods of the Weyler govern' ment. Financial ruin and dishonoi face the people, If things continue as they are and the nation will be con verted into one of hereditary rule"
 That declaration was made last night by General Jose Miguel Comes, Cover nor of the Province of Santa Clara ana candidate of the liberal party for the presidency of Cuba. at the New Ams- terdam Hotel. where he Is stopping. He arrived on the steamship Monterey from Havana yesterday. T am here for rest for some days he continued, land to breathe the air of liberty that Is lacking in my own country and for which I have fought so long.
 "On false charges the government assassinates the liberals, 5ails are filled with political prisoners. and we have no hope of justice from judges and magistrates who recognize no law but the will of the government. We are hfndered in casting our votes and Cuba is now suffering a reign of terror never equalled under Spanish tyranny It was such things as these that made us withdraw from the elections. Pub lie funds are used for electoral pur- poses. The sanitary condition of the island is a disgrace. The Cuban gov ernmenr has employed thousands of men in the sanitary department but for voting, not working purposes.
 Dangerous to Oppose.
 Tt has become impossible to dare to oppose the government without risk of ones life and liberty. The Mayor of Havana has been deprived of his ofice against the law and the whole City Council have been dismissed because they were liberals. No one dares con- fess his political opinions for fear of most desperate criminals are allowed by the government to be at large.
 For what Is happening in Cuba the United States Government has a direct responsibility. Palma is enabled to do as he is doing only by telling the people every day that in case of revo- lution or disorder the United States would send troops to punish them and to sustain the Palma government.
 May Have to Appeal.
 T believe that If the Platt amend ment holds the United States Govern ment responsible for order in Cuba, it should never be taken for support ing the unlawful acts of the present government and to serve as a screen for the commission of such acts as have been committed against the oppo- nents of that government. It Is the duty of the United States to put stop to such a condition and if affairs con- tinue as they are much longer we shall have to appeal to the United States to do so.
 Should the United States intervene in the matter of the elections and in- sist that these elections should be car ried on honestly 1t would be proved that eighty per cent of the population are liberals. That proportion of the people hate Palma and his expressions worse than they hated Weyler for the conditions he has enforced are worse than ever existed under Spanish domin- Ion."
 Before leaving Cuba, General Gomez his resignation as candidate for president, In order, as he said, to give the convention full liberty in it's Upon his arrival here he was informed that the convention was held last Sunday; that it had been decided not to accept the resignation.
 General Gomez said that before he could outline his next action he would nave to learn the reasons for this ac- lion by the convention and would have 10 give the matter deep thought.