Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
Condition of Affairs There Worse
Than II Ever Was Under
Spanish Rule.
SAYS CEN. JOSE MIGUEL GOMEZ
lie is GOyernOr OF Santa Clara Prov.
iuce and is Liberal Candidate
For President.

New York. oct. 4.--Iiberty IS dead
in cuba, and the condition OF affairs
there is worse than Il ever was under
Spanish rule, even 40 the most ferocious
acrIods of tho Wcyler government Fin
ancial ruin and dishonor face the people;
81 things continue as they are the ma
zion win bo converted into one Of her.
cditary rule"
That declaration was made last night
hy GEN. Jose Miguel Gomez governor
81 the province OF Santa clara and cam
diiHte of the Liberal party for The pres
ilcucy Of cuba at the New Amsterdam
hotel where hc T. stopping Upon his
arrival ON the steamship Monterey from
Havana yesterday Gen. Gomez refused
20 discuss Cuban affairs no length, but
after he had rested AT his hotel he was
more communicative.
y ann here 10 rest for some days he
continued "and 10 breathe the air Of
liberty that is lacking lu my own coun-
Try ana for which | have fought SO
long.
ION false charges the government as-
eassin1tos the Liberals the jails are
nllei with political prisoners, and we
magistrates who recognize no law but
the Win OF the government We are
hlndercd in custug our votes, ana cuba
is now suffering "a reign of terror never
equalled under spanish tyranny, II
was such things as these that made us
withdraw from the elections Public
FUNDS are used for electoral purposes
Tho sanitary condition of the island rs u
disgrace. The Cuban government has
employed thousands Of men I'm the san-
starry department but tor voting, moi.
for working purposes.
TT has become impossible to dare 10
oppose the government without risk
Of ones life and liberty. The mayor OF
Havana has been deprived Of his office
against the law and the whole city
council have been dismissed because
they were Liberals. No one dares con-
Tess his political opinions for fear Of
assassination. for which purpose the
most desperate criminals are allowed
by the government 10 Doe at large.
For what is happening I'm cuba the
united states government has a. direct
responsibility Palma IL enabled to
do as he is doing only by telling the
people every day that In case Of revolu-
zion or disorder the United States
would sent troops to punish them and
10 sustain the Palma government
81 believe II the Plat amendment
holds the United states responsible for
order in Cuba 1t should never be TAX
en- for supporting the unlawful acts Of
the present government and to serve
MS q screen for such acts ms have been
committed against the opponents of
that government 1t is the duty Of
the United States To put stop to
ouch a condition and n affairs continue
rs they are much longer We shall have
10 appeal to the United states TO do
30,
II the United States should inter-
Vene IN the matter OF the elections and
insist that these elections should be
carried on honestly IL would be proved
that so per cent Of the population are
liberal. That proportion OF the peo-
pie hate Palma and his expressions
worse than they hated Weyler for the
conditions no has enforced are worse
than ever existed under Spanish doc
m'nion"
Before leaving Cuba Gen. Gomez ten
dered his resignation as candidate for
president In order. as he said, TO give
The convention fun liberty I'm its pro-
reedings Upon his arrival here he was
Informed that the convention was held
1sst Sunday; that It had been decided
not to accept the resignation Gen.
Gomez said that before he could out
line his next action he would have to
learn the reasons for this action by the
convention and would have 10 give the
matter deep thought