The Irish standard., 1905-10-07
CUBA Ol VERGE
OF DISRUPTION
GEN. GOMEZ IN NEW YORK
TELLS OF AWFUL CONDI-
TIONS THERE.
DECLARES LIBERTY DEAD;
COUNTRY is NEAR RUIN
Affairs Worse on Island Now, He
Says, Than When Weyler Ruled
Blames United States - Palma
Brands His WORDS rs False.

New York, Oct. 5.-"Liberty is dead
in Cuba and the condition of affairs
there is worse than it ever was under
Spanish rule. even in the most fero-
cious periods of the Weyler govern
ment. Financial ruin and dishonor
face the people. and if things CONTINUE
as they are the nation will be con-
verted into one OF hereditary rule
This declaration was made by Gen.
Jose Miguel Gomez, governor o: The
province Of Santa Clara. and candidate
Of the lloeral party for the presidency
, of Cuba.
! 81 am here TO rest for some days"
I he continued. "and % br. atha ha air
of liberty that is "a king in my own
country and fer wlish have fought
so long.
Liberals Assassinated.
"On false charges the government
assassinates the liberals. the jals are
filled with political prisoners and we
! have no hoe of Justice from judges
and magistrates who recognize no law
lut the will of the government. We
ere hindered in casting our votes and
Cul a is now suffering reign of terror
never eqnaled under Spanish tyranny.
I, was such things as these that made
/ US withdraw from the elections.
| public funds are used for electoral
purposes. The sanitary condition of
the island is a disgrace. The Cuban
government has employed thousands
| of men in the sanitary department. but
for voting. not for working. purposes.
"It has become impossible to oppose
the government without risk of life
and liberty. The mayor of Havana has
been deprived of his Office against the
law and the whole city council has
been dismissed because its members
were liberals. No one dares confess
/ his political opinions for fear of assas-
sination, for which purpose the most
desperate criminals arr "llowed by the
government to be at large.
Bla,ncs the United States.
"For what is happening in Cuba the
United States government has direct
res~onsihility Palma is enabled to do
rs he is doing only by telling the peo-
Nle every day that in case of revolu-
ton or disorder the United States
would send troops to nunish them aud
TO sustain the Palma government
81 believe if the Plait amendment
holds the United States government re-
sponsible for order in Cuba. it should
never be taken for supporting the un-
lawful acts of the present government
and to serve as a screen for the com
mission of such acts as have heen com.
mi,ted against the opponents of that
government. 1t is the duty of the
United States to put stop 10 such a
condition and if affairs continue as
they are much longer we shall have
to appeal to the United States to do
so.
i "1f the United States should inter
vene in the matter of the elections and
insist that these elections should be
carried on honestly. it would be proved
that 80 per cent. of the population is
liberal.
Palma Hated Man.
"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 dominion"
Before leaving Cuba Gen. Gomez ten
dered his resignation as candidate for
president in order. as he said, to give
the convention full liberty in its pro-
ceedings. Upon his arrival here he
was informed that the convention was
held last Sunday and that it had been
decided not to accept the resignation
Gen. Gomez said that before he
could outline his next action he would
have to learn the reasons for this
action by the convention and would
have to give the subject deep thought.
"Untrue," Declares Palma.
j Havana, Oct 5.-When shown the
statements made by Gen. Jose Miguel
Gomez, who was candidate Of the lib
eral party for the presidency of Cuba,
upon his arrival in New York, Presi-
dent Palma read them carefully and
returned them with the laconic re-
mark: "You know very we'll that
these things are not true"
II Indicted Man Found Dead.
II Cleveland o.. Oct, 5.-Walter Cum