The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-10-11
mo- FREEDOM NOW
6jnE sAYs uBEITY Is Only 4
NAME N CUBA.
Jooos Are PilDed Win polleiCaU priS.
eaers. VINO Are without Hope Of
Justice from JUDGES sa1 regis
traSes-CondlSlons worse Then
UWaer Vevser, Says Gomez.

NOW OH Oots o. AAO09ty " O0o0
In Cuba. and the condition Of AFFAIR."
there 10 werss than IL ever was undss
Spanish rule, even In the most Zero
cious periods Of the Wsyler govern.
tnsut Financial ruin and dishonos
face the people. II things continue ~
they arc, the nation will b converted
into one Of hereditary rule"
The foregoing declaration was made
BY Cen. Jose Mia uel Comes, sovernor
Of the province Of Santa Clara, and
candidate Of the Liberal party for the
presidency Of Cuba, at the New Am
stsrdam hotel, where he 10 stopping.
~ am here 10 rest for some days. I"
he continued, land 10 breathe the air
Of liberty which IL lacking in my own
country and for which I have fought
% long.
q e1any Political prisoneIs.
ION false charges the government
asssssinates the Liberals, the jsils are
hlled width political prisoners. and No
have no hope Of Justice from Judges
and magistrates who recognise no law
but the win Of the government. We
are hindersd in casting our votes and
Cuba 10 now suffering reign Of terror
never equaled under Spanish tyranny.
Il was such things % these that made
10 withdraw from the elections. Pub-
lilo funds are used for electoral pur.
poses. The sanitary condition Of the
island 10 . dissraos. The Cuban gov.
ernment has employed Thousands In
the sanitary department, but for vot.
ing, not for working, purposes.
1T has become impossible 10 dare
70 oppose the government without risk
Of one'i life or liberty. Tho mayor Of
Havana has BEEN deprived Of his ONCE
against the law and the whole Of the
council have bean dismissed because
they were liberals. No ono dares con.
fess his political opinions for fear Of
assassination. for which purpose the
most desperate criminals are allowed
BY the government TO b Ut large.
United States Responsible.
''Fer what 10 happening In Cuba the
United States government has direct
responsibility. Palma 10 enabled 10 do
- he 10 doing only BY telling the peo-
pie every day that In case Of disorder
the United States would send troops 70
punish them and to sustain the Palma
governments.
II believe II tho Plat amendment
holds tho United States government 10.
sponsible for order In Cuba IL should
never DO taken ~ supporting the I'M.
lawful acts Of the present government
and % serving e. screen for the com.
mission Of such acts - have been oom-
mitsed against the opponents Of that
government. II 10 the duty Of the
United States to put stop 10 suoh .
condition, and II Affairs continue a.
thsy arc much longer We shall have 70
appealto the United States TO do 20.
"lf the United States should inter.
vene In the matter Of elections and in.
sist that these elections should DO car
ried ON honestly, It would DO proved
that 80 Per cent Of tho population are
liberals. That proportion Of the peo-
pie hate Palma and his expressions
worse than they hated Weyler, for the
conditions he has enforced arc worse
than ever existed under Spanish do.
minion."