The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
POLITICAL UNREST
MANIFEST IN CUBA
President Gomez Threatened
With Retirement, Either by
Persuasion or COmpulsion.
EFFORT TO BRING ABOUT
FUSION DISMAL FAILURE
Possibility of Organization of
Negro Party Seems to Com
plicate Situation.

HAVANA. Nov. 2S.-Not since the
downfall of the administration of Presl-
dent Palma has the political atmos-
phere of Cuba been more obscured and
moro laden with suggestions of trou-
bic than now, The re-cstablished re-
public is scarcely nine months old, and
already rumors arc persistent that some
way is being sought 10 secure the re
tirement OF President Gomez, either by
persuasion or compuision, and to place
Vice President Zayas at the head of
the nation.
When General Gomez became CHIEF
magistrate followers OF Vice President
Zayas stood shoulder To shoulder with
those of the president, and even the
Conservative opposition, which had sus
tained the banner OF General Menocal IN
the campaign of the previous summer,
lent him their loyal support in the
istration trial That they regard the
trinl a failure is evidenced by their
manifesto issued shortly before the re-
conveuing of congress, IN which they
declared their intention or beginning an
active campaign against the admins
tration.
Pa-tisans Will Now Fuse.
Probably the most serious condition
tEat the president faces Is that result
ing from tine continued failure of ef-
Forts 10 effect a complete fusion be
tween lis part sans and those OF Vice
Prcsilra. Zayas. For three years ne
gotintions 90 this end have been IN
progress and Gt least half q dozen times
announcement has been made Of their
success. In the presidential campaign
here was truce, but, with the be
-inning of this distribution Of offices
under the new administration, mutual
dislruSt was re-cstahlished.
i few days ago General Gomez star
tied Liberal leaders in letter in which
he stated that. so far rs he was of
fcially concerned, he had decided TO
consider the fusion as an accomplished
fact and. in view Of this, he would
make appointments to his cabinet with
out reference TO the particular faction
of the Liberal party to which the ap-
pointee might have belonged,
The attitude of the president was
particularly Objectionable TO the Iayas
lists because the important post Of sec
rctary of state recently was made va
cant by the resignation OF Justo Garcia
Feloz, prominent member of the fac
tion. and it was feared that, the presi
dent would fill if with ono of his own
supporters, The incident has served TO
defer the accomplishment OF actual flu
sion, and, should IL result in breaking
off existing negotiations, IT lis not i'm.
probable that the administration will
have two opposing parties to deal with.
Negro Party Possible.
Another disquieting feature of the
situation is the renewal of agitation
for the formation of a negro party,
Steps preliminary to organization were
taken at a meeting of negroes in the
province of Oriente. For some weeks
Havana has been the mecca for negro
leaders from ali sections of the island,
who have come to confer with Senator
Morua del Gado, president Of the SEN
ate and acknowledged leader Of his
race
The grievance of the negroes is that
they have not been accorded their share
of offices. Morua has presidential as
pirations, and, as his term in the SEN
ate will soon expire, it is likely that
he viii demand a cabinet position,
either that of secretary Of state or
secretary OF public works