The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-31
RACE TROUBLE
NO LONGER
THREATENING
American Tourists Need Not
Fear of Visiting Cuban
Cities Hereafter

conflict, growing out or the recent dls-
orders resulting from the refusal OF
the management of the principal no.
tel in Havana to entertain negroes
have, in a great measure, abated, pos
sibiiities of further trouble having
practically disappeared.
For a few days the situation was
threatening, and there was a strong
undercurrent of Indignation among
negroes, which, it was feared, might
not be kept in check.
That not only was it restrained
but the difficulty for the present also
successfully smoothed over, is MAIN
ly due to personal efforts of President
Gomez.
The president sent his secretary to
confer with the management of the
hotel and summoned to the palace
General Cebreco and other negro lead
ers. He pointed out that the lntru-
sion of negroes where their presence
was not desired was undignified and
merely served to rouse the animoS1ty
Of Americans with whom it was high
ly desirable that all Cubans remain
on the most friendly terms. He also
reminded the negro leaders how much
the prosperity of the city of Havana
was dependent upon the number OF
American tourists, whom any danger
Of social disorders would deter from
coming.
me press appealed to all patriotic
iSt in -
forcing their rights at the cost of the
rest OF the community. The result
was that the negro leaders engaged
to use their influence to prevent their
followers from further interference
with the hotel. In spite of this, how
ever, the affair has served to revive
the agitation, which always comes to
the fore at the least suggestion of
racial troubles, in favor of organizing
a negro party to control the govern
ment. Provision, the organ of the
Partido independents de Color Gnde-
pendent party of COLOR, prints the
newly constructed platform OF the par
fy, which contains these significant
provisions:
1.-THE independent party of color
shall be organized throughout the
whole republic with a national char
acter, to maintain it's equilibrium to-
ward all Cuban interests.
THE republic of equality, sovereign
and independent, without race discrim-
nations or social antagonisms shall
get our services
To what extent promoters of the
new movement may be successful re-
mains to be seen, but there can be
no doubt that, if the organization of
the negro as a political party ever
should be effected, it would rule the
republic.
elections in July can hardly be over
estimated. If is not so much a ques-
ton of which party shall return the
greater number of candidates as
whether the independent republic, I'M
aided by American supervision, shall
prove itself competent to conduct an
absolutely fair and peaceful election.
President Gomez's appointment of
Senator Manuel Sanguilly as secretary
Of state ends the long suspense regard
ing that important office. 1t is sig
nificant that the president should have
gone out of the ranks of all political
parties to select Sanguilly, who ever
has been an independent of the indie
pendents.
Americans are disposed to regard the
presidents action as unfortunate in
view of Senator Sanguilly's hostility
to everything American. The senator
lived in Harlem in the war of the rev.
olution and returned to Cuba under
the first intervention, busying himself
at once with protests against the in
reference of the United States in ar
fairs of Cuba. He is the author of
several unsuccessful bills to restrict
the immigration of foreigners and to
prevent their acquisition of land in
Cuba. In one of his impassioned ora
tons, he denounced the influx of Am
erican settlers and bewailed the COM
ing time when where now were Gu
ba's virgin forests, there would be
clearings, ringing with the laughter of
golden haired angloS Saxon children
Senator Sanguilly is for Cuba for
The Cubans"
January % marked the end of the
first years existence OF the new re-
public. On the whole the republic
has much to be thankful for The only
instance of armed resistance to au-
thority was the abortive little upris-
ing in February in Santa Clara pro-
vince. With the magnificent sugar
crop now being harvested Cuba enters
on her second year of independence
with the happies- prospects of pros
perity.