The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-31
RACE CONFLICT IN CUBA IS ABAT|NG But Negro Political Party Is
 Agitated PLATFORM IS A ANNOUNCED President Gomez Has Appointed Sec retary of State, Who Is Hostile to
 Everything American at
 Whatever Cost.

lhNdnd- Jdnuary 6Vs-BedrB or race conflict growing out Of the recent dis orders resulting from the refusal of the management of the. principal hotel in Havana to entertain negroes, have in great measure abated, and the possi- bilities of further trouble from this par ticular source have practically disap- peared. For a few days the situation was threatening and there was a strong undercurrent of indignation among the negroes, which 1t was feared might not be kept in check.
 That it not only was restrained, but the difficulty for the present, at any rate. was successfully smoothed over, is mainly due to the personal efforts of President Gomez.
 The president sent his secretary to confer with the management of the hotel and summoned to the palace General Ce- breco, and other negro leaders. with whom he conferred personally He point ed out that the intrusion of colored men where their presence was not desired was undignified and merely served to rouse the anmosity of Americans, with whom 1t was highly desirable that all
 
 ly terms.
 He also reminded them how much the prosperity of the city of Havana was dependent on the number of American tourists whom any danger of social dis orders would certainly deter from com ing. .s...-..,.s....
 The press also appealed to all patriotic colored Cubans not to persist in enforc- ing their rights at the cost of the rest of the community. The result was that the colored leaders agreed to use all their influence to prevent their followers from further interfering with the hotel
 Agitate Negro Party.
 In spite of this, however, it Is de- clared the affair has served to revive agitation which always comes to the fore at the least suggestion of racial trouble in favor of organizing a great negro political party with the purpose of con trolling the government
 Provision" the organ of the inde- pendent party of color, prints the newly constructed platform of the party, which contains the provisions:
 "rhe independent party of color shall be organized throughout the whole terri tory of the republic with a national char acter to maintain It's equilibrium of all Cuban interests.
 The republic of equality, sovereign and independent without race discrimina- tions or social antagonisms shall have our services'
 To what extent the promoters of the rev movement may be successful remains to be seen.
 The importance of the congressional elections to be held in July can hardly be overestimated. It is not so much a question of which party shall return the greater number of candidates as that the independent republic, unaided by American supervision, shall prove Itself competent to conduct an absolutely fair and peaceful election. In the general election conducted under the administra- ti0n of Governor Magoon the whole con- gress, representing 32 districts was elect ed. and then lots were drawn to de- termine which congressman should re- main in for four years and which for the short term of two years.
 Appoints Secretary of State.
 The places of these fl outgoing con gressmen are now to be filled.
 President Gomezs appointment of Sen ator Manuel Sanguilly as secretary of state ends the long suspense regarding the filling of that important office. It Is significant that the president should go out of the ranks of all political parties to select Sanguilly who has ever been an independent of the independents While the Cuban press generally ap- proves the appointment, SanguiIIy being widely popular as a veteran of the Ten Years War, as a patriot. orator and scholar, Americans are disposed to regard the presidents choice as unfortunate in view of Sanguillys well-known and open ly avowed hostility to everything Amer ican.
 The senator was resident of Harlem during the war of the revolution and returned to Cuba under the first inter- vention, thus allying himself at once with the protestants against the interferepce of the United States in the affairs of Cuba.
 He is the author of several books to restrict the immigration of foreigners and to prevent their acquisition of land in Cuba. Tn one of his impassioned ore tions Senor Sanguilly denounced the in- Aux of American settlers and bewailed the coming time when where now ara Cuba's virgin forests. there would he clearings ringing with the laughter of golden-haired Anglo-Saxon children" 1"
 Senator Sanguilly is ever flor C,,ba for the Cubans,' he says. no matter at what cost. =