New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-24
.CUBA'S POLITICAL UNREST.
Cabinet Talks of Revolution,
Despite Profound Peace.
NEWSPAPER ATTACKS GOMEZ
Presidential Succession Again
Acknowledgement Velez
Likely Man.

Havana, July T.-Not since the reorEsn-
ization OF the cuban republic have there
existed such peculiar political conditions
as have prevailed for the last few weeks
conditions fraught with great unrest and
much peril to the stability Of the republic.
and yet apparently not assignshle TO any
specific source. apart. Of course. from the
chronic tendency Of the Cuban people TO
Yield TO alarm on insufficient provocation.
This tendency has been stimulated lately
by the action Of the government in max
ing ostentatlous military preparations for
defence and indulging In expressions OF
its determination to crush mercilessly any
attempt At revolution al time when IT
was apparent that from one end Of the
island 10 the other there was not visible
the faintest symptom of disorder.
The result n this policy on the part OF
General Gomez and his advisers has had
an unhappy effect. Already confidence In
tho government has been shaken. ana
many supporters Of the administration
have been alienated.
The initiation OF attacks on the admin
istration by the newspaper RI Dia'
founded for this express purpose by CON
gresham Armando Andre. is the immedi-
ate cause Of this unrest. Senior Andre :
paper has heen charging that the fresl-
dent and his encourage have accumulated
vast sums BY distributing enormously val
liable concessions among foreign corpora
tions and political friends. Similar charges
have been made before and have passed
almost unnoticed. hut these attacks nave
hoen so persistent that the President mas
issuad 2 public statement giving Whaf
nurrorts 10 he an inventory Of his estate.
HIS fortune is shown 20 he Of only moo
crate dimensions. and was. he said &c
ourouIatod prior 70 his taking office.
The government has now assumed an at
H,rda NJ defiance. as if confronted with
neriI Of open revolution. General Nachaao'
cecrotarv Of the Interior. who also dis
charges the functions Of Secretary nj war
hae issued a statement denouncing the
critics Of the President who. he declares
iG first and foremost soldier VINO "ouiu
not finch from shedding blood Inc as
tonishine declaration is then mace 'hd'
even should 90 per cent NJ the CUBAN peo-
Mo he so mad or disloyal as 10 venture
IN oprose the Presidents administration
tbe,. uould he crushed without mercy. Ihls
,tterance has served as shock 70 many
of the supporters Of the administration ana
&c used as text for renewed attacks by the
anti-admnistrston press
Added 10 these elements OF unrest Is a
renewal Of the agitation regarding the sue
cession 70 the Presidency. Despite Generai
Gonez's reiteration that he would never
accent a denomination. many Of his sup
porters in various parts OF the country
continue an active campaign in his oehaH
and re-electionist clubs are being rapidly
formed. simultaneously efforts are again
being made 10 bring about the fusion oil
the Nig,ielist and Zayist factions SO mat
the united Liberal party may oppose an
effective resistance to the Conservatives
whose ranks have recently received cons'd-
cradle reinforcements OF Liberals.
There is no reason 10 believe that wee
President Zayas has the least idea or re-
nouncing bis claims TO the nomination ac-
corded him in the last campaign as the
rrice Of the support of his faction. stu
another probable candidate for the Presi-
dency. and one whose popularity In the
Liberal ranks Is high. both as the son OF
CsIixto Garcia and by reason Of his per-
sonal qualities. Is General Carlos Garcia
Velez. Cuba's special ambassador at the
coronation in London. He is now on his
wav home. and is sure to take an active
part in affairs.