The Washington times., 1912-06-07
INTERVENTION IN
CUBA NEAR, NOTE
SENT TO GOMEZ
President Told He Must End
Revolt Quickly or Troops
! Will Be Sent.
Continued from First Page, !,


We are neither robbins nor molestins
women. We are not numbering white
people, nor have we any intention OF
doing so, although the Cuban govern
ment Is continually stating that such Is
WE are not making war against for
eigners and we hope that they will not
take sides in this conflict. We are fight
ing the Cubans alone, and the Cuban
and citizens of this country, which
rights so far under the present admins
tration we have not had. Instead OF
we prefer to night and even to die.
Moreover desire to say that rather
than to continue to be governed by
Cubans in the way that we have been
governed In the past II would be greatly
preferable to be governed by strangers.
Makes Threat. ...
II have learned that the American
Mining Companies have armed their
Gallego laborers, and I have warned
them not to permit these men to enter
the fight against us. for II they do So
we shall retaliate by killing every Gal
lego on whom we can lay our hands
The present government OF Cuba has
endeavored to convince the people that
the present Is Il race war This, how
ever, is false, as evidenced by the fact
men, and that in Cuba a race war would
be en- absolute impossibility, for, with
the exception of a few white foreign
ers, all would be on one side. 1t was
for the purpose of notifying the world
that had undertaken and was conduct
1ng a revolution in Cuba that burned
the buildings of the Spanish
Iron Company. regretted the neces-
opkt1 ~ .I-
OF such property as arms, horses and
saddles, but for the success of the enter
prise II was absolutely necessary to OBJ
tain these things, as It would be Inn
possible to carry on revolution mere
ly by organizing band of men and
ouietly sitting under mango tree.
ANY agreement that I might make
with the government of Cuba for the
settlement of this affair would have to
be concluded in the presence of a rep
resentative OF the United States of
America and only upon the assurance
OF this representative that the United
States would guarantee the absolute full
hllment by the Cuban government of
the agreement, as the officials of that
government have made many promises
to; me in the past and SO far none OF
them nave been fulfilled We ask onIy
Tor our rights as citizens and we hone
Ine american people will comprehend
our position and will study the matter
with great care before they become sal
ished that 1t is necessary to intervene
Tho Spanish American Iron Com anv
ffl orts Da'quiri, Juaragua, and Feltor
were quiet Yesterday. An attack va.
made on Cobro ut , o'clock this morn.
ing ny, rebels who evidently intended te
tnfn property. but they were driven of
the ccnipanys guards. The ter
had assigned to protect the mines hap
rened to be on another part Of tile
propcrty and the rural guards for the
pctlaws had left
The consul ~ Santiago reports that
Tol'ister and Wheeler American citi.
= Vcns, who We're reported to have been
tW.tured by the rebels, are safe on
sleir ranch. ana that neither had been
held in captivity.
The cruiser Prairie carrying 250 ma.
Tines, has Ieft Guantanamo and is due
to arrive 1T Marzanillo within q few
h"Ers. II IS expected that the marines
VIII b. landed Immediately.