The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-20
VETERANS REST|vE;;
NEW PERIL IN CUBA
Some Repudiate Pledges of Nunez
to Gomez to Stop the
Agitation.
GENERALS AT THE PALACE
All Day Conference With the President
Government Accused Of
High Crimes.


HAVANA, Jan 8-Ths situation has
NOT improved essentially The veterans
are repudiating the agreement. men
toned in last night palace noteas having
been reached by President Gomez and
their leaders and binding the organiz-
tion to stop agitating and Coniine itself
to patriotic and heneticent purposes
Many of the leaders of the veterans say
tonight that they will persist in oust ing
tn. guerillas from Office no matter what
happens.
Referring To last nights official note
from the Palace. Gen. Nuhe2. the veteran
leader. published statement to-day
in which i,e said Il have made no pact
with the President as some of the papers
have asserted. In the interview which
had with the President agreed 20 bring
my Influence TO bear upon the members
of the national council of the veterans to
the end that resolutions should be adopted
to end the agitation 30 long as it had been
understood by some persons that the
same has contributed to the note sent 10y
the American Government
The Generals of the Army Of Inde-
pendence. responding to a call from the
Palace. arrived from all parts of the island
this afternoon and conferred with Pres-
dent Gomez. They dined with him to-
night and the conference was resumed
after the dinner
The conference ad journed shortly he-
fore midnight. The generals on coming
out told the reporters that everything had
been harmonious but that nothing def
mite had been decided upon. Gen Pino
Guerra was among those who attended
the dinner and conference This was his
first visit To the Palace since he was forced
to resign after being sho: whilo leaving
the Palace fourteen months ago Gen
Rahi and Other important generals did
not arrive tonight and another confer
encc W II be held AT the Palace to- morrow.
The veterans held a secret session this
morning and resolved not to abate their
arbitrator" campaign. "a they call il.
Col. Amanda. one of the fire eating leaders.
proposed that the veterans send note
to President Taft justifying their course
and if possible also send commission
to Washington to lay their case before
the President
Gov. Asbert Of Havana said to-day
that President Gomez should have settled
the conflict Immediately on the receipt
OF the American note without wasting
time in conferences. The veterans will
give breakfast tomorrow morning
to the generals who dmcd with the Presi-
dent at the palace tonight
Many secret service men thronged the
palace all day. as though an attack on the
President or Violence Of some kind was
feared
Martinez Ortiz, who was forced to
resign the treasury portfolio by the
veterans. saws now that he gave up the
post because he saw that intervention
was coming.
AT this mornings meeting OF the vet
Grams Col Coronado. who with Gen. Nune3
conferred with President Gomez vester
day. introduced a resolution setting forth
that IN consideration of the fact that the
veterans campaign had been misunder
stood and had started dangerous rela-
tions with the United States land in con
sideratlon also of the note received from
Secretary OF state Knox. it was impera
tive that the carrying out of the inter
vention threat should he avoided and
to that end the veterans should abandon
q
to the people justifying their motives.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Gen. Nunez publishes to-day "A denial
of the rumor that he is to resign the pres
dency OF the Veteran Association.
The Conservative paper II Dia saws
editorially to-day we are now in n
situation Identical Ia the interval in IoOG
between President Roosevet's Friendly
warning to Senior Qucsada and the land
ing of American troops"
The newspaper Cnd saws 1T woull
b" hypocritical To call the American note
n friendly one. II il blow in the face
W" must quit talking and clean house
lnasmuch IA the veteran compaign was
caused 10y the Government scandalous
m'sdceds, lis tramplng of laws under
foot, it's cmptying the trcasury. it, par
don'ng OF assass'ns and giving mpuniy
to crimes and its own mpunity nviola,ing
honest domiciles and eSpelhng journalists
Of the opposition, all these things must