The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-01
REAL CONDITIONS
WORSE THAN HAl
been CLAIMED
Cuban Government, Stagger-
ing Under Debt Is Unable
to Crush Revolt
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ALL BUSINESS IS
4 4 5 .ffANDST1LL
Thousands Idle Because OF Insi
dustrial Inactivity Are
Joining Ranks OF
the Insurgents
BY II. u. sTANsHUKY

'tfh NNsN~As May 49, iaE dNNAht COA4
ditions which prompted the Wash~
ington authorities 10 rush marines to
Guantanamo, and bring y fleet OF MINIS
battleships and more troops WfthjES
striking distance were uncovered hare
today. ~ a ~.
The many protestations of pxlr
perity and of ability To crush the res
volt. issued by President Jose Miguel
Gomez, are revealed in Il light thaF
seems to make any further delay on
the part of the nation obligated to-
protect property ana human HE In
excusabie. Facts which discredit the
claims of the Gomez administrations
10 being constructive in policy or even
honest, have been IN the possession OF
the state department fer weeks. Adj
ditonai evidence of this character In
documentary form is now on the way
to Washington.
Business Is at an absolute stand~
still, and operation on all public inn
provements has ceased This leaves
thousands upon thousands to choose
between idleness akin to staryations,
and joining the revolutionary forces.
The Federal debt Of Cuba has been
run up since the Inauguration OK
Cuban independence to the enormous
sum OF $s4,500.000 Added to this
are uHpTOpOTtl0uatE pAVshSlAA HAAAA
municipal debts. Graft Is said to b0
rampant In all departments OF the
government, and besides large sums
are due contractors on uncompleted
public improvements. Funds with
which to carry on an effective cam
paign are nowhere In slight
Theaa yHctA were 0bta tnasd by the l11-
ternSxidffaI Ncgs~ SERVICE 1orESssrS<2 -
dent from sources that would be iIEs~
mediately recognized az authoritative
IL names could be used. They IKE
wise reflect the opinions OF business
men, both foreign and native. VINO
represent millions in Investments nsre.
All business men who are dependen+
upon the tranquility of the island for
success are unit for intervention or
such aid from the United States 40
will restore political peace and safe
guard the treasury. I
Generals Esteloz and Yvonet, leaG-
erS OF the revolution, issued announcer
procla nation today, announcing that
the revolt OF the negroes is no- race
war. but a conflict in which all OPP
posed 10 the Gomez factios are invited
to take part.
Small bands from all paris or tnes
island are reported to be secretly
moving towards Oriente, the scene Or
present operations. Private report9
tell that the rebels are burning and
pillaging indiscriminately in the
,.,cinitv ~ Santiago and San Louis.
All official information is reIused 81.
the nalace, The local newspapers are
denied the use of the governments
telegraph.
Estenoz. with force on 4,Vvo -. y
occupies an almost impreehaoie pvs
ton on Mount Gloria, made Ianous
by Garcia. iii 1893. when the NJ u
withstood IL five-uay attack rom ~. ~
600 Spaniaros- Inc iorct viii -.
tenoz Is armed with ne" hIae-1 80.
CENSOR rifles, and have good supply
of ammunition, according 10 INFORMS
ton received by Inc ricai 49, ss'ssss
tfon = 81 - - - '. =
The number of men Win r.seslaoA, ~. -.
Mount Gloria does not lhciuue 80
bands of marauders. VINO are sos
about the country applylhg the AoIoA
when money with which 10 puS suk
plies and arms Tor recruits ~ o- A.'..s i
The troops sent to crush the repNs-S
lion number less than 5000. and ara
not trained In guerilla warfare insy
are differed by men OF the ssoiIisA
political and social set IN iasNA~
Foreigners, with exposed properly, Al1'
appealing to Censnl-fte nsrat RodgefN
for protection.
Caiixto Lopez. of the family maaS
famous by the cigar industry. arrives
here tonight. and said the rebels haa
demanded "a large sum of money. and
threatened to burn his tobacco ware
houses at San Luis. II he did NOT
concede.
Noh,a,+ her. will he surprised IL
r,s..,n., sha,,Ia have 10 600 men In the
na,S ~. tps uiiddla OF June. unles1
Irri,ea states troops are landed, or
go s,rthar chew Of force In made
.pn. vii, rastora confidence. In any
.na. ~ authorities who have kept
~ sta , aenartment advised point
.ne ,na;'tsn,abie facts and figures. tu'
~ ~ anu ia, cuban Independence cam
a. ha rs,netuated nv giving offico-