Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-31
G0MEz BLAMED
FOR REBELLION.
Fostered, it is Said, to Enchance
His Political Stand
ing
SURRENDER IS ANTICIPATED.
This Is Expected to Be Followed by.
Outburst of Exultation and Create
Demand for his Re- Election.

Havana, May 31.-The delay in at
tacking the rebellious negroes in Or
icnte Province today reviewed the the
ory put forth at the outbreak Of the
rebellion" that the movement was
really fostered by the Gomez admin
iStration to embrace its political stand
ing, which was on the wane, Pes
semistic politicians in the capital, who
arc familiar with the situation are
looking forward to spectacular sur
render of the malcontents in the field
which they expect will be followed by
a great outburst of JOY and create a
universal demand for the re-elect-
ion of President Gomez as the savior
of the country, both from the rebelec
and from the danger of American in
tervcntion.
With the exception of the attack on
the property of the Spanish-American
Mining Company at Daiquari yester-
day there has been no real damage
from the malcontents. Although
there are many big sugar mills and
valuable property in the black belt
none have been threatened and the lit
tie looting heretofore reported has
been the work Of isolated bands Of
thieves who prefer stealing to work
ing and who would rob, revolution or
no revolution.
The open defiance of President Taft
by President Gomez in protesting ag-
ainst the landing of American marines
and by declaring that Cuba can take
care of her own internal affairs, has
popularized Gomez with the native
Cubans. The big property owners IN
the island. are not worried as they
realize full well that America can be
depended on to "pull the chestnuts
out of the fire" if the revolutionary
movement should gain any real
strength.
Expert politicians here believe that
much of the misinformation clrculat-
ed in the United States, especially at
Washington, comes. from the little
group of Havana correspondents, who
are rauid ennex&tionists and who have
openly boasted that they will eventu-
Ill, ro,o, annexation
The rebels in Oriente are still
CRYING "Viva La Rebellion" although
so far they have given no signs that
they desire to fight the troops now IN
the field and the palace officials have
refused to permit aggressive opera
tions against them.
New York, May 31.-William Sui
ger, chairman of the house committee
on foreign affairs, expressed the be-
lief here today, that the Cuban situa-
ton had improved within twenty-four
hours and that intervention would be
unnecessary.
Washington, May 31.-The destruct-
ion of the property of the American
Iron Company, in which large am
cunt of American capital is invested,
at Daiquiri, near Santiago, by negro
revolutionists in Cuba, is considered
the most serious move made against
foreign interests in the island to date
and is expected to cause renewed pre-
variations for intervention by the US.
The plant is located in an out of the
way section and its managers were
one of the first to apear to the State
Department for protection. Now that
the plant has been destroyed, the
State Department will probably bring
new pressure on the President for
virorous action to guard foreign prop
erty.
IF the marines which are landed at
Guantanamo by Prairie are not suf-
fcient to afford protection to Amer
lean interests, it is likely that the bat
tleship fleet having aboard 1000 men
will be shifted from Key West to the
southern coast of Cuba so that men
can be landed for this purpose.
FIRST GRAND FAMILY