Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-28
DON'T
NEED OUR AID
He Says I'VE Can Handle
the Revolt"

steamer Julia, which had peer i'm.
pressed into service as a transport,
General Monteagudo, the commander
in chief of all the armed forces in
Cuba, sailed from here with a large
force for Santiago.
Besides the general and his staff there
were 900 men Il a lot Of machine
guns. The water front was crowded
with enthusiasts as the cruiser and
transport sailed. Tugs whistled and
guns were fred as the command sailed
away. Havana Is now deuuded Of
troops.
The house of representatives, at a
meeting, adopted u resolution as fol
lows:
THE house of representatives identi
fies itself with the patriotic sentiments
of the presidents cable to the president
of the United States In regard to the
uprising now existing in an eastern
province and solemnly declares its sat
isfaction over the reply returned to
said cable by the president of the
United States. The house considers the
Cuban executive fully prepared and
able to re-eStabIish peace and perform
all its duties as an independent nation
and therefore, interpreting the senti-
ments of the Cuban people, the house
applauds the dignifed and worthy atti-
tude assumed by our president"
Gomez MinImizes Revotts.
President Gomez gave out two
InnOthu In {apptayxyp f~. tho r,,,;,,x
press. The aist of these was that the
revolt exists in only nine townships in
Santiago province. Peace Is prevail
ing elsewhere, the telephones and tele-
graphs are performing their usual func-
tons, and farm work and sugar grind.
Ing Is going on without interruption.
He has acted, he says, with energy
and efficacy, which could not be sur.
pissed by the ruler of any other coun-
try whatsoever in the six days since
the revolt has started, He has dis
patched 5000 regular troops and is
sending more. He has supplied arms
to the mayors everywhere and Is ade-
Quately protecting foreign property.
The people are all with the govern
ment, and veterans and citizens are
offering him unlimited support. He
has, he says, gratefully declined an
offer OF 300 New York cowboys to
help fight the rebels, as the regulars
and volunteers will suffice.
The president says, further, that of
Cuba's area OF $4,000 quare kllo-
meters only 1000 are troubled by dis
orders by negroes. whom the troops
have on the run. Insignificant things
are being exaggerated for political and
stock Jobbing ends.
Let the United States" says the
president, send Il trustworthy man to
go over the ground, and he will find
that with the exception of a small
mountainous region where there are
some rebels, law and order are pre-
vailing."
Says He Can Suppress 1t.
President Gomez reiterates his deter
mination to put down the revolt and
says:
Il am sure l can put It down, be
cause Il guerrilla war will prosper only
when the people sympathize. There is
no need FOR outside help. The cam
paign will be fierce. We are following
the rebels relentlessly and have in the
troubled zone 1000 regulars, another
1900 volunteers and veterans. No for
eign soldier is fit to supplant a Cuban
who Is brave and knows the land and
Is interested i'll having peace. 1t Is all,
right for the United States to offer aid
when 1t is needed, but it must not
force 1t unnecessarily on Cuba when
Cuba's good will Is shown so plainly"
In reply to President Taft's dispatch
in regard to protection of American
property and nonintervention, which
was an answer to the formal protest of
President Gomez In regard to the move
ment Of American forces toward Cuba.
the Cuban executive sent the following
cablegram to the Washington govern
ment:
II thank you beyond measure for
your cablegram. which, while tran
quili,ing Cuban patriotism with the
assurance that your government will
limit itself to observe events with the
disposition in case Of necessity to pro
tect lives and property OF Americans
and morally support the Cuban gov-
eminent without the necessity OF land
ing troops IN our territory save in case
of extreme necessity and on the under
standing between both governments to
that end. This proves the sincerity
of the government and people Of the
United States and their noble and
friendly sentiments toward the gov
eminent aud people Of Cuba, who are
I determined a soon as possible to re
| store peace without any v~aciIlating
| and without stopping at any sacrifices
which the circumstances may demand.
JOSE GOMEZ"