The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-01-18
SERVES NOTICE ON CUBA
Uncle Sam Notifies Gomez
That Military Must Keep
Hands off Politics
TEXT OF saTE PRESENTED

The Situation ia Csfsa as Nee ne-
ported Causes Grave C'0ao~rn tn
tie Government ot she Uais<<a
ssat~~-A Movement il on Foot Ia
Cuba so Prevent Any Spanish syrn-
pathixer from Holding osfacc in the
Island--If Order i. Sos Restored
American flag VIII Again he
Planted on Cuban soil.
Washington. ID. C.. Jan. ls.-The
State Department has served notice
on President Gomez tha; the United
States will intervene in Cuba II fur
ther attempts are made by the vete-
ran organization 20 nnllify the lAw
prohibiting the interference OF the
military In political affairs in Cuba
The attitude OF the United States
Is shown In the following note pre-
sented to-day 10 the Cuban govern
ment:
The situation In Cuba as nov re-
ported causes grave concern TO the
Government OF the United States.
THAT the laws intended 10 safe
guard free Republican Government
shall be enforced and not defed Is
obviously essential to the mainten-
ance Of law. order, and stability in
dispensable TO the status OF the Re
public OF Cuba. In the continued well
being OF which the United States has
always evinced and cannot escape a
vital interest.
The President of the United
States therefore looks TO the Presi-
dent and Government of Cuba to pre-
vent the threatened situation which
would compel the Government of the
United States much against It's de-
sires TO consider what measures It's
must take in pursuance of the cbii-
cations of It's relations to Cuba"
The notification gof the American
Government was osrvsd@ upyu Prssi-
dent Gomez through American Min
MartinRivero, Cuban Minister to the
United States, was unapprised OF the
action, except through the press and
declined to comment upon IL.
Minister Beaupre reported to-day
from Havana that in defiance OF q de-
cree issued by President Gomez, for
bidding officers of the army and ru-
raj guard to participate in politics
which also is prohibited by military
law, many army officers and rurales
attended a meeting Sunday night of
the National Council of Veterans, an
organization of veterans OF the Gu
ban War for Independence
The veterans have been active In
the past three months in attempting
to have displaced from the civil SER
vice persons who sympathized with
the Spanish cause in the rebellion.
Press dispatches to-day indicated that
the veterans were threatening TO CO.
cree members OF Congress. now in
session. to nullify the law regarding
the participation OF the military in
politics.
This move convinced the State De-
partmen' that the situation was the
most serious that had presented IL
self since the veterans move began.
1t had been evident TO the Depart
ment that President Gomez was prac-
tically powerless TO resist the move
ment unless he received substantial
support from the outside.
Would Disqualify Spanish Sympathiz-
ers.
The declared purpose of some OF
the veterans TO make ineligible for
public service a large enough OF the
population because they sided with
Spain in the revolution had been
pointed out as inconsistent with the
/ individual freedom and rights guar
anteed by the constitution of Cuba
The United States regarded the actiy-
/ ity Of the veterans therefore as like
ly to threaten the stability of the re-
public and hence the sharpness oi
the warning issued to-day. the Unit.
ed States being by treaty bound "a
see that the Cuban constitution is OBJ.
served.
III these results are not obtained
then II may reasonably be expected
that within a short time the Ameri.
| can flag again will be hoisted over
/ the Government House in Havana
| Threatened Intervention Causes Some
Excitement I'm Cuba