New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
LAYS UPRISING TO GOMEZ
Cuban Paper Says He InstIgated
the Negro Rebellion.
ITO PASS AS STRONG MAN"
President, It Is Charged, Ar
ranged with Leaders to Starr
Trouble and Be Bought Off.

Havana, June 2l.-The rumors which have
! been long current that President Jose
Miguel Gomez instigated the revolution In
cuba for the purpose Of getting the credit
Of Que!ing il and thus increasing his
chances Of Reelection TO the Presidency
! have now taken the form Of direct charges
made particularly by the newspaper "El
! Dia."
| The paper declares that President Gomez
personally arranged with General EyariSto
| Itstcnoz to start the revolution and then
10 be bought of. President Gomez was to
| pose as a strong man, capable Of dCminlt-
! ing any situation and indispensable 10 the
! security of the Cuban Republic, it Is said.
! The paper continues that when General
| Estenoz began TO carry out the conspiracy
the authorities OF the Province Of Orlente
reported all the movements and plans Of
the consplrators TO the President who per-
sonalIy transmitted them to General Es-
| tenoz for his guidance. IN one instance an
important communication was made by Of
| fetal word OF mouth to President Gomez,
only TO he communicated Immediately to
General Estenoz.
The paper charges that President Gomez
was fully informed of the details Of the
outbreak before March 10. but took no pre-
cautions, keeping in constant tOucn with
General Estenoz
Landing Of Filibusters.
Al the end of February the Governor Of
Santiago learned that a schooner carry
ing Haytian flibusters with arms and am
munltlon would attempt a landing near
gunboat which captured the schooner,
manned and armed AS described, but three
days later secret orders came from Havana
to release tho schooner and her crew and
not 10 make any report Of Che incident
, Later the schooner landed men arms and
dynamite In cuba.
The paper says that after General Es-
tcnoz and President Gomez had agreed
to start "a small revolution for their NUT
Ual benefit the affair took on unexpected
proportions. The paper challenges the au-
thorities 10 Investigate the truth OF It's
charges.
! The publication Of the charges created
a sensation. The editor OF Eel Da" Major
3 Armando Andre Is immune from prosecu-
ton under the constitutional rights ac-
corded to him as a member OF the House
Of Representatives without the consent Of
I Congress, but il is said the government
! will attempt 10 secure the passage Of a
bill permitting his prosecution and the
suspension Of his newspaper. The prob
ability is that Congress will not give its
consent to such a law.
The province Of Oriente is denuded Of its
rural population, all OF which il concen-
Sc h.
plantations guarded by American marines
Great misery prevails I'm many Of the
centres # concentration and the House
to-day passed the Senate bill approprat-
Ing $4,000 Tor the relief Of the reconcen-
trados. The congestion o. negro refugees
IN the city of Santiago Is causing much
anxiety among the whites there
President Gomez tonight directed the
prosecution Of Dr. Carlos f.. Garrido. editor
lof La Prenza." for an interview given IN
New York; Of ''El Dia" for to-day's charges
against him and Of La Lucha" for pub
fishing an intimation that the President
fomcntcd the revolution
II is reported on excellent authority that
the rebel leaders Ivonet Esteroz, Rodriguez
and Antomarchi have between 5000 and 400
armed men in the field, all within forty
miles OF Santiago.
Santiago, June 2l.-Opinion here Is becom-
Ing general that the Cuban government IL
trying to buy OF Generals Estenoz and
Ivonet. tho leaders Of the revolutionary
movement. 1t is based on the inactivity OF
the troops. the fact that there has been no
fighting for several days and the insistence
of General Monteagudo, commander of the
government forces, that the rebellion will
end in a few days, despite the fact that
there still are many armed bands of rebels
IN the field.
Alberto Gonzales arrived here to-day and
operations. 1t Is said he IS acting as a
special agent OF President Gomez to treat
with the insurgent chiefs.
Washington. June 2l.--Admiral Usher re-
ported to tn" Navy Department from
Guantanamo to-day that all points in East
ern Cuba were quiet and that the general
situation is improving.
The charges against the Gomez govern
ment involving its secret cooperation in
) the Instruction have been circulating in
Washington The state Departments attI-
tudc Is that the best test Of the accuracy
OF tho stories would be found in the man
ncr In which President Gomez and General
Monteagudo, CHIEF OF his army. dealt with
the rebels.
While the navy Is striving to have the
battleshps recalled from Cuba to partici-
pate in the regular fleet exercises. which