New-York tribune., 1912-05-30
C0MEz SAYS CUBAN
NEGROES ARE LOYAL
hectares Rebellion Now Exists
ONLY in the Single Province
of 0riente.
MONTEAGUD0 AT SANTIAGO
Commander of National Forces
Reaches the Front and Ac-
tive Operations Are Ex-
pected.

Reaches the FrOnt ana AC-
tive Operations Are Ex-
pected
u.vara Nav a-The capital still awaits
cub kcenost expectancy news of decisive
esb,iur in the western section of Oriente
province. where the national and insurgent
f,rcss have been face 10 face for several
dsvs. There have been only few triing
,rirn,ishs by the Outposts and occasional
aids by the rebels on small towns, and
confirmation has been received Of previous
,enorts that some small squads Of rurales
have been captured.
In the mean time President Gomez has
d,sned II cXpedient TO make All official
.,stement with respect TO the situation as
IRE government views it, and has Issued
exclamation. in which he says:
A., rropp OF mon belonging to the Colored
race have risen in arms, and although the
,Noyemcnt started in various parts of the
reDutliC II now exists only III Orlente. nav
Inc hoeO crushed elsewhere thanks TO the
vs1or and efficiency OF the regulars and ru-
Los The rebellion now consists Of a mis-
led uprising under the direction or persons
desirous OF gratifying their personal polit-
iJa ambitions.
That the great majority OF ths colored
race repudiateS the uprising and remains
lo,al 10 the government is proof that II is
untrue that the whites and blacks are now
Standing i'm an attitude. of hostility. Many
thousand COlored citizens bitterly denounce
the uprising. and are anxious to iend sup
port 10 the government. Among the troops
NOW facing the enemy, blacks and whites
march shoulder 10 shoulder like brothers
Reduced as the rebellion Is. to a small
usrt OF Oriente. the government backed, as
T. i by sufficient military force and ths
strength Of popular support, will proceed
With tho utmost energy to comply with Us
national and international obligations 10
completely restore order.
Inactivity Due to Orders.
The Inactivity Of the national forces is
due n orders issued by the commander in
chief General MonteaSudo. that general
forward movement was not 10 he under
',ken until his arrival with reinforcements
In view Of this. the troops, so far as coulo
Ne SHARED. have been divided into small
detachments and sent out to guard the
plantations and railroads
Rriradier General Mendeta. it is report
Cd resents these orders. declaring that
he had made all disposition TO carry out
an attack on the Insurgents when he was
commanded to halt and await the coming
Of additional troops. 1t Is further sdld
that General Mendieta intends TO resign
and will request an inquiry by a military
court.
The arrival Of General Monteagudo at
Santiago this evening on the cruiser Cupa'
With his general staff and reinforcemeh's
N the number Of six hundred, may how
ever. change the aspect Of affairs. General
NonteaCudo will probably reach the front
carly tomorrow morning, when ne INTENDS
20 begin active operations.
The insurgents under Generals Evaristo
1.stcnoZ and Ivonet occupy strong posi-
,ious where they have the choice OF op-
posing the advance of the regulars or re-
treating eastward and northward. one re-
port SAYS General Estenoz intends to move
on Guantanamo City. and that General
Ivonet will make a demonstration against
Mayari about I'VE miles south Of Nipe Bay
The most reliable information fixes the
ireurgent force at two thousand men, or
,hom probably one-half have only ma
,retes The country is exceedingly dlfh-
cult for the operations Of regular troops
but most familiar and presenting no OBJ
Staclcs for rapid movement 10 mounted IN
,urscuts without impedimcnta and capable
r. living without trouble on the country.
Can't Bring on Battle.
Tn, position Of the national forces is now
not 6issimilar 10 that Of the Spanish forces
IN the war OF the revolution. when the
STANDARDS. far exceeding i'm numbers the
,resent cuban forces. were unable 10 Drlhe
to combat the bands Of insurgents. many
veteran, OF which are now following IN"
Inner Of EStenoz The national forces
roS,oes the advantage Of the use OF lne
Guantanamo 4 Western Railroad, which IS
row reported open from San Luls juhctlo"
I, Guantanamo city. but communication by
tclecIaph is sul interrupted.
Recruiting is still active In Havana
The home guard is drilling Continuously
end force OF seven hundred volunteers
now being equipped at Caoana foFuesS
under Colonel Piedra will soon ne reddF
10 proceed 10 the front Complete quiet
continues at the capital ana no report"
.of disturbances have been received from
snv proyince except Oriente. in "hlch
many foreign properties are no" eincleh'-
i, guarded. Apparently the depreda'ions
Of the Insurgents are confined to the
small villages and isola ted country stores.
General Estenoz in an interview with
speciaI CORRESPONDENT Of "El Dia" said
Tho urinary cause Of the uprising Is the
failure of the government 10 rcpedI uIT
Vorua law which provides that there ShalI
~ no recognition Of political pdrucS on
rsci.l Upc, aud is offensive TO the negroes
anoiher cause is the action OF the govern
,Dcrt and the, Law courts in denying NJ
groeS their civil and political rights
The movement is not d iaclaI "nei , nr',
sfmp1v the action Of certain cuban cItl%tuS
To assent thch rights at all hazards. WE WE
tsyc no hostility to the white people' @ @anu
7 have given strict orders that no NloIehCt
.shaH hc committed on the perSoHS 'r ~
whites under pain of death. ON" oI pul
soldier has been hanged for violating ths
c'der ,. Ill, roc-
II the Americans interven" thcy VIII WIiu,,ItaI
ognizc me ana my followers ss poItICa
p1rtV Ne are prepared TO continue hSh'-
ing Whatcvcr happens: ....or,..,tion
Al the responsibilities I"F prceidrnt
Gomez and the government.
Tho rebel forces arc reported I" nave
organizcd a regiment in Havana ana t"e
standard they are using is that Whi'h was
dispIaycd bv carlos Manuel de Cespedes'
who headed. in 1861. an armed revolt
against the Spaniards.
pEtiED nm AMERICAN FLAG