The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-27
GOMEZ MAY Be
COMPELLED TO
ACCEPT OFFICE
Believed President Of Cuba is Only
Man Able to Handle Situation
and Stop Intervention

uary %, 1909, mas the politlcai Sill
uation in Cuba been more complicat-
ed, more difficult of analysis and APP
parenlly more alive with dangerous
symptoms than at the present mo-
ment. There is no question that
throughout the island there reigns
spirit Of deepest unrest arising
from lack Of confidence in the Gov
eminent. and the consequent depres-
sion Of business, aggravated BY end
less polit cal discussion. This has
been all the more noticeable since
the veteran agitation eliminated, for
the time at least, on the receipt c!
Sc; rotary Knoxs note.
That the Cubans very generally
recognize the gravity Of the present
state of affairs is shown by the
amount of editorial space when
newspapers of all political com
| )le%ions continue to devote to ad-
] rations to al patriotic Cubans to
yet together, to forget all their per-
;onal and political differences and
10 work loyaly in unison to remove
any possible cause of complaint from
Washington, as the only way to
avoid "the horrors of another inter
vention." SO far there has been no
audible response to these appeals
IND the struggle for political power
among the various factions become.
more embttered every day.
Despite the widespread dissads-
faction with the administration OF
| President Gomez and his reiterated
protestations that under no cir2uln-
stances, will he ever consider a ro-
nomination, an impression appears
to be growing that at the last mo
ment the General will find himseli
unable to select among the crowd OF
candidates a successor to whom he
can conscientiously entrust the deS
TIMES of the Republic. Many declare
their conviction that Gomez is thu
one Strong Man in the country an'
predict confidently that, if he fIil'
/ to succeed himself, the country, IN
controlled by his firm grasp, vii
soon be thrown into ararc by. Other
profess confidence. that the accept
ance Of a denomination by Presideu
Gomez will be tAe signal for an up
rising that viii either sweep tn
country. or preclpitate an immedial
| Intervention BY the United States,
I 1t is well known that Gomez ha
done his utmost to induce Genera
Mario Menocal, the great Conserva
tive leader who, by reason of his higI
personal character and his renow
as the greatest surviving leader @
the Revolution may be said to ran
foremost among living Cubans, to a
cept the nomination. as a Conserva
tive with the backing OF the Mi9ue
ista wing of the Liberal party. ]
spite OF the entreatics of membel
Of his family who are NATURAL
lnxious that he should enjoy til
distinction OF ruling over the cour
.ry for whose freedom he fought, an
he influence Of some of his close!
personal frieLds, General Menocal
strongly disinClined to accept
nomination even were his election
be practically assured. Patriot {
he is, it is said by some who kno
2 him best that, under existing cond
tons, he doubts the possibility TIL;
he can serve his country in the cap
. city of President,
: Gomez is said to have even offert
/ lis support to that uncompromisiI
! Conservative, General Freire de A
i drade, who has not ben able to s.
z his way to an acceptance. Recent
g the President has declared himse
d warmly in favor Of the candidacy
General Ernesto Asbert, the Liber
y Governor of Havana, who is makil
!; a strong campaign in his own pr
l. vince and has a considerable folio
r ing in Pinar del Rio. This acti
'e has met the strong disapproval
many of Comes supporters, notat
Ie hat of Colonel Orestes Ferrara, t
= Speaker of the House Of Represent
4 lives, whose resignation as Speak
l. is believed to have been due to til
and Representative Mendeta, W
re also resigned, Among other impo
% mt supporters Of the President W
are said to intend signifying tn
y disapproval of his course by reti
b. ment is General Machado, Secrets
e. of the Department of the Interi
IN and probably the strongest meml
Of the cabinet.
ne Predictions that the Veteran mo
ment would gain increased force a
intensity by reason of the adve
decision of the Supreme Court, VIII
declared the aunconstitutionality
~ the law of December 10. suspend
", the operation OF the Civil Sery
Es i Law and thereby ousting many