The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-18
j. 8. ASKED To
TAKE CHARGE Of
CUBAN ELECTION

w.sIJ1SGTOE. June 17.-Surrort Tor
his PROPOSAL to hav" the United States
sunrevise tho noNt election in Cuba pro-
vided this government continues us po,-
lev Of barring revolutions IN inc Isih''-
hae boen sought OF Senators OF po'n
nar,ies, II was learned by Oresta ter-
rero former speaker OF the Nuoo'>
House Of Representatives
In conferences with Senator HitchcofK'
administration leader ana ranking b"'"-
ocrat on tho Foreign Rotations coni
rnittec: Senator's McCumbcr anu falt'
aIsu Of III" Foreign N"rIatlons coHm'r
TOO. and senator WadSw"r'h. 'halriiit''
of the Military Affairs committee MI
Fcrrcra lad much emphasis on the iueA
that from tho point OF VIC" 81 MS ia ~
no more change IN IN" clecl'oh ia"
would accomplish wha; IL desired
He discussed !hl> al some ''hgth WIN
Senator Wadsworth IN connection WIN
,ho rercnt work vi Provost Marshal Cen
rral Crowdcr with regard II inc Nupa'
election laws.
Fears Theft Of Election.
"c;ennraI Crowdcr could draw M idcai
cIc.rnr laws" Fcrr"ra told senator
W.,dswrrih. "hut that would not pre-
y
,bo, matter ary party. II II should Oh
tain mower. from stealing an election by
truud Now. If that should happen IN
Tho United States and Il maJ"rity "t me
,eop,e believed an election MAS stolen.
ION would see tho people rl"" up ana
throw tn man who had stolen IN" "l'c
ZION out Of office. That is In" historical
rr.ht nf revolution. But that ri%hi rs
dcnicd us Ivy the United States govern
mont which says there must be no rev.
oIutions in Cuba. and which prevented
=, revolution after the last election,
which we assert was stolen.
"Wc accept your mandate that there
shall be no revolutions after elections.
but VIC urge il you 40 that W that you
-n further and see 10 II that tho cl"c-
tions arc honest. You gave the right
10 do that under the Iialt amendment.
II is your duty TO do IT. as We see II. UNI
less YOU are willing to take your hands
off altogether in which case we would
have no complaint"
Ferrcra told the Senators that the
people in Cuba had got the Impression
that the United States was standing
sGuarcly behind the present adminstra"
tlon.
Wants Ballot Protested.
I'm asking the help OF Senators WITH
view to getting the United States gov
eminent to supervise IN" next election
| Ferrera said after his conferences nj the
Capitol. IT am representing the Liberal
party Of Cuba. which party has elected
me to the Cuban Hous" of Representa-
tivrs for many years. We want 10 know
| if il will be any use for W. 10 make a
campaign next time. W" do not expect
| President Menocal to run again. as he
| has had two terms, and our constitution
| prohibits moro than two consecutive
terms. But if tho United States govern
ment docs not demonstrate In some way
| TO the people OF Cuba thnt II wants n
fair election, and has no other intcres:
| in the result. there will b" no use. in our
opinion. Of making a fight. We can pro-
tect ourselves from our. political oppo-
nent.. We can fight them If We think it
| n ecessary. but we cannot fight the United
States government. which is virtually
at present in the position OF saying that
no matter what happens in the election
the defeated party may not revolt"
Mr.. Ferrera told the Senator'S n" would
| he glad to have the Senate Foreign Re-
| lations committee In quire into the part
played by this government in the last
| election. II there should be any question
| in their minds Of the wisdom or justice
Of this country seeing to II that the next
election In Cuba is fair. II this invcsti-
cation is held. friends Of Fcrrera de-
cl--ed. there will be much evidence sub
, nitted with regard to the United States