New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
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Havana and sent to the Provinces.
"The elections took place under these
conditions, but in reality, in spite of
the Crowder law, of the proclamation
of August 80, and of the observers, no
other election has been held in Cuba
SO fraudulent and violent as that of
November / inst.
Really there was no election. 1t
was military meeting against the
civil population. 1t is enough to men
tion the case of Mr.. Theis, one of the
American observers, who was sent to
the Province of Pinar Del Rio by the
PEELED by the military commandant
from the districts under his observa-
ton, thus weakening enormously the
prestige of the United States before
the eyes of our people
Bands of criminals of the worst
kind, pardoned for the occasion paraded
the streets and the rural districts,
Quite a number OF people have been
killed. At the polls the electors we're
compelled to separate by military force
Conservatives on one side, Liberals on
the other, allowing all the Conserva-
tives to cast their votes, permitting
then only few Liberals to do So but
when their enormous majority was
found out, they were fired at, killing
and lnJuring many. Notwith standing
all OF these, this method was not
enough.
Returns Kept Secret
"They have changed the results and
destroyed others which gave the Lib
erals an unquestionable majority. For
twenty days the returns have been kept
secret and all official information with
held so as to prevent the public from
knowing the results of the election, and
even to-day there is no official proc
iamatlon yet as TO what candidate has
been elected so as to make it difficult
for the Liberals to collect all the evil
dence required by the Crowder law to
establish the appeals. They do more;
,, they prosecute and intimidate those
who are collecting this evidence.
The Liberal party has sent to the
United States some distinguished per-
sonalities, and its Vice Presidential
candl date Mr.. Arrange, prominent and
wealthy Cuban, who also represents
great American interests in Cuba.
Among these there are lawyers of the
greatest distinction and three profess
sors of our national university. They
90 not come as IN official commission
tor the moment; they come to explain
only what has taken place.
Asks U. S. Decision
"On my behalf, as a representative of
General Gomez, Liberal candidate of
the party; as member Of the Cuban
Congress, and also on account of the
official position held BY me in Cuba in
the past, | ask the American govern
ment to decide our electoral dispute in
any way, favorable or unfavorable to
us, but we want it's decision and judg-
ment on the merits Of the case as it
was offered to us by its proclama ton of
August 80, 1920.
Owe want to have peace in our coun-
try, and only the moral authority ex-
ercised by this country upon Us is
capable of producing it, We are sure
that we have been ri .mphant in the
elections, and that with fraud, violence
and intimidation they expect the peo-
pie to accept the continuation in power
of a group that for the last eight years
the people believe have managed its
affairs badly; but if the United States
decides by means of a commission or
by an indication of the State Depart
ment against US, we accept and abide
by its decision, because it is the only
way in which we can tell our people to
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