Evening star., 1921-04-18
GOMEz.DECL|NES
TO CONTEST VOTE
Submits to Defeat in Cuba
Rather Than ''Endanger
J.. Safety of Republic"
U. S. MINISTER'S REPORT
Painstaking Investigation Discloses
Election of Zayas, Which Deci-
sion Should Be Accepted.
u. S. MINISTER'S REPORT

KEY WEST, Fla, April 17.-Assert-
ing that he would retire to private
life rather than endanger the safety
American intervention, Gen. Jose Mig
uel Gomez. defeated candidate for the
presidency of Cuba, declared in a
statement here today that he would
not contest the elections.
Statement by Gomez.
His statement follows:
In Washington / laid before Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary of State
Hughes the proofs that fraud, intimi-
dation and violence had been used in
the late presidential election to pre-
vent the Cuban people from expressing
their will. and asked the support of
the United States government in the
demand of the liberal party for the
holding of new elections by the Cuban
people with larger guarantees. AS an
. alternative. I asked that new cleo
tions be held under the authority of
the American government. but with
the stipulation that this authority
should be exercised only for a limited
and definite time to be agreed upon in
advance and for the purpose Of super
vising the election only.
The American administration would
give no assurance as to a time limit
or that intervention would be limited
to supervision of elections.
Decides to Abandon Claims.
while personally protesting against
this attitude of the American govern
ment. / have decided to abandon my
claims and retire to private life at
the same time. issuing a statement
to my party, giving the result of my
mission to Washington and recon-
mending the acceptance of defeat
rather than endanger the safety of
the republic of Cuba By another Amer
lean intervention. inasmuch as our
case has been so prejudiced by ennis
saries of the conservative party in
their representations to the Ameri-
can government that justice cannot
be secured at this time. My faith in
the American people is mistaken and
I retain feelings of deepest gratitude
for their aid in the past. I shall re-
tire to private life without bitterness
and as a plain citizen devote myself
to the advancement of my beloved
country"
Cen Gomez will leave here tonight
for New York on private business,
after which he will return to his
home in Havana.
Zayas' Election Announced.
By the Associated Press.
HAVANA. April 17-Dr. Alfredo
Zayas. conservative-popular coalition
party candidate, was elected preSi-
dent of Cuba in the November cleo
tion, and. in the judgment of the
United States government nothing
should be done to prevent congress
from proclaiming him president. This
decision is embodied in a statement
made public to-day by BoaZ Long, the
American minister to Cuba
1t is expected the announcement
of the position of the United States
in the premises will have a decisive
effect in solving the deadlock brought
about by the refusal of the liberal
mem bers to attend the sessions of
congress and permit of the forma-
ton of the three-quarters quorum
needed to proclaim DR.. Zayas presi-
dent The term of President Menocal
expires May 20.
Minister Longs note reviews in de-
tail the history of the election held
last November. and the later partial
elections held last month, which were
called for by the courts which had
annulled the November. ballots in a
number of electoral colleges.
81 o. 8. Investieation Thorough.
Continuing. the note says that the
United States government, "after the
most painstaking investigation"
reached the conclusion that there
was no reason why the liberal party
should have been apprehensive of
violence in the partial elections and