The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-06
INTERVENTION CUBA OPPOSED
 BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Whethel Cuba will be able to bring about the economic and financial readjustment of which she, stands in need without the intervention of the United States is a question which is commanding the attention just now not only of the Harding administration, but Of large American business and finan- cial interests as well.
 Under the existing treaty between the United States and Cuba, and es- peeially under the famous Platt amendment to that treaty, it is the duty as well as the privilege ef the American government te ihteFpese whenever it appears that the Cubans are not conducting their affairs prop erly and not even the most patriotic among the Cubans themselves ques- tions that right, at least theoretically.
 
 Indeed, in some disgruntled quarters in Cuba 1t has been asserted that in tervention has existed since Major- General Enoch H, Crowder went to Havana more than year ago as the personal representative of the Presi- dent While this view is undoubted- ly exteme, it cannot be denied that General Crowder has several times opposed his opinions to those of a majority of the Cuban government, and h,;t bis view has usually pre- vailed.
 President Harding is personally op- posed to any kind of intervention. He has made this fact plain in a number of statements from the White House, the most recent of which was to the effect that "the President has heard nothing of any proposed intervention of any kind" for Cuba. Certain it is that if the administra- tion resorts to so-called financial intervention as a last recourse, it will be only after every other means at it's disposal has been exhausted
 MUST EFFECT ECONOMIES
 Nevertheless, officials of the admin istration who are watching the Cuban situation most closely make no secret of the fact that it presents some very serious phases. Despite the progress that has been made by the Zayas administration in it's ef- forts to eliminate graft and waste, Cuban expenditures now exceed Cuban revenues, and still greater economies must be effected if the budget is to be balanced. No one is more acutely aware of the truth of this fact than President Zayas him. self, who throughout the Cuban crisi7 has shown every disposition to CO., operate in carrying out the sugges- tion made by this government through General CroWder.
 The task confronting President Zayas has been a very difficult one, and no one appreciates this fact more than President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes. Follow ing his election to office he was compelled to deal with a number of disputed elections which for time threatened to result in revolution. Even before the elections were held Cuba's conomic and financial condi- tions were extremely serious, due largely to the, slumping of the sugar market after the war and the process of deflation following a period of ex- travagant spending both on the part of the government and of individ- uals.
 Despite the, fact that conditions are still far from satisfactory, Dr. Carlos Manue de Cespedes, the Cuban minister at Washington, takes very hopeful view of the situa- tion.
 "All that Cuba needs is a little more time and the faith and coop eration of her friends" he declars "If this is forthcoming her financial readjustment soon will have been completed, her credit made secure and her life as free, happy, inde- pendent republic assured.
 "Cuba's financial affairs are being readjusted as rapidly as possible the minister continued. "The budget is being cut down to a point where it now appears that there VII be a surplus from the ordinary revenues