THL 

 CUBA REVIEW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1912, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume X 



OCTOBER, 1912 



New Y< 

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Number 11 Us i»t: 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



THE APPROACHING ELECTIONS GENERAL MENOCAL HAS A STRONG 



FOLLOWING REILLY CONCESSION CANCELLED FURTHER PAYMENTS 



In response to an invitation 

 Strong of President Gomez, Gen- 



Talk from eral Juan Mario Menocal 

 Menocal and Alfredo Zayas, both 

 candidates for the presi- 

 dency of the republic, visited General Go- 

 mez at his summer home on September 

 27th for a conference regarding the ap- 

 proaching elections. President Gomez as- 

 sured both candidates of his intention to 

 act with absolute impartiality in the cam- 

 paign, and invited their co-operation in se- 

 curing a peaceful election. 



At this juncture General Menocal 

 charged President Gomez with showing 

 marked partiality toward the Zayista Party 

 and declared that the Conservatives were 

 determined not to be robbed of victory 

 through administrative assistance given to 

 their opponents. He declared further that 

 the Conservatives, if attacked, would not 

 hesitate to have recourse to force and 

 would use all means, legal or not legal, 

 fully to protect their rights. 



General Menocal and his friends then left 

 the president's home and returned to Ha- 

 vana, not remaining for luncheon with 

 General Gomez, as it was originally in- 

 tended they should do. 



Sehor Zayas, in responding to an inquiry 

 by President Gomez, declared there was no 

 reason why General Menocal should com- 

 plain of adverse partiality. 



General Mario ^lenocal's chances have 

 taken on a brighter aspect, especially as he 

 has just formed an alliance with the wing 

 of the Liberal Party under the leadership 

 of General Ernesto Asbert, governor of 

 Havana Province. 



General Nunez says that a vote for the 

 Menocal-Varona ticket is a vote showing 

 love of Cuba. 



On September 24th, General IMenocal. 

 the Conservative candidate for the presi- 



dency, visited the secretary of government 

 for the purpose of complaining against the 

 secretaries of the treasury and public 

 works, who, he alleged, are actively help- 

 ing the campaign of Sr. Zayas, the vice- 

 president, by coercing the departmental 

 employees. 



The charge that General Menocal had 

 appealed to the United States to assure 

 fair elections was denied by the general 

 as soon as made. Mr. Gibson likewise 

 denied that any such request had been 

 made to him. 



Both Conservatives and Liberals are 

 making strong bids for the negro vote, the 

 former endeavoring to excite the animosity 

 of the negroes against the Liberals on 

 account of the fatalities to men of their 

 race during the last insurrection in 

 Oriente, and the latter endeavoring to pla- 

 cate them by promises of unconditional 

 pardon to the thousands of negro prisoners 

 now confined in jails throughout the island. 



There are about 3,000 negroes in the 

 Havana and Santiago jails pending trial 

 over the late revolt : they cost the state for 

 maintenance about $9,000 a month. 



President Gomez is announced to have 

 ordered a message prepared to be for- 

 warded to Congress asking for a bill of 

 amnesty in favor of these rebels. 



The amnesty does not include the officers 

 and civil leaders of the rebels. 



General Gerardo ^Machado, ex-secretary 

 of government, was nominated on Septem- 

 ber 24th by the Zayista Liberals as gover- 

 nor of Havana Province. The vote was 

 unanimous. 



The Cuban government has issued an 

 order withdrawing all permits in the island 

 for carrying arms. 



Elections are to be held on November 

 1st and the new president will be inaugu- 

 rated on ■Nlav 20th next. 



