THE CUBA REVIEW. 



In October last there was 

 Negroes much restlessness observed 

 Organising, among the negroes in Cama- 

 guey and Pinar del Rio prov- 

 inces. They had begun to perceive the 

 value of organization, and began working to 

 unite all the colored people of Cuba into 

 an independent organization for the better- 

 ment of their race. Their greatest griev- 

 ance thus far disclosed has been the lack 

 of recognition their services in the Cuban 

 wars have entitled them to, in the giving 

 out of offices. 



They have not fared well at the hands of 

 tihe liberal leaders, Messrs. Gomez and 

 Zayas, although mostly adherents of the 

 liberal, party. The agitation among them 

 received a new impulse at Guanajay on 

 February 3, when at a large meeting of 

 negroes it was resolved in future to assist 

 at no more uprisings, and a committee was 

 appointed to travel thro'ugh the island 

 preaching the new doctrine of abstention 

 from all future revolutions. 



GENERAL JOSE MIGUEL GOMEZ. 

 Liberal Candidate for President of Cuba. 



The conservatives want 



For the municipal elections and 



Separate the provincial elections sep- 



Elections. erated, and not at the same 



time as now planned ; the 



latter to take place two days before the 



Presidential elections. They claim the 



municipal elections belong to national and 



not local politics. 



There is a movement on 

 Guarantee .foot to secure from the 

 of Stability United States a promise to 

 Wanted. guarantee the maintenance of 

 the new government, when 

 it shall have been established. An imme- 

 diate organization is urged having this 

 purpose in view, to present the matter to 

 Washington; also the United States may 

 be asked to promise another intervention 

 should a revolution again break out, and 

 to allow the retention of American troops 

 after the inauguration of the new govern- 

 ment. The new law increasing Cuba's 



ALFREDO ZAYAS. 

 Also a candidate for President of Cuba. He rep- 

 resents one wing of the Liberal party and 

 Gen. Gomez the other. 



native armed forces may render such ac- 

 tion unnecessary. 



A committee of the conser- 

 The One- vative party called on Gov- 

 Hundred-Day ernor Magoon on January 25. 

 Period. They called attention to the 

 necessity of the civil and ju- 

 diciary law being approved before the elec- 

 tions, and also said that if the elections are 

 held in December the senators and presi- 

 dent cannot take possession on February i, 

 1909, because the Cuban constitution re- 

 quires a period of one hundred days be- 

 tween an election and the possession. Gov- 

 ernor Magoon answered that Mr. Roosevelt 

 could fix a date by virtue of his powers 

 through the Piatt amendment. 



Members of the Provisional Government 

 say it will be necessary to curtail or omit 

 the hundred-day period between the popu- 

 lar election for president and the meeting 

 of the electoral college. 



A committee from the na- 

 Well tional assembly of the liberal 



Satisfied, party, declaring that they 

 voiced the sentiment of the 

 people of Cuba, called on Governor Ma- 

 goon on January 18 to proclaim their satis- 

 faction at President Roosevelt's action in 

 fixing a date for the restoration of the Cu- 

 ban government. They were sure the new 

 republic would last forever. 



General Jose Miguel Gomez said : 'It 

 is the most beautiful act in the political 

 career of the great American. We are ab- 

 solutely confident that the elections will be 

 impartial and the triumph will be obtained 

 by the true majority. 



"There cannot be the least apprehension 

 that after fair and honest elections the Cu- 

 bans will disturb public order. The min- 

 ority will respect the majority and the ma- 

 jority will respect the law." 



