Show I I I REBELS IN RAm V USE THE TORCH AMERICANS ARE MENACED B BY CUBAN REBEL BANDS WHO THREATEN MASSACRE Refugees from Ori Oriente Province Tell Terrible Stories of Devastation Wreaked by Negro Bandits in Reign of Terror New V Charges York C Charges that Cub Cuban n ls Ille burning a and ld p pillaging lag ng the homes and properties ties of Americans A and V other f foreigners in the time districts of Palmarito ate and and Miranda Oriente province pi were made by ty-four ty Am Amei 1 American can an and En British tish refugees who arrived here May G G. G They predicted pre ire that there will willbe be le a massacre of the white while residents remaining i unless the United States Intervenes venes and asserted asserted as as- IS- IS that lint the Cuban government Is powerless to cop with the time situation Most of the refugees escaped with only the clothes they wore The accusations were substantiated h by I an nn appeal for aid h by Americans Aumi remaining fling h in the time territory occupied l b by the rebels The Tue appeal the tIme refugees said will vIll be he forwarded for to Lo the tite state department at Washington The threat of a n massacre Is contained con con- In a n statement included in the he appeal J alleged to have ha been written by hy ly Gen Bias Blas Maso 1 The statement Inso Maso is reputed to ha have c made said You will holler loudest and we will destroy lestroy until your your- holle hollering ing will be heard meard In Washington and amid force American Amer lean ican can Intervention For the time being heing we Ye will not fight the government troops and ond we will not kill you unless you ou oppose us We are only fighting J now OW With fth the torch terrorizing and organizing i ing ng g But l if Menocal 1 does not step outlay out May lay In 20 we will IiI fight and and ind kill We Ve are rebels In this province pi all aU well ivell armed and the whole province will become become be be- come ome a n wilderness s. s Your government cnn can an prevent this by intervention I invite an all American commission to to 0 come to the time interior and see our forces see the destruction that we are c making inking and und t tell ll their government the truth V |