Show importance OP OF CARDENAS co a railroad center and comma ril ali ahloo tation to havana washington may 14 major general lee who la Is spoken of as the most likely man fol foi the post of military governor of cuba until the republic is established says bays that cardenas which was attacked by the four american gun gunboats boats was an important point to be possessed by the united states forces about twenty miles milca balk bak in the country at jovellanos I 1 think it Is I 1 ho be said I 1 all the ralli oads of cuba foi boim in a juncture mud and with cardenas in the hands of the Amerlia Ameri catis as the invest ment of IT avanna would be materially advanced by the possession of that place no supplies could reach havana by bv the channels from the anti inti lor and with the blockading fleet in front of the city its fate would soon boon bo be determined finally in my opinion the attack upon cardenas was for the purpose of getting at jovellanos |