| Show I 1 GOMEZ A DIPLOMAT PRESIDENT OF CUBA CHECKED threatened RACE conflict CONFLICT BY PERSONAL EFFORTS trouble crew orew out of refusal of the management of principal hotel hotels of havana to entertain E negro leader leaders harana fears ot of a race conflict wowing out of 0 tho the recent disorders resulting from the refusal of the man ot of the principal hotel in ha ila vana to negroes have in a great Wea dure wat d possibilities of further trouble having cill dis ippe arec for a few das the situation was threatening and there was a strong tinder undercurrent current of r ganong n negroes which it was fearba fear might net not be kept in check that it not only as restrained cd but the difficulty for the present was sue cess fully smoothed over Is mainly due to personal pe efforts of president gomez the president sent his secretary to confer with the management of the hotel and summoned to the place gen eral era cebreco and other negro leaders lie ile pointed out that the intrusion of negroes where their presence was not desired was undignified and merely served to rouse the animosity of ainer amer loans with whom it was highly desir able that all cubans remain on the most friendly terms lie ile also remind ed the negro leaders how much the prosperity of the city of havana waa was dependent upon the number of ameri amert can tourists whom any danger of a caal disorders would deter from corn com ing |
