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Show GOMEZ A DIPLOMAT PRESIDENT OF CUBA CHECKED THREATENED RACE CONFLICT BY PERSONAL 'EFFORT. Trouble Qrsw Out of Refusal of the Management of Principal Hotsls of Havsns to Entertsln Nsyro Leaders. Havana Peura of a rare conflict, growing nut of i he recent dlnordcrii naiilting from the refusal of the man Bgetneiit of the principal hotel In Ma vana lo euteiialn liegroea. have. In a gieul meuallte. abaled, poonlbllllles lit further trouble bating practlcnll ills-J Knr a few days the situation was threatening, and there waa a strong uinlereiirteiii of ItnllKnalloti among ne gioes, which. It was feured, might not be kept III check That It not only was restrained, hut I the difficulty for the present waa auc 'cosfiilly smoothed over. Is innlnly due to personal efforla of President tlomet The president sent his secretary lo confer with the management of the holel. and aillnlliom d to the plare lien rial Celirero and other negro leader He pointed out that the Intrusion of to groi-a where their presenre waa not denlred. waa undignified and merely served lo rouse the animosity of Amer-Irsns Amer-Irsns with whom It was highly desirable desir-able that all Ciibnna remain on the most filendly terms He also remind ed the negro leaders how much the prosie-rlty or the city of Havana was ib-lii-nil. tii upon the number or Amerl-ran Amerl-ran tourists, whom any danger of social so-cial disorders would deter from com Ing |