Show GOMEZ A DIPLOMAT PRESIDENT OF CUBA CHECKED threatened RACE CONFLICT BY PERSONAL EFFORTS trouble grew out of refusal of the management of principal hotels of havana to entertain negro leaders huniu fears of 0 it a race ince conflict slowing growing out or of the lie n cant disorders resulting frocil the illo refusal of the management of tile the principal hotel in ha a vana to entertain negroes ne grues have lit la a great measure abaer d possibilities ol at further trouble having disappeared for a few days das the situation was threatening and there was waa a strung strong of indignation among ne kroes grkes which it was feared might not be kept in check that it not only was aa restrained but the difficulty for the present was successfully cess fully smoothed over la Is mainly dun to personal efforts of president gonies gomez the president sent his secretary to confer with the ho management of if the hotel and summoned to the place general cebreco and other ile he pointed out that the intrusion of negroes where their presence pie sence was not de desired was undignified and merely served to rouse the animosity of americans with whom it WAH highly desirable that all cubans remain on the most friendly terms lie he also remind ed the negro leaders how much tho the prosperity of the city of havana was dependent upon the number of 0 american tourists whom any danger ot of social disorders would deter from coming |