Cuban Clash

Revolution broke out in the Island Republic of Cuba.

For months a hostile movement against President Zayas has been developing and the open revolt of soldiers in the Province of Santa Clara came as no surprise to the outside world.

The first action of the Chief Executive of Cuba was to cable to U.S. President Coolidge asking that an embargo be placed on the shipment of arms to the rebels.

Mr. Coolidge issued a proclamation of which the following is an excerpt: "Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred in me by the said joint resolution of Congress do hereby declare and proclaim that I have found, as has been formally represented to this Government by the Government of Cuba, that there exist in Cuba such conditions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States as contemplated by the said joint resolution; and I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of the joint resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Cuba, and I do hereby warn them that all violations of such provisions will be rigorously prosecuted."

The Cuban Government then negotiated through the U.S. States Department for supplies of arms for use against the revolutionists of Santa Clara, and these negotiations terminated with the approval of the U.S. Government to the Cuban appeal.

Several armed clashes occurred,, but the results were obscured by Government censorship.

Action by the U.S. by no means connotes official sympathy with one side or the other, but a firm protest against the right of revolution to settle political dissension.