The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
SENIOR RUBENS RESIGNS.
Considerable Surprise Created In
Hayann's Official Circles.


HAVANA, Nov 15.-Senor Horatio Ru
oens has resigned his post of advising at
torrey to the military government of Cuba
mis- action has caused some surprise.
representative Of the Discussion" toda!
| interviewed Senior Rubens. He was asked
If he had lost faith in the good intentions
| of the United States. Senior Rubens was
| reminded that a year ago he said he woult
| resign all connection with the government
| il he had cause to doubt that the United
States would fulfill all its promises.
Senior Rubens said that he had done his
share in the regeneration OF the country
and that the future of the island was in
the hands of Cuba's representatives. He
added that he had resigned on account OF
private affairs.
| The Constitutional Convention held a
short session today. The Committee on
| Credentials made report on the creden-
tiais of the delegates from Havana prov
| ince. They recommended no change in the
composition of the delegation. but annulled
| a large number of votes on account of the
returns arriving late from various coun-
| try towns.
! AT the time of election the Republicans
charged that the mayors of these towns,
acting under orders from Cuban officials.
held back the returns. and only sent them
when instructed by the officials in regard
TO the number of woes required to elect
the delegates of the National party. The
returns, it is claimed, were fixed by the
mayors as required.
Tomorrow the convention will discuss the
report of the committee. Senores Lancret
and Cisneros pointed out at the previous
session that the speech, or. as they termed
it. the message of Governor General Wood
opening the convention had not been taken
into consideration. They therefore argued
that the message should be tabled and
considered This motion aroused some in
terest. Senores Lancret and Cisneros ex-
plain that they want to send a courteous
answer to General Wood. 1t is supposed
by some that their intention is to criti-
else the message.
The "Nuevo Pals" calls the attention
of the convention to the condition of the
municipalities of the island. 1t says the
delegates should reorganize the mum :ipal
law on scientific basis, and suppress
these municipalities that have not the
means of self support. Many of the pres
ent ayuntamientos are only burden on
Che State. BY abolishing these the rui al
bureaucracy, SO injurious to the coun ry,
would be lessencd. In spite of the heavy
municipal charges since 1873, scarcely
u,
nearly all the municipal incomes ha ing
been absorbed in personal or other ex-
pcnses which were merely auxiliary In
1899 the personal expenses of the munich
palities were $S3S, 1913 while only 1922 900
was expended on public works.
Some of the Havana trades unions have
pctitioned each delegate to the conven-
ton to try to induce the Introduction of
clause in the constitution protecting
Cuban workmer against the privileges
granted to foreign workmen. The petit
ton says that during the Spanish regime
Cuban workmen were compelled to leave
the island. as foreigners were getting all
the employment. The petition is aimed
principally at the Spanish cigar makers.
BY far the greater proportion Of cigar
makers are Cubans. The 'Diario de Ia
Marina" says that as nearly all The own
ers of cigar factories are foreigners. they
can employ whoever they choose. Be-
sides. as many Spaniards as Cubans have
left the country to work in the cigar fac-
tories in the southern States of Ameri a.