The daily sentinel., 1912-11-02
European Notes.
Associated Press


cipitated the second American inter
vention under Governor Magoon.
/ During this Intervention was held un-
der the supervision of American
army officers the election of 1908,
which resulted in the election of Cen
eral Jose Miguel Gomez and Dr.
Zayas by a substantial majority. The
election was marked by the absence
of any disorders other than small
partisan squabbles.
The rival candidates for the Presi-
dency and Vice Presidency now are
DR.. Zayas and General Eusebio Her
nandeZ for the Liberal Party and
General Mario c. Menocal and DR..
/ Enrique Narona SuaTeZ for the Con-
seryative Party, also known as the
I Patriotic Alliance and as the Fusion
Party, in allusion to the recent de
/ fection of General Asbert. Governor
of Havana Province, from the Liberal
ranks and his espousal of the Conser-
vatiye cause. In the platforms of
principles of both parties there is
absolutely no difference
Besides the President and the Vice
President, there are to he elected
thirteen of the twenty-four Senators.
40 of the 95 representatives who
Z 'NAA Bbo' AlAt l-pMtl llbu5tH Ailt Wv
ernors of the six provinces, Mayors
and City Councilmen of the 81 muni-
cipalities int which the island is di-
vided and some minor officials. The
ballot gives the voter the fullest pro-
lection of secrecy.
Officially aloof from both the con-
tending parties stands President Jose
Miguel Gomez, who has from time to
timn piVln "a 1h1InIpnf a a
he had no desire to succeed himself
as ruler of the Republic, and that be-
tween the rival candidates he would
stand in an attitude OF absolute i'm
Partially and would devote all his
power to preserve the peace and Civ
ing the country an election so per
fectly fair tha there would be no eX-
cuse for cavil whatever the result
might be-
Both as President ana as the rec
ognized head of that wing of the
Liberal Party known as "Historicos, "
General Gomez wields enormous
power. The Conservatives now com
plain bitterly that the President is
throwing this power into the scale
on the side OF the Zayistas, and Cen
eral Menocal has openly told the
President that he will not hesitate TO
have recourse to force If he finds
himself in danger of being defraud-
ed of victory. Menocal's popularity
is beyond question great. probably
greater than that of any other Cuban.
On the other hand, the followers
of Zayas charge the President with
favoritism of the Conservatives.
The prospects of peaceful elect
ion are dwindling in proportion tc
the rise OF party passions. Already
there have been pistol fights in the
suburbs of Havana, at Guanajay. at
Camajuani, at Sagua La Grande and
other places where lives have been
lost
The high officers # the National
Police, who are in the best position
to know what is going on, view the
future with the gravest appreciation
Much of this fear is based on the
fact that every Cuban who can afford
the price of n revolver carries one
and would as soon think OF going
out without his hat as without his
weapon. The government has been
considering che propriety of canceling
all licenses to carry arms, but such
deree would be ineffective, especial
ly in view of the fact that not one
in hundred is the holder of a
license.
Both parties fully realize that a
recourse to arms will almost newt
ably precipitate Intervention: but so
implacable is the party spirit that
this does not appear to act as de
terrent, both being apparently will
ing to face what they term the "hor-
rors of another Intervention" than
submit to the rule OF their detested
opponents.
Parisians have again demonstrated
their love Of the aged by the lively
interest they have taken in the per
sonalities OF the five men to whom
the Emperor Of Russia presented me-
dals at the centenary of the battle
OF Borodino, or Moscova Every one
OF the recipients was a veteran sol
dier from that conflict, the oldest
being l22 years OF age.
II was the same story some wears
ago when monuments We're erected
on the battlefield of Waterloo, al
though in that case few of the veter-
ans were n hundred years old.
In Paris itself the discovery of a
man or woman who is a hundred
years old leadsi invariably to the Or
ganization OF some sort of festivity
in honor of one who has seen so much
history made and unmade in his time.
Every item about the aged persons
habits is counted as of the utmost
interest. Does he smoke a pipe?
Does he drink white wine or red?
Are vegetables his diet. and does he
sleep out of doors. and battle more
than weekly and in cold water?
/ The statistics of the city show that
within the walls are no less than
fifteen people who have passed their
+ hundredth birthday and forty-eight
who will very soon do so. OF per-
sons more than ninety years old
there are 623, while of octogeniar-
ians the Metropolis holds 1907. or
| seNenty-Npar- -nllres there is q Yeri-