Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-23
NEW CUBAN
PRESIDENT
INST ALLIED
INAUGURATED SECOND PREsI.
DENT OF THE REPUBLIC
AT NOON TODAY.
Special to the World.

0QSCAo4 W Gu6 VVA&Ns
Havana, May 2O-Gen. Mario Memo
cal was inaugurated second president
Of the Cuban republic shortly after
noon today, succeeding Jose Miguel
Gomez, who has been at the head Of
the government since the American
control of the insular affairs came to
an end on January % 1909. The new
president received his education in the
United States and is regarded as
warm friend of the great American
republic. In his program he promises
to cultivate closer relations with the
United States, and to seek agricultural
and industrial development.
The popularity of the new executive
was attested by the enthusiasm demon
strated at his induction into office and
the great crowds that witnessed all of
the features Of the Inauguration pro-
gram. The taking of the oath of Of
fee was preceded by a parade Of reg
ular troops, civil organizations and the
rural guard. The chief justice Of the
supreme court administered the oath of
office to President Menocal on the bal
cony of the palace, in view of the thou
sands Of spectators who filled the Plaza
de Armas. The retiring president and
his successors were surrounded by the
dignitaries of state, the members of
congress and the diplomatic corps in
brilliant uniforms. After the induc-
tion of the president Senior Enrique
Jose Verona: was sworn in as vice
president Of the republic.
Gen. Menocal goes into power as
the leader Of the Conservative party,
and as result of the decisive choice
of the Cuban people in the elections Of
last fall. The retiring administration
was controlled by the Liberals. In the
new senate the Conservatives have a
strength Of thirteen members against
an opposition of eleven. In the lower
house there are now forty-three Liber-
ais and forty-eight who are listed rs
conservatives. Five Of the latter, how
ever, are Liberal "mugwumps" and
they hold the balance of power.
President Menocal is a man of high
ideals and enjoys the respect of all
classes of the Cuban people. He is a
civil engineer, an agriculturist and a
business expert, in addition to being a
soldier. His uncle, Ansette Menocal,
was an American citizen, a commander
and engineer in the United States
navy. It was under his direction that
young Menocal was educated. Since
his thirteenth year most Of his time
has been spent in the United States.
He graduated from Maryland Agricul-
tural college in 1884 and from Cornell
university four years later.
Equipped with splendid education
and with perfect knowledge of both
English and Spanish, Gen. Menocal IS
success dates from his first work after
leaving Cornell. His first engineering
work was done in Nicaragua on the
survey of the interoceanic canal. Be
fore sailing from New York on this
trip he had to sign release to the
company for any responsibility for re.
turning his body TO the Unitea States
in case Of death. The company would
agree, however, to return the body on
payment of $3.50, to be deducted from
the salary of the employee in rather
large installments. Young Menocal
decided that such posthumous luxuries
were not for struggling engineers, so
he signed the release.
1t was in Nicaragua where he spent