The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-20
CUBA INSTALLS
new EXECUTIVE
.
Great Demonstration Attends the
Inauguration of Second
President
STRENGTHENS BOND WITH U. S.
STRENGTHENS BOND WITH U. S.
New Head Is Representative of
Conservative Class
WAS EDUCATED AT CORNELL

oca! was inaugurated president of the
cuban republic shortly after noon to.
day, succeeding lose Miguel Come,
who has been at the head of the GOV
crnmcnt since the American control 'oc
ne insular affairs came 10 an end
January -, 1909. The new president
received his education in the United
states and is regarded as "A warm
friend of the great American repub-
ne In his program he promises to
cultivate closer relations with the
United states. ana To seek agricul-
tural and industrial development.
The popularity Of the new executive
was attested by the enthusiastic dem
onstrations attending his induction in
To Office ana the great crowds that
Witnessed all of the features of the
inauguration program. The taking of
the oath Of office was preceded by "a
parade of regular troops, civil organ =
izations and the rural guard. The
chief pustice of the Supreme Court
administered the oath of office To
! President Mcnocal on the balcony of
the palace, in view of the thousands
| of spectators who filed the Plaza dc
Armas. The retiring president and
his successor were surrounded by the
! dignitaries of state. the members Of
! Congress and the diplomatic corps IN
brilliant uniforms. After the Undue
tion of the president Senor Enrique
Jose Varona was sworn in as vice
president of the republic.
Liberals Lose Power.
Cen. Menocal goes into power as the
| leader Of the Conservative party. and
as a result of the decisive choice oi
! ;he Cuban people i'm tho elections u
| 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 cf eleven In the lower
House there are now forty-three Lib,
erals and forty eight who are listed
as Conservatives. Five of the latter
/ however. are Liberal "mugwumps"
I and they will hold the balance ui
/ power
! ideals and enjoys the respect OF al!
classes of the Cuban people. He is Il
civil engineer. an agriculturlist and
! BUSINESS expert, in addition to being
a soldier. His uncle, Anisette Memo
! cal, was an American citizen, "A com
marder and engineer in the United
! states navy 1t was under his di-
| 4,
Gated. Since his thirteenth year most
: of his ,ime has been spent in the
/ United States. lie graduated from
Maryland Agricultural college in 1881
and from Cornell university four years
! later.
Began as Civil Engineer.
Equipped with Il splendid sducation
and with a perfect knowledge of both
English and Spanish, Gen. Menocals :
success dates from his first work aft
CT leaving Cornell. His first engin-
cering work was done i'm Nicaragua
on the survey for an intcroccanic can
al. Before sailing from New York on
this trip he had to sign q release to
the company for any responsibility
! for returning his body To the United
/ States i'm case of death. The company
would agree. however, to return the
body on payment of $780, To he de-
Quoted from the salary Of the EN-
ploye in rather large installments
/ Young Menocal decided that such
posthumus luxuries We're not for
struggling engineers. so he signed tho
release,
II was In Nicaragua. where he spent
two years, that Gen. Menocal ac-
quired the intimate knowledge al
yellow fever and other tropical dis
eases that caused him To become on,
Of The most active agents in tn,
cleaning up Of Havana during tho
american occupation.
Military Career Brilliant.
In 1892 Gen. Menocal returned tc
Cuba. At that time he laid before
the Spanish city authorities plar
for cleaning up the city i'm the inter
est of the public health. No attention
was paid To the recommendation.
The military career of Gen. Memo.
cal dates from June ;, 1925. when h,
entered the revolutionary army as q
private. His education and his en-
gineering ability made his promotion
rapid. Moreover he met the difficulties
of a hard campaign with the sam,
courage that he faced yellow fever IL
Nicaragua. His command in Cam
agGay and Or'ente provinces cleared
that territory of the Spaniards His
stormine of the fortified town Of Las
runas was one of the brilliant fcats oi
the campaign.
AS Inspector general of publ