Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-14
OF CUBA FAILING
 FAST, REPORTS
 GEN. CROWDER.
Island Will Soon Be Faced With Paralysis Of Legis-
 lative Power, He Says
MENOCAL IS PRAISED
U. s. Officer Is Hopeful That Election Troubles Will
 Eventually Be Ended

HAVANA. Jan. 13.-MajOr General EnOch H. CrOwder. special represen- tative Of President Wilson. investi- gating conditions In Cuba. in a state ment tonight after referring to the failure of the electoral board and courts to function within the pre- scribed limit. declared:
 If these agencies continue to fail, Cuba. in due course of time. will be confronted with ad interim provin-. cial and national administrations. and after the first Monday in April next. with a total paralysis Of he legislative power.
 General Crowder until tonight has maintained absolute silence since his arrival here on the cruiser Minneso- la a week ago. His statement. which sets forth what has been accomplish ed thus far at the instance of the president" follows:
 As President MenOcal has so fear lessly stated in his Admirable letter to the central electoral board, the ur- gency Of the present electoral situa- ton hes in the fact that already, through the failure of the electoral boards and courts to function within the prescribed time limit, We have to- day an ad interim or provisional nun icipal administration in majority Of the municipal districts of Cuba.
 If these agencies continue to fail. Cuba. in due course. will be confront cd with ad interim provincial and na- tional administration and after the first Monday in April l-next. with to- fal paralysis of the legislative power, due 10 the fact that on that date one half Of the seats or congress will be- come vacant
 Judiciary Falls Down
 The electoral boards have func- toned and posted their provisional returned. What is lacking is the ac- ton of the Cuban judiciary or the contested election cases. of winch there are great number. involving practically all of the colleges of Ori- enle and MatanZas and a large num- Der of the colleges Of Santa Clara, including while municipal districts. and a smaller number of colleges in ether provinces.
 What has been accomplished thus far at the instence of the president is the Iatriotic cooperation Of The supreme court and central electoral board in the issuance Of proper in- stTuctions and regulations and the patriotic cooperation of political par ties in the waiving of certain provis- ions of the legal procedure or Cuba. all of which means most e<pedi- tious procedure for the courts in de ciding these numerous appealed cases.
 The electoral code of Cuba makes a special appeal to the judiciary Of Cuba in such a situation as now ex- ists. It should be the attitude of ev- eryone to assume that the Cuban courts will meet that situation and discharge their full responsibility They have the mandatory duty Of de creeing the nullity of the elections fin any college or colleges for any of the causes-A 10 O inclusive-mentiOped in article PAP of said code, and the authority 10 invalidate elections for other causes where it shall be estab- lished by proper proof that there has been suppression of the vote or failure of the scrutiny and canvass through intimidation. force or fraud or other causes.
 II point to these provisions in or der to remind all the contestants that the law as drawn gives them an ann ple remedy and to express my belief that the courts will be courageous and fair in the application of the law tO the several appeals which have been taken and of course. this means courage to grant an appeal and. as well. the courage to deny one: in other words. fairness to both parties.
 The courts will not be Obstructed by technicalities.