The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-16

The late Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
paper man, served for a time as
Paris correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press.
Home again, he took degrees from
the University of Havana in inter-
national and civil law. The revo-
luton brought him an opportunity
to display both military and judicial
ability.
A colonel, he led ragged. indom-
liable troops through steaming jun
gle in forays against the troops of
Spain: became revolutionary gov
ernor of the province of Santiago.
A thankless post, and dangerous.
In the light Of these memories one
more easily understands the shrug
with which DR.. De Cespedes dis
missed reports that his home had
been fired upon by the hunted
turned hunters-by fear-maddened
Porristas fleeing the vengeance of
the mob.
Turns to Diplomacy
With victory and peace, DR.. De
Cespedes turned first to the in
ternal upbuilding of his country,
serving as a deputy in the lower
house. and finally to displomacy.
His career was as brilliant rs his
attainments. Perfectly at home in
French, Portuguese, German, Ital-
ian or English, his missions were
many and varied.
In Rome he represented Salvador
as we'll as Cuba as delegate to the
commission of international investi-
cation of agriculture, went to
Athens as envoy extraordinary.
served as minister of the Argentine
republic. The year 1913 found him
a member of the commission of
the state department of Cuba,
which reformed the diplomatic
ceremonial of the republic.
1t was not until 1914 that DR.. De
Cespedes renewed his acquaintance
ship with the United States. COM
ing to Washington as minister.
In this post he remained eight
years until 1922. He came TO
know, and know well. a certain
young assistant secretary of the
navy named Roosevelt, but could
not have dreamed that their des-
TIMES were to become so strangely
entwined
Romance in New York
He met also lean. keen Sumner
Welles, then one of the state de-
partment's up-and-coming bright
young men. now his associate in the
work of rebuilding Cuba.
Through the early war years he
watched from Washington has his
country became feverishly prosper
Gus, sugar money flowing holly
through its economic veins. No
high tariffs. then. to block the flood
with strangle grip.
In 1915 romance, begun during
his term in Rome. reached full
flower at New York's city hall.
Acting at the request of Secretary
of State William Jennings Bryan,
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell him
self united Dr.. De Cespedes in mar
riage TO a Roman lady, Laura Ber-
TIM Alesandri. 1t was the bride S
second marriage, she had been
granted a divorce in 1912 by the
then royal court OF Budapest.
Honeymoons in Florida
A Florida honeymoon over. DR.. De
Cespedes became active in the af-
fairs of tie American Union
serving as secretary OF the neu-
trality commission.
There was something of irony in
this secretaryship, for the end OF
two years were to find thoughts of
neutrality far from. Minister De
CespedeS' mind as he assured Wash
ington of his country's whole heart
ed devotion to the allied cause
carried offers of Cuban troops for
the fight against Germany.
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that precipice into which tumblec
all allied nations.
Dr.. De Cespedes was quick TO see
the implications of the Fordney
tariff, fought bitterly and vainly
against imposts which he denounced
as threatening the economic sta
bility of the Cuban government.
Tariff Walls Rise
He was right. of course. but to no
purpose. The tariff walls went up.
DR.. De Cespedes returned home,
retired, like Cincinnatus of old. to
his country estate. From the seren-
ity of his rural retreat he watched
the rise of Gerardo Machado. of a
perverted Fascist regime which took
care that American Bankers re-
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