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DIAZ HAY SONH GIVE UP OFFICE. Ffcrccifii Circles hi tti Uiltri States in Ifctirts. if Wilt May Befall. M PVeant Eieottlve Die or Retire Kithe Bornendo Key or Jose Limatour will Sueceed. Mexico City. Mar. 12. Recent tele grams from points on the American Jt twitier UJUiurmils of weight and prominence In the United States deal With the important matter of the suc cession to the presidency of thin repub Jl)n cane of the retiremrenl of Pres ident Dla. or at the evplration of his present constitutional period, and it waa atated that he would In such cane be succeeded by the present minister of war, Bernardo Reyes. American paper have widely com mented on thii dispatch, praising the minister of war as a valiant poldler aad aa governor of the Important state of Nuevo Leon, where his administra tion grave satisfaction not only to the Mexican people, but to resident Ameri cans, and It waa properly argued that sa capable an administrator would be certain to carry on the wise policy of President Dial, who has created what Is now generally called "Modern Mex ico." . RET;8 LIKED BY AMKRICANS. American editors also noted the fact Of sympathy existing between Ameri cans and General Keyes, who, it is said, would be certain to maintain UK peace of Mexico unaltered. It is known on unimpeachable au thority that General Reyes, In case of the presidential succession being for the causes named, would give his cor dial support to the candidacy of Min ister of Finance Jose Ives Llmantour, a statesman of demonstrated aptitude for the highest administration of the government and a strong and able man. People unacquainted with Mexican affairs have sometimes regarded Senor Llmantour as being merely a financier, Which is an error, and It is believed, ap parently in the United Plates, that only a soldier can maintain the pres nt most satisfactory state of things in this country and thus It has come about that the American press has spo ken enthusiastically of General Reyes as the successor of President Plaz. but 1t Is known here that General Reyes Is himself one of the elements of strength behind General Llmantour, as General Reyes has publicly on various occa sion expressed himself. That It l be lieved that Minister Llmantmir, sup ported by General Reyes and other leading personages here, will meet completely the needs of Mexico, which peace with progress, and once oc cupying the chair the president would pass his acts on the firm foundation laid by President Diaz. FINANCIERS RKAPSl'HK-D. This statement of the situation In high politics of Mexico will make clear how harmonious are the relations of high personage for the present admin istration and will Bfijure Investors in -all forms of Mexican securities of the continuance of those Conditions of peace and progressive enterprise so su- "pcrbly established by President Diaz, who has tiarmontzeo" ail parlies aim factions and created an era of polit ical good feeling "unparalleled except during the presidential term of James Monroe In the United States, LEGISLATION FAVORS SAVINGS BANKS. Pes Moines, la.. Mar. 12. Members of the legislature and others who have .watched the course of special legisla tion were considerably surprised that the bankers succeeded in getting a bill . through both houses. This was the bill passed by the senate, providing that savings banks may accept deposits amounting to twenty times their cap ital stock Instead of ten times, as the present law provides. It met with strong opposition In the house on the ground that It would Impair the stabil ity of the savings bank and thus place ' the small accumulations ut the Ubt,r Jng classes at the mercy of the ofiW" f tAns.' It passes by a good Jjp,. however, and will now beofLje- a 4g-w unless vetoed by Governor Cu'" ntins, which Is not probable. - The subcommittee of the house mines and mining committee appointed iv draft & Si!S Sr. conformity vi'.h h report made by the Kendall commis sion appointed to Investigate the cause of mine explosions, ha made a rough draft of the bill which will be present ed. It embodies the suggestions made In the majority and minority reports of the commission, and it is regarded as probable that the bill will pass this session, although doubtless some oppo sition will be made to It by the oper ator. Representative Kendall . has submitted the measure to the miners who have been assembled here In con vention, and It meet with their appro val. The operator will not object to It Mrtouelr. although they may desire one or two minor modifications In the vearara. Liquor Law Violated. Tnpeka, Kan., Mar. 12 -Th e supreme court ha decided that the section of the liquor law which elves cities the light to pas ordinances to suppress nuisances and providing for search and Mlra valid. The opinion Is ren dyej ltt ft case from Ellsworth county, Is which John Kenrlnk was convicted tZttttm ordinance passed by the city f Trra and baaed upon the Hurrel tm i Ca arjeeJed the case on the tie tin title of the law to de- I0WA CAMISATE CRIES FIAUJ. Pes Moines, la., Mar. 12. The ojn test In Polk county for control of the congressional delegation wa so close that despite the fact that Congress man Hull has a clear majority of the delegations from the precincts, the Prouty people threaten to make a con test In the county convention and to carry it to the congressional conven tion, with a view of causing a division In the party. In a number of the pre cincts, particularly In Pes Moines, the vote was very close and one or the oth er of the candidate secured the dele gation by a mere handful of votes. It I admitted that desperate means were resorted to by both sides for con tral of the preclnts. There is no doubt that a great many democrats were voted !n -many of tha precineis, Bj'J in view of the fact that Hull's friends controlled the county committee and named the judges of election, fixed the time of closing the polls and prescribed the rule, judge Prouty claims there wa fraud in a few of the precincts sufficient to make the change in the result as shown on the face of the re turns. The Hull people have no fear of the threatened bolt In the convention and say that It will be impossible now for Prouty to get the other counties of the district outside of Polk county. They believe Hull will be nominated by ac clamation. The total vote at the republican pri mary was nearly 13,000, and the latest returns show that Hull had 6,845 and Prouty 8,925, but of the delegates Hull has 133 and but 108 are for Prouty. DEWET IS FULL OF SHREWDNESS. Paris, Mar. 12. A French army offi cer who fought with the Boers in South Africa, who wbb captured and is now In exile In Portuguese territory, In a letter to a friend gives this de scription of General Pewet, the Boer leader: "Compared with Louis Botha, or al most any other of our generals, Pewet presented but a sorry plight. His man ners are uncouth and his dress careless to a degree. "But Pewet, if he lacks culture, cer tainly has an abundance of shrewdness, and is not without some dignity at times; and I must confress that it is chiefly owing to Pewet and Steyn that the war did not end with the fall of Pretoria. "What is the secret of his success? This: He has but one Idea, the inde pendence of his country. Say to him: if the English win' and he breaks In: if the heavens fall." "Beside he has men to aid him whose names have never been heard of, but who, if Pewet were captured tomor row, would be both willing and able to take hi place." THE IRON HAND OF THE CZAR. London, Mar. 12. A St. Petersburg dispatch states that the czar Is about to adopt a policy of reprlsion towards iilhllists and conspirator. Under the military rule of the present czar con spiracles against the government have 'pread throughout the empire, both In Europe and Asia, and the plotters only await a favorable moment to attack the throne. Evidence enough has been gathered to convince the czur that mildness fos ters revolutionary plots against his government, and h! has resolved to follow In the footsteps of his father and be a terror to secret enemies. In structions have been sent to Siberia to put in the mines again all political prisoners suspected of plotting with their former assistants In Russia. Several military oflbers found guilty of being Implicated In nihilism and w hose sentences ,have been suspended, have suffered death, and all Russia is beginning to learn that Nicholas H.can rule with an Iron hand. NO DELAY IN M0VIN6 THE TROOPS. Washington, P. C. Mar. 8. It Is said at the war department that there will be little or no delay In the execution of the order recently Issued by the secretary of war for the return to the United State of all the regiments ent to the Philippine In 18H9, aggregating about 13,600 men. According to the paper prepared at the department, there will be a sufficient number of transports leaving Manila betwrt. mow and that date to move 8,740 troop and by May 15 to .move the entire number of 13,400. Including fresh troops In the United States now under orders for service In the Fiiiiir-pir.ss, Central Chaffee will have a standing army of 32,000 men, notwithstanding the withdrawal of the 13,500, already under orders to come home. i . Refuses to Help Boer. Washington, D. C, Mar. 12. Hein rlch Mueller, representing the Orange Free State, called upon Secretary Hay and asked whether the United State could do anything to alleviate the con dition of the Boer In the British re eckneentration camp of South Africa. Owing to thl government' sposltlon oi neutrality, the secretary said he wa unable to offer hi visitor and encour agement. New Trial For Mis Morrison. Topeka, Kan., Mar. 12. Jessie Mor rison, who Was convlcte dot second de gree murder for the killing of Mrs. Clara W. Castle of Eldorado about a year ago, has been grunted a new trial by the supreme court. The court held that there was error in the empaneling of the Jury which tried Miss Morrison. Miss Morrison was a rival of Mrs. Cas tle In a love affair. She waa invited by her victim to her home and In a quarrel that ensued cut her throat with j a raaor. LURID WORDS FROM FUNSTON. At i Dliier ii Hit Honor Kiuis 6eieril Uses Violent Liignge. Rather Than Have One Soldier Killed He Would Have All Ani. Imp erialists Hanged. New Tork, Mar. 12. Brigadier Gen eral Frederick Funston was the guest of honor at a dinner given at the 1m- tus club. More than 300 members of the club were present. The guest's ta ble was presided over by Frank Law rence, president of the club. At his right sat General FBiston. When the dinner was over President Lawrence arose and introducing Gen eral Funston said: "There are some things which do not enter into the realms of controversy and among them are the bravery and the intrepidity of the armies we have sent there. I have the pleasure of in troducing to you one whose single act almost brought to a close the war in the Philippines. We greet him most heartily." General Funston said that judging from the remarks of the president he was expected to talk about the war in the Philippines. NOT AN AGREEABLE SUBJECT. . "To talk about the war over there is not an agreeable subject," he sald,"but what I may say may aid some of you in forming opinions. The army has been doing as well as it could under the circumstances. "When Manila wa surrendered to Dewey and Merrltt some thousands of Spaniard were in the city. In the eye of the world these people looked to us for protection, and to have turn ed them over to the uncontrollable mob known as Agulnaldo's army would have been the blackest page of Amer ican history, one that a thousand years of repentance and restitution would not have satisfied." General Funston then told in minute detail of the circumstances which led to the warfare between the American army and the insurgents, and during the narrative told of the shooting of several sentries by Filipino scouts, who had passed the line. He said that on the opehlng of the battle between the. army and the insurgents Major Met calf of the First Kansas regiment had come to his quarters and said: " 'The dance has begun." "What dance?" I asked, and Major Metcalf replied: 'Go out and hear it,' and I went out and heard the pattering of rifle balls, and that was the begin ning of the war over there." General Funston then said; "All sort of men get into the army. They are good, bad and Indifferent, but I believe that ninety-five per cent of the American soldiers are a brave and humane lot of men. The other five per cent, who have been writing let ters to newspapers, have ornamented the lnsldes of grog houses for a longer time than they have distinguished themselves In the field." RECOUNTS GALLANT PEEDS. General Funston then mentioned sev eral Instances of personal bravery on the part of the men In the army which resulted In their death, including those of Captain Godfrey and Sersen O'Brien. He was present when Ser geant O'Brien wa shot and said it was "one of those wild moments that are worth ten years of humdrum exist ence." His listener cheered the re mark. General Funston then said: "All of those men who have fallen since Pecember, 1900, have been vic tims of a lot of misinformed and mis guided people here in the United State. It is perfectly proper for us to have all sorts of opinions as to what we hould do with the Philippine isl and, but for heaven' sake, let us keep them to ourselves until every square inch of that territory recognizes th.i sovereignty of the United States." General Funston then gave many ex amples to show that the Filipino lead ers were not true patriot. He men tioned the slaying of Antonio Luna, who' was ordered slain by Aguinaldo. General Funston related that Aguin aldo had told him In regard' to Luna' death: "I had him killed simply be cause he would have been dictator ln itead of myself." The general said there was not one of the so-called Filipino patriots who could not be convicted of murder if he was tried by a jury. He declared that there had never been a war in the world's history where the soldiers had shown such humanity as had the American troops in the Philippine Isl ands. He then told of twenty-four American soldiers who bad Joined the Filipinos and were afterwards cap tured and executed as traitors, and then said: "There are a many men In the United States who did more with their mouths and minds to aid the insur gents than did these poor men with the Krag-Jergensen rifles. I would rather see these men hanged for trea son .than to see ona of our soldier dead o nthe field of battle." Squadron at Colon. Colon, Colombia, Mar. 12. The Unit ed States squadron comprising the battleships Kearsarge, Indiana, Mas sachusetts and Alabama under com mand of Rear Admiral Hlgginson.com mander tn chief of the North Atlantic squadron, ha entered the harbor here. The squadron will remain1 here three days. United State Consul Oscar Malmroa boarded the flagship Immedi ately on the arrival of the squadron and paid hla respect to Admiral Hlf-gtnsoo. VICTIMS KAY WEAL TO C0SSSE1S. Washington, D. C, Mar. 8. It was learned from what seemed to be a re liable source, that the counsel for the claimants In the disputed cases grow ing out of the destruction of the Mains, are considering, in view of the difficul ty they might have proving that Spain destroyed the Maine, the expediency of going direct to congress, with the hope of law getting a law directing the Spanish claims commission to allow reasonable damages without such proof. Section 12 of the act creating the Spanish treaty claims commission, di rects that all awards of the commis sion shall be final, unless a new trial or hearing shall be granted by the commission upon motion made within sixty day of the award. Counsel have saldthat Tfiey would "applyfor a le hearing. Section 1 provides that when the commission is in doubt as to any case before them, they may submit the same to the supreme court for its decision. The counsel for the claimants have applied under Section 13 and there are to be briefs filed by March 17. The attorney general's brief will be ready by March 21 and the question will be taken up by the commission on the latter date. SPAIN IS QUAKING WITH REVOLUTION. London, Mar.8. Weyler'g sanguinary methods, while effective In putting down the Insurrection in Catalonia, ex cite unfavorable comment in other part of Spain. The wretched condi tion of the toilers, both In towji and field, and disgust with the dynasty which has witnessed the defeat of Spain, are exciting disorder and plotting against the government. When Alfonso XIII Becomes king in fact, he will find the whole peninsula quaking with the premonition of revo lution. Alfonso will be 16 years of ago on May 17, when he ran rule without his mother. He Is a pale, sharp-featured boy, lacking physical strength. He is good in his habits, so far as they are developed, and Is devoted to the clergy and religion. He is far his mother's inferior in mental ability, and the only hope for him in the early part of his reign is that he will continue to be guided by her. '' ' REED A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. Chicago, III., Mar. 12. A special to the Chicago American from New Tork says: Tom Reed is a candidate for the presidential nomination of 1904 by his own inclination and the wish of Wall street, and when Roosevelt enter the jousting place he will find the brlllant ex-speaker ready to give him battle. The new that Reed has become a candidate will not be a surprise, for when he settled in New York it wa felt that his removal from Maine wa due not so much to the salary attached to the new position aa to his wish to become Identified with a state whose place in a national campaign was both uncertain and of sufficient size to make a fight for its electoral vote worth while. THE PARTY WHIP IS TO BE PLIED. Washington, P. C, Mar. 12. There Were rumor of proffered compromise in the fight on Cuban reciprocity, wag ing among the republicans of the house. The situation has not been changed, however. The ways and means republicans sent a feeler to the "rebate republic ans," promising that nothing further would be done if they would accept the 20 per cent reduction proposition. It was rejected with scorn. There was talk of a proposed compromise on a 12 per cent basis, but this could not be traced to its source. Speaker Henderson and Chairman Payne of the ways and means com mittee again conferred with President Roosevelt, but gave out no details. A conference of republicans on the sub ject will be held. INCREASE OF NEBRASKA'S MILITIA. Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 12. The numer ical strength of the Nebraska Nation al guard will soon be Increased to ap proximately 2,000 officers and enlisted men. , The last roster shows an aggre gate number of 1,541, but this does not Include the independent companies re cently formed In West Point and Stan tort, nor the South Omaha company of cavalry. There are three additional companies In course of preparation. One In a bat tery of light ariiiieiy in this city, an other is a medical corps and the third Is an engineer corps. Pr. Iiirkner of Lincoln has been authorized by the adjutant general to organize the med ical corps and as soon as completed will be mustered in and made an Inde pendent company. The engineer and signal corps are being organized in Fremont. Each independent company will comprise approximately sixty-five officers and men. Adjutant General Colby hopes soon to form the proposed Third regiment. To do this It may be necessary to have each regiment consist of only nine com' panles. Cuban Message May Com. Denver, Mar. 12. Rev. John F, Spald ing, bishop of the Protestant' Episco pal church of the diocese of Colorado, I reported dangerously ill from heart ! disease at the home of his son, Rev. 1 Frank 8. Spalding, at Erie, Pa. A tel 1 (gram to that effect was received today ' by William Spalding, another son of ' the bishop, and he at once left ' for ' Brie. Bishop Spalding I well ad- I tranced In year and ha been In poor I health for some time. I TALK ABOUT IRRIGATION. Coigrtstin Mondill Tries To Aisier Critics of Irrigation. Expect Subterranean Rivera and Sto rage Baaina to Produce Uniform Flow in Surface Streams. Washingtaon, P. C, Mr. 12. Rep resentative Mondell reported favorably the bill for the reclamation of arid ian'ia, as introduced by Ri'preyentative Newlands. The report covers twenty five pages of typewritten matter and is exhaustive in character. Of the states named in the bill, Kansas and Nebraska, according to the report, con tain no lands, which strictly speaking, are arid, and a considerable portion of the semi-arid land are susceptible to irrigation. The amount of land re maining in public ownership in these states is comparatively small, In Ne braska about one-tenth and in Kansas a. considerably smaller portion. Mr. Mondell says the American pio neer has irrigated in the region in cluded in the bill, about 75,000,000 acres of land, and has expended thereon a sum estimated at $200,000,000. The acreage under irrigation in Nebraska Is give at 148,538; South Pakota, 43,010; Wyoming, 608,942. The report of the irrigation commit tee says that the territory affected by the bill is nearly one-half of the area of the United States, and that in the sixteen arid land States there are ovei 535.000,000 acres, or more than one-sixteenth of the area of the country, of public land subject to entry. Of this vast tract only ' 10.000,000 acres will produce crops without irrigation, show ing the wide extent of the arid dis tricts. Mr. Mondell points out that with such a vast domain no other than the government can deal adequately with the problem of irrigation. He also show that irrigation long ago passed' the experimental stage and that Its great advantages have been estab lished in this country and abroad. The bill, he says, proposes no taxation to carry out the irrigation project, the entire expense being derived from the sale of public lands in the states to be Irrigated. In reply to the objections made against the measure by the Nebraska representatives in congress; that as the bill stood It would have the effect, if passed, of considerably reducing the volume of water in the Platte river flowing through Nebraska, Mr. Mon dell says: "The bill provides for the sinking of artesian wells. It Is hoped that these test wells will demonstrate the existence of an extensive artesian basin throughout Western Nebraska, and Kansas, as well as elsewhere in the region. Te semi-arid states which receive their waters from the arid mountain states will not only have the benefit of all the storage and the diversion undertaken with a view of reclaiming the semi-arid lands within their borders, but will also be benefited by every storage and diversion work urdertaken and accomplished at the headwaters and along the upper course of the streams. "The storage work will hold back the flood waters which vould otherwise go to waste or cause destruction, and these waters, utilized in connection with the larger proportion of natural flow of stream, could without flood conservation be utilized for the irri gation of large tracts of land and in a short time would convert these tracts, now absolutely dry, into ivatersoaked areas, seepage from which, returning to the stream, would produce a largely Increased and uniform flow in the lower course of the rivers, at a time when most needed, and when under present conditions the streams are lowest." PASSES THE SCHOOL TAX BILL. Pes Moines, la., Mar. 12. The senate has passed the bills to give to the state university and to the state college, each a special tax of five years of 1-10 mill for the benefit of the building fund. The discussion of the matter was taken up where it was left off on the previous days and Senator Trewin made a plea for the amendment to the bill Iq give the tax to the university. The amendment was lost and then the bill was passed 30 to 15. As soon as this was done the bill to give the state college at Ames the same tax was passed 39 to 7. Much of the long controversy over the tax question was due to a desire to gain time for the consideration of the railway assessments measttre, which was on the calendar for a spe cial order. As soon ns the tax matter was out of the way, Senator Hazel ton renewed his motion to postpone consideration of the railway assess ment bill which had been reported by the committee on way and means, and to make It a special order for next Tuesday morning at 10:30. Demande Refused. Fall River, Mass., Mar. 12. The manufacturers' association has notified the Weavers' union and Textile coun cil that their demand that operatives' wages be advanced 10 per cent by March 17 Is refused, and adhering to the previous determination to volun tarily advance wages ( per cent on April 7. Call will Immediately be Is sued for special meetings next week. If a strike follow, 26,000 operatives Will be Idle. CAPTAii rai is Kc:r::ATO. Des Moines, la., Mr. 12. Tfee Interesting primary election ever held here was 'the chief attraction In De Moines and Polk county last week. The election was to choose a candidate .'or Congress in the Seventh district, four candidate for judges tn the judi dlcial district, a full county ticket, township tickets in the several town ships in the county and a fu" city ticket for the spring -ection. The matter of greatest interest wa in the congressional figh, where the present congressman. Captain J. A. T. Hull, was opposed, by Judge S. F. Prouty. The winner in this county will be conceded the election by the ether counties of the district. The next thing of great interest wa the judicial election, where there wero fiiiii candiriax-s lo he electee!, all of whom will be elected in this county and sit on the district bench in Pea Moines. One of the candidates alone sought renomination and was practi cally conceded the nomination, which narrowed the fight down to three places. About 6,000 votes were cast in the primaries in Pes Moines and a large vote in the county. Captain Hull was renominated for congress and will have a comfortable majority of the total vote over Judge. rruuiy. ine late returns give nun lai delegates from the city and a few pre cincts near town, or twenty-six more than enough to nominate. He estimates his total vote in the convention at 145. James Brenton was nominated for mayor, having nearly twice as large a vote as Patrick, his opponent. WILL NOT ATTEND CORONATION. Washington, P. C, Mar. 12. Misa Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the pres ident, will not attend the coronation of King Edward. While the White House officials decline to discuss the matter it was stated by those In a position to know that the president had decided that she should not go. It was learned tonight that the rea son why Miss Roosevelt will not attend the coronation is because it has been found practically impossible for her to go, simply as a young American girl, traveling privately in the household Of Special Ambassador Reid. Notwithstanding it was stated she would not go to London as daughter of the president, but simply as Mis Roosevelt, it was learned that London court circles were seriously considering; the status she, would occupy in court affairs. When Miss Roosevelt's status became a matter of international dis cussion, the president first considered the advisability of canceling the visit, but not until it was found that an in vitation to visit the emperor and em press of Germany was on the way to America, was it decided that in view of the extreme youth of Miss Rosevelt and the international courtesies she would be called upon to meet, the En- gusn visit ana an ua aeugnis, wuuia have to be relinquished. ' ALLOWS HOUSE BILL TO STANO. Washington, P. C, Mar. 12 A sub committee of the senate committee ot finance was in session considering the war revenue repeal bill. It has been, decided to report the bill practically aa it came from the house with some changes in phraseology, but with ncT amendment making any change in the reduction of the entire tax. 'When the bill was under consideration in the full committee there was some talk about reaching an understanding between the two parties that no amendments shuuM be made to the bill in committee or In the senate. There was a general ac quiescence in the proposition, although Mr. Piatt of Connecticut said there might be a disposition to offer a Cuban, reciprocity amendment. Senator Burrows and others said that if this was done the whole subject of tarifi" revision might be opened up and no one could tell where it would end. While no agreement has been made, there seems to be a general Impres sion that no amendments will be mada to the war revenue repeal measure, al though some may be offeaed in tha senate. . MUELLER PLEADS THE BOER CAUSE. Washington, D.C., Mar. 12. Pr.Heln- rich Mueller, one of the European dip lomatic representatives of the Orange Free State, called upon Secretary Hay at the state department and held half an hour's interview with him. As in. theh case of the other Boer represent atives, Pr. Mueller was received on the distinct understanding that he came in a private character and not in a diplomatic way. Like the preced ing. cullers he did not address fcimscii to the subject of intervention or medi ation. Nor did he broach the question of the mule shipments to South Africa. He sole concern was with the concen tration camps In South Africa. He told) the secretary a pitiful tale of the suf ferings and of frightful mortality of the reconcentradoes, the death rate of the children In the communities run ning as high as 50 per cent, according to his statement. Secretary Hay gave hi caller a sympathetic reception, but was unable to make ony promise that the United States government would change the attitude toward thla sub ject that It has constantly assumed. Re-Annextlon to Spain la Urgod. Madrid, Mar 12. The difficulties of the United States In Cuba have been eagerly followed here. Several Span ish refugees here, recently wrote to friends In Cuba, urging them to start an agitation for re-annexatlon of the island to Spain. One of these letter contained the following atntlment; "This would be a fitting climax, bow ing the Cubans' belief In the mother county' faithfulness aad the reallasv- tlon of the bad faltb of the Intertoatns Americana."