FOREWORD 



many to be recounted, but it is impossible to 

 omit paying his grateful acknowledgments 

 for invaluable aid and counsel to his many 

 friends; to Dr. Carlos de la Torre, Senor 

 Carlos Trelles, Dr. Thomas Barbour, and 

 Serior Luis M. Perez for sound advice and 

 suggestion; to Dr. Salvador Massip and Dr. 

 Ernesto Dihigo for loyal and skillful assist- 

 ance and to the whole company of the sub- 

 jects of the biographies for their polite and 

 friendly cooperation. He takes pleasure 

 also in recording his sense of obligation to 

 the members of the press of Havana and 

 to the Library of Congress of Cuba for 

 unwearied and gracious assistance, in 

 accord with the best traditions of Hispanic 

 courtesy. 



W. B. P. 



Westfield, N. }., May 20, 19 19. 



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