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THE CUBA REVIEW 



was always held in Cuba, engraved in in- 

 delible characters in the hearts of the 

 Cuban people. On our fields of battle he 

 gallantly exposed his life, serving as a 

 heroic soldier the glorious flag of his 

 country and our own in the cause of our 

 liberty and independence. A few years 

 later as Chief of State of the great 

 neighboring republic he, in conjunction 

 with great legislators, constructed our 

 constitution, proclaiming and instituting 

 our independence, leaving our people 

 guardians of our destinies, and putting 

 an end to military occupation. 



In the same manner and by an equally 

 spontaneous and disinterested act, faith- 

 fully interpreting the feeling of his noble 

 country, he caused the cesation within 

 the time specified, without any delay 

 whatever, of the intervention in our in- 

 terior affairs which had been decreed on 

 account of the turbulences of 1906. 

 Twice he realized in the name of the 

 American people the consecration and 

 recognition of the national existence, free 

 and independent, of Cuba. He was con- 



sidered, for his high and singular merits, 

 one of the best friends of our people, who 

 have taken pleasure in signifying always, 

 by means of their constitutional powers 

 and by the aclamation of the multitude, 

 the gratitude, the admiration and great 

 love that they professed towards him. 



His death is for Cuba, for more than 

 one reason, a national loss and without 

 prejudice to other dispositions I feel com- 

 pelled to render to the great ex -president 

 the official homage to which he is en- 

 titled and consider it my duty to call the 

 attention of Congress to the loss of this 

 great statesman and exemplary friend of 

 our country, and ask to set aside for na- 

 tional mourning such day as it may see 

 fit." 



A delegation composed of Carlos 

 Manuel de Cespedes, Cuban Minister at 

 Washington, Alfonso Forcade, Secretary 

 of Legation at London, and Cayetano de 

 Quesado, Cuban Vice Consul in New 

 York, called at Oyster Bay to express the 

 grief of the Republic of Cuba. 



Along the Road from Havana to Guines. 



