THE CUBA REVIEW. 



GENERAL PINO GUERRA. 

 The Commander of Cuba's new army. 



"El Liberal," the organ of 

 Gen. the Zayista party, says : "The 



Guerra's appointment could not have 

 Appointment, been better." 



"La Lucha" now favors the 

 candidacy of leader Zayas, and has come 

 out as a strong enemy of Gen. Jose Miguel 

 Gomez. _ It says: "General Guerra will oc- 

 cupy with dignity the post to which he has 

 been happily appointed by the government ; 

 he will honor and it will be honor to con- 

 tinue to wear the uniform ; he will be con- 

 scientious of his duty; with his companions 

 he will be a faithful guardian of the peace 

 and of the national interests." 



The appointment of General Guena seems 

 to be considered a victory for the Zayas 

 party, as the General is very friendly to 

 the latter, and the Liberal, the Zayista or- 

 gan, is in the receipt of daily congratulatory 

 telegrams over the appointment, all ad- 

 dressed to Zayas as editor. 



There may arise discord 

 The New between the new army and 

 Army the old organization, the 

 Force. Rural Guard, which, organ- 

 ized under President Pal- 

 ma, is largely moderate, with an admix- 

 ture of liberals, wdio may join the new 

 organization as being more in accord 

 with their political affiliations. 



No actual recruiting Avill take place 

 for the new Cuban armj^. The 



decree authorizing the force is mere- 

 ly an interpretation of the consti- 

 tution in order to have a law upon which 

 to base compulsorj^ recruiting in case of 

 need. 



Many persons feel that 

 Crucial the crucial period in Cuba's 

 Period afifairs is just beginning 



Beginning, and that there will be an 



increasing necessity for 



troops. The Miguelistas, says a New 



York Sun despatch, are already talking 



of an uprising. 



Orestes P'errara, who is Jose Miguel 

 Gomez's foremost aid, and w^ho was de- 

 posed from his position as secretary to 

 the Cuban delegation to the Hague con- 

 ference because of his anarchistic ten- 

 dencies, is especially fiery. He said re- 

 cently, according to common report, that 

 Zayas might be elected to the Presi- 

 dency, but he would not hold the office 

 for more than thirty days. He also 

 made a threatening speech at a Mig- 

 uelista meeting, which the Government 

 is investigating. 



The Miguelistas in Camaguey and 

 Santa Clara, which provinces form Jose 

 Miguel Gomez' stronghold, declare that 

 if Alfredo Zayas, the leader of the op- 

 position faction of the Liberal party, is 

 elected there surely will be war. They 

 prefer any one to Zayas. They are be- 

 ginning to accuse the -Americans of fa- 

 voring Zayas and working for his elec- 

 tion. They saj' that if the elections are 

 unfair they will not hesitate to make 

 trouble. 



MEN TALKED ABOUT IN CUBA. 

 Orestes Ferrara. 



