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Show Welles Out of Cubu It probably would be a mistake to assume that Sum-! Sum-! ner Welles has been rebuked, by being recalled as ambassa dor to Cuba. .Welles was not sent down there as permanent ambassador. ambassa-dor. He had a specific job to perform to grease the skids under Machado and he did it with skill and promptness. That job being done, he can be recalled to his earlier duties in the state department, and Jefferson Caffrey can take the place he was designed originally to take in Havana. ' It begins to look as if .the Gran San Martin regime in Cuba is going to be a lot more, lasting than Welles expected. That being the case, there is another reason for Welles' re-ca'.l. re-ca'.l. Cuban officials feel that he has blocked recognition of , the present government. If the government endures, and I we do recognize it formally, Welles would be in an awkward 1 position as ambassador. The shift is a logical one, but it does not necessarily reflect re-flect on Welles. |