| Show TRIS TAKES ar ahn secretary of war issues proclamation la declaring himself f head of government president palma expresses relief at shifting the burden of guiding the tempestuous republic while the masses are utterly indifferent havana with far less ostentation than accompanies the accession ot of a government ot of cuba was formally taken over on saturday by william 11 II taft secretary of 0 war of the united states who in a proclamation cloth ed in a kindly and diplomatic tone indicative of 0 the policy he would pur sue BUC declared himself provisional governor ot of the island promptly at noon governor taft assistant seere secre tary 0 of stats state bacon and captain me cook governor tafts aide decamp called officially at the palace and paid their respects to the retiring preel dent ignoring president palmas palma a message to congress con gregs on priday friday in which he wrongly the mission of 0 the Ameil Arneil can mediators mediator governor taft spoke kindly to senor palma to whom he the people of cuba owed an all unquestionable debt of gratitude Pies president ident palmas palma s brief reply was as devoted entirely to an ex pres slon of relief tor for the he opportunity of shifting the burden of guiding the tempestuous republic to the re presen natives of a nation strong enough to enforce control over it the fact that tile the government has changed hands from a position of ab bolato independence to the restraint of a temporary protector etc was mas re calved by the masses with utter indof ference most alost of the refined and thoughtful cubans while they feel a certain sensitiveness over ill the loss of oe the island a sovereignty soverign ty are inclined to hope that the united states pro ate will te fe brief A cuban returning to havana hanana on saturday after a brief absence would not have rk recognized from the general altitude of the people that the form of government had boon been altered busl ness continued the sime same except tor for the vigor exhibited by the wholesale mei chants manufacturers and rail roads to regain their former trade throughout the island which has been at a since the beginning of the revolution ago go |
