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Show CUBAN ELECTION I STILLfOIlT I Crowder Attempts to Make j Electoral Boards and Courts Function HAVANA, Jan. 13. (By The Asso-ci.ited Asso-ci.ited Press). Ma 'or General Enoch II Cn.wder. special representative of President Wilson investigating condl-linns condl-linns in Cuba, in a statement last night. after referring: to the failure of th- electoral board and courts to function within the prescribed limit, declared If these agencies continue to fall. Cuba, in due course of time will be confronted with ad Interim provincial and national administrations and after the first Monday in April next, with a total paralysis nf the legislative General Crowder until Thursday has maintain. -d absolute silence ever since J his arrival here on the cruiser .Mlrf-nesota .Mlrf-nesota a week ago. His statement which 6eta forth '"what has been a. -coiuplisheti thus fa at the instance r the president.' fol'ows. ELECTIONS NOT DECIDED. , "A.s President Menocal has so forco-fully forco-fully stated in his' admirable letter to the central electoral board, the urg-ency urg-ency of the present electoral situation Ilea in the fact that already, through the failure of the ejectoral boards and courts to function within the pre-scribed pre-scribed time limit, we have today an ad Interim ir provisional municipal administration in a majority of the municipal districts of Cuba. "if these agcncl'.s continue to fall. H Cuba. In due course, will be confront-ed confront-ed with ad interim provincial and na-tlonal na-tlonal administration and after tho first Monday in rl next, with a total paralysis of the legislative pow-er, pow-er, due to the fact that on that date one-half of the seats of congress will become vacant. M Y C4 iNTESTS BRl 11 GIFT "The electoral b -ards have func-tioned func-tioned and posted their provisional rc- llu". " nai is ironing is ine action JH of the Cuban judiciary on the con- tested boards of which there are a pH great number invo' -lng practically all of the colleges of Orients and Matan.- cag, and a large number of the col-j col-j leges of Santa Clara, including whole j municipal districts and a smaller numhor ofcolleges in other provln- "What has been accomplished thus far at the instani f the president, la the tatrlotl n of I h- I supremo court and central electoral board in the ISSUOUCQ of proper in-structlons in-structlons and regulations and the pa- . trlotlc co-operation of political parties In the waiving of certain provisions of tlie legal procedure of Cuba, all of which moans a most expeditious pro-...in-, for the courts in deciding these numerous appealed cases M'Pi I ! OB i ION "The electoral codo of Cuba makes a Bipedal appeal to tho Judiciary of Cuba In such a si nation as now ex-ists. ex-ists. It should be vhe attitude of ev-ery ev-ery one to assume that the Cuban courts will meet 'hat situation and discharge their ull responsibility They have the mandatory duty of de-creelng de-creelng the nullity of the elections in any college or colleges for any of the causes A to O inclusive mentioned in article 242 of said code, and the au-thorlty au-thorlty to invalidate elections for oth-er oth-er causes where it uhall be establish-ed establish-ed by proper proof that there has been suppression of the vole or a failure ,H of the scrutiny and canvass through Intimidation, force or fraud or other "1 point to these provisions In or-der or-der to remind all the contestants that the law as drawn mves them an am- pie remedy and to express my belief that the courts win h" courageous and fair in the application of the law to H the several appeals which have been taken and, of course, this iheanf courage to grant an appeal and, as well. Un- courage to deny one; in oth-er oth-er words, fairness to both parties. I I Bs n ( KI ni I ; l 1SKS The courts will not be at all ob-Btructod ob-Btructod by technicalities. "Under express terms of law, ar-tlcl. ar-tlcl. s no longi i op. rnte to exclude from consideration of the courts relo-vant relo-vant facts which arc offered for their consideration. Th evidence is to be admitted and Its probative value left lo the dct. i niinatl- u tl "Having taken th's distinct step for-ward, for-ward, we must now await the result before Hi., six audiences nnd th su-preme su-preme court. Mennwhllc I shall glv. my attention to other matters con-nocted con-nocted with my mission to Cuba." |