THE PRESIDENCY: Cablegrams

Part of the function of a President is the devising and despatching of suitable felicitations. He has the privilege of corresponding with all the great. Here follow three cablegrams sent by the President last week, two of them a little tardily:

To Gerardo Machado: "Accept my cordial felicitations on this national anniversary of the Republic of Cuba."

To Victor Emmanuel: "With a feeling of satisfaction at the connection of one of my own countrymen with the exploit, I desire to offer to Your Majesty my congratulations on the important...

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