. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW Several important changes U. S. Repre- in the United States diplo- sentatives matic service on September Transferred 19th included the transfer of Hugh S. Gibson, secre- tary of the legation at Havana, who was recently assaulted by Enrique Maza, a Cu- ban newspaper reporter, to the secretary- ship of the legation at Brussels. J. Butler Wright of Wyoming, who has been on special duty in the department, is named to succeed Mr. Gibson. Mr. Wright, who is a graduate of Princeton, was formerly engaged in the banking business, and was also interested in stock ra
. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW Several important changes U. S. Repre- in the United States diplo- sentatives matic service on September Transferred 19th included the transfer of Hugh S. Gibson, secre- tary of the legation at Havana, who was recently assaulted by Enrique Maza, a Cu- ban newspaper reporter, to the secretary- ship of the legation at Brussels. J. Butler Wright of Wyoming, who has been on special duty in the department, is named to succeed Mr. Gibson. Mr. Wright, who is a graduate of Princeton, was formerly engaged in the banking business, and was also interested in stock raising in Wyoming until 1909, when he was appointed secretary of lega- tion at Tegucigalpa. This year he was appointed secretary of the legation and consul general to Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria, but did not go to his post. State Department officials regard Mr. Gibson's transfer as a distinct promotion. It is admitted that the change will relieve Mr. Gibson of any embarrassment in con- tinuing at a post where his experiences have been so unpleasant. There is no doubt that the change, in the very nature of things, will also tend to relieve the strained relations, the result of Mr. Gib- son's conduct of the Reilly claim, which was strictly in accordance with his instruc- tions from his government, and the sub- sequent attack. His transfer, however, did not affect this government's demand upon Cuba that his assailant be punished according to the Cuban law. Mr. Gibson will not leave Havana before November 1st next. Edward Bell, of New York, formerly second secretary of the legation at Havana, was transferred to Panama. He received his notice September 24th. The comment of some of the Havana papers on these transfers was that Wash- ington was showing its displeasure of the actions of the American secretary in furthering American interests. Cubans are gloatingly saying that they have intimidated Washington, while the Americans here feel that their interests have been greatly injured
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