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which was set up by General Wood under 

 the American Intervention to study the 

 reforms necessary in this branch of the 

 administration and to investigate and 

 organize the multitudinous interests in- 

 volved in the charitable organizations. 



In 1902 he was appointed auxiliary 

 Professor of Literature in the Institute of 

 Pinar del Rio, and in 1903 he was made 

 official Counsel for the defense of the 

 poor and those who had no counsel before 

 the Provincial court in the same city an 

 office which he retained for six years. 

 Thereafter, from 1909 to 191 2, he filled 

 various official positions under the same 

 body until in 191 2 he was elected Repre- 

 sentative in Congress on the ticket of the 

 Conservative party, and reelected to the 

 same office. In 191 5 he received the nom- 

 ination to the Presidency of the Chamber of 

 Representatives, and at present (191 8) is 

 Chairman of the Committee on Foreign 

 Relations and that on Justice and the 

 Codes. 



Serior Collantes is Secietary of the Con- 

 servative party and Secretary of the Com- 



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