CORTINA 



He was elected Representative for Ha- 

 vana in 1908 and reelected in 19 13 and 

 1917. He has been the leader of the Liber- 

 als in the House and has been influential 

 in legislation. He is the author of the 

 Workmen's Accident Law now in force, 

 and of Bills to regulate strikes, to establish 

 a Court of Arbitration for labor disputes, 

 to make compulsory the provision of 

 hygienic dwellings for rural workers, to 

 provide secretaries for the House of Repre- 

 sentatives, etc., etc. He is Chairman of 

 the Committee on Public Works. 



Among the public offices with which 

 Dr. Cortina has been honored are: Counsel 

 to the Secretary of Public Instruction, and 

 to the Board of Aldermen of Havana; 

 member of the Board of Inspectors of the 

 University, and member of the Special 

 Committee of Congress to revise all the 

 legislation in accord with the economic and 

 social changes brought about by the World 

 War. 



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