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"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1918, by the Munaon Steamship Line 





Volume XVI 



MAY, 1918 



Number 6 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



THE CUBAN ESCADRILLE 



The Cuban Esc.idrille was organized by 

 Col. Manuel Coronado, a member of the 

 Cuban Senate. Col. Coronado originally 

 planned for a body of twenty-five trained 

 Cuban aviators to comprise the escadrille, 

 but over 100 young Cubans have enlisted in 

 this unit. These youths have volunteered 

 to take the prescribed course in aviation and 

 individuality to bear the expense of their 

 airplanes and equipment. When the Allies 

 decided to send two of their leading airmen 

 to Cuba, they detailed Lieuts. Campuzano 

 and Terry, who are both nati\e Cubans. 

 Lieut. Campuzano has received war crosses 

 from both France and Belgium, and Lieut. 

 Terry has received the French Croix de 

 Gusrre. These two young Cubans enlisted 

 in the French Aviation Corps at the beginning 

 of the war, and now have been sent by the 

 French Government on a special mission to 

 instruct the Cuban Escadrille. 



PAN-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE 



A plan, originated by Mr. Severance John- 

 son after a study of the educational system of 

 the Island of Cuba, for the establishment of 

 a Pan-American Educxtional Alliance be- 

 tween the United States and Latin-American 

 countries, is now being considerfed by the 

 Mayor of the City of New York and Presi- 

 dent Menocal of Cuba. The most important 

 features o: the pr3ie3t .are the following: 



1. A Pan-American Educational Conven- 

 tion to be held in Havana next fall. 



2. The establishment of an interchange of 

 students between the universities of the 



United States and those of Latin-America. 



3. The preparation of j'oung men in the 

 United States for diplomatic and consular ser- 

 vice in Latin-American countries. 



4. The teaching of Spanish as a prescribed 

 study in the public schools of the United 

 States. 



POSTAL REGULATION 



The Post Office Department has issued the 

 following: 



Office of Second Asaislanl Poslmaskr General, 



Washington, March 27, 1918. 



The postal administration of Cuba has 

 advised this department that, regardless of 

 the fact that it is necessary to attach a 

 customs declaration to each package of 

 merchandise mailed in the United States 

 and addressed for delivery in Cuba, the 

 customs regulations of that country require 

 that the senders of merchandise addressed 

 for delivery in Cuba must present at the 

 proper Cuban consular office, for certification, 

 a consular invoice covering the merchandise, 

 if the merchandise in question represents a 

 value of $5 or more. 



Invoices mailed at United States po.st 

 offices where no Cuban consular cffi^e is 

 located are excepted from the foregoing stipu- 

 lations. -:• 



Postmasters are requested to cause due 

 notice of the foregoing to be taken at their 

 offices and the widest possible publicity to 

 be given thereto. 



OTTO PRAEGER, 

 Second Asst. Postmaster General. 



