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"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 19 IS, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XVI 



FEBRUARY, 1918 



Number 3 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



AMNESTY BILL 



The amnesty bill as drawn by the Conserva- 

 tives was enacted Jan. 28 in the House of 

 Representatives . 



The amnesty bill, granting pardon to all 

 implicated in the uprising of last February, 

 except the army officers guiltj' of participa- 

 tion, was submitted to a vote and passed 

 unanimously Avithout debate. 



FOOD CONTROL BILL 



The House of Representatives has passed a 

 bill tending to the solution of the food prob- 

 lem. The main features of the bill are the 

 naming of a food commissioner by the Presi- 

 dent, the purchase of the necessary food 

 stuffs with money from the national treasury, 

 prohibition of the exportation of food stuffs, 

 fixation of prices and limitations of profits, 

 and the establishment of penalties for in- 

 fractions. 



CAMAGUEY EXPOSITION 



On account of the special circumstances 

 under which the entire country is laboring 

 and especially on account of the difficulty of 

 railroad communication due to the coal short- 

 age, the exposition that was to be held at 

 Camaguey has been postponed until further 

 notice, by the Secretary of the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



LICENSE GRANTED 



The War Trade Board has granted a general 

 license to all interested persons in the United 

 States to trade with, or on behalf of, Nicolas 

 Castano y CapetUlo, of Cientuegos, Cuba, un- 

 til October 1, 1918. 



FOOD AND COAL SHORTAGE 



Grave economic conditions in Cuba, due to 

 a famine in foodstuffs and a coal shortage, 

 have been reported in cable advices from Ha- 

 vana to the Cuban NewsBureau in New York. 

 There is no flour on the island, and the baking 

 of bread has ended, both in households and 

 commercially. Prices of food have risen to 

 impossible heights, despite Government con- 

 trol. 



Cuban railways and industries are said to 

 be facing paralysis due to an impending coal 

 famine. 



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THE NATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS 



The medical profession in Cuba announces 

 the great success of the fourth triennial 

 national medical congress, which closed its 

 six day session at Havana, Dec. 22, 1917. 

 The attendance was unprecedented and many 

 works of practical and general interest, show- 

 ing the scientific advancement of the medical 

 profession in Cuba, are said to have been pre- 

 sented at this gathering. 



RED CROSS DAY IN CUBA 



The Red Cross Fiesta, for the joint benefit 

 of the Cuban and American Red Cross 

 Funds, was held at Oriental Park, January 

 31st. The occasion was the most brilliant 

 in the history of Cuban racing and was 

 attended by more than 15,000 persons. 

 President Menocal and representatives of 

 the alhed nations occupied boxes in the 

 grandstand and clubhouse of the Cuba- 

 American Jockey Club. It is estimated that 

 the net proceeds amounted to $12,600. 



