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"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



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Volume XVI 



JULY, 1918 



Number 8 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



JULY 4TH IN CUBA 



In both houses of the Cuban Congress, 

 a resolution was adopted declaring July 4, 

 America's Independence Day, and July 14, 

 the anniversary of the fall of the Bastile in 

 France, Cuban national holidays. The sum 

 of $10,000 was appropriated to be expended 

 in celebrating the new "fiesta" days. 



On the 4th of July, President Menocal, 

 attended a reception given by Hon. William 

 E. Gonzales, the American Minister to the 

 Diplomatic Corps, and Cuba's high function- 

 aries. 



The American Club had its Fourth of July 

 breakfast at the Yacht Club, about 450 

 persons participating. 



Attaches of the American legation were 

 pre.sent and Cuban official life was re]>resented 

 by Viee->President Xmiez, Secretaries Do- 

 minguez Roldan, Villalon and Azcarate, 

 Postmaster-General Charles Hernandez and 

 others. 



The general feeling displayed throughout 

 the island, was one of fervent patriotism and 

 a full sense of the magnitude of the great en- 

 terprise on which the Allies are embarked. 



GREAT BRITAIN 



The British Government has directed the 

 British minister in Havana to express to the 

 Cuban Government its cordial appreciation 

 of Cuba's generosity in authorizing the ex- 

 penditure of up to $600,000 yearly on Cuban 

 Red Cross activities in Europe, and in alloca- 

 ting $240,000 for the aid of civilians in the 

 war zone, relatives of those killed in the war 

 and incapacitated soldiers. 



APPROPRIATION FOR RED CROSS 



The followng official announcement was 

 made public by the Cuban National Com- 

 mission for War Propaganda and Relief of 

 Victims : 



The President of the Republic has au- 

 thorized the sending of $250,000 to the Red 

 Cross of the allied nations for the relief of 

 victims of the war, in accordance with the 

 law of May 15 last and in compliance with a 

 recent resolution of the Committee of War 

 Propaganda and Relief of Victims, created 

 by the said law. This amount wdU be parti- 

 tioned as follows: 



To France $100,000, 



To the United States $40,000, 



To England $40,000., 



To Italy $40,000, 



To Belgium $30,000. 



The money has been fonvarded by cable 

 direct to the presidents of the national or- 

 ganizations of the Red Cross for the relief 

 of the civil populations in the war zone, of 

 families of soldiers, victims of the struggle and 

 of those disabled in the campaign. 



The law of May 15 concedes a credit of 

 $2,400,000 per year which the government 

 of the Republic will devote to the victims of 

 the war in Eiu-ope, in addition to the sums 

 granted to the Cuban Red Cross. 



ATTACHES TO CUBAN LEGATION IN U. S. 



At the sohcitation of the Secretary of War 

 and Marine, President Menocal signed a 

 decree naming Major Ernesto Tabio and 

 Naval Lieut. Jos6 Vander Gutch, respectively, 

 military and naval attaches to the Cuban 

 legation at Washington. 



