THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



WAR ORPHANS 



A resolution presented in the Senate by 

 Senator Vidal Morales and adopted 

 unanimously proposes an international 

 league for the care of Allied war orphans. 



The Chief Executive is authorized to 

 propose to all the Allied Powers and all 

 nations that severed relations with the 

 Central Powers that plenipotentiaries be 

 named by each to organize an interna- 

 tional association for the protection, care 

 and education of destitute children whose 

 fathers met death fighting in the Allied 

 ranks for the liberty of the world. 



A fund, to be contributed to by each 

 nation included in the organization ac- 

 cording to its population and wealth, 

 would be raised to carry on the work, to 

 which fund any other organization or in- 

 dividual might contribute voluntarily. 



The resolution suggests the name "The 

 International League for the Protection 

 of the Children of Liberty." 



GIFT OF CUBA TO U. S. REGIMENT 



The following letter has been received 

 by the Cuban Secretary of Justice from 

 Mr. Newton D. Baker, United States Sec- 

 retary for War. 



War Department, 



Washington. 

 To his Excellency, The Secretary of 

 Justice, Republic of Cuba. 



Excellent Sir, 



I have the honor to acknowledge the 

 receipt of the hand-made silk flag pre- 

 sented by you to the American Minister 

 to be presented to a Regiment of the line 

 of the United States army on its return 

 from Europe. 



I have designated the Sixth Regiment 

 of Field Artillery of the First Division to 

 be the recipient of the flag for the reason 

 that, being a regiment of the first Ameri- 

 can Division that went to France, it had 

 the honor of firing the first shot against 

 the enemy, of any American troops. 



The Sixth Regiment of Field Artillery 

 was organized in 1907 when field artillery 

 was given a place apart in the organiza- 



tion of the United States army. It has 

 continuously taken part in the battles in 

 Europe and is now a part of the Army of 

 Occupation. For this reason it is impos- 

 sible at present to present the flag, but I 

 have given instructions that a cable shall 

 be sent to the General in Command of the 

 First Division notifying him of the desig- 

 nation of this regiment to receive the 

 flag, and also informing him of its origin. 



In the name of the War Department 

 and of the Army, I beg permission to 

 present my warmest thanks in recogni- 

 tion of this courtesy towards a distin- 

 guished Regiment of a distinguished Di- 

 vision of our service. 



Cordially yours, 



(Signed) Newton D. Baker. 



STRIKE OF PRINTERS 



Because of the refusal of printing com- 

 panies to pay their employes double 

 wages for work done on the day of the 

 funeral of Ex-President Roosevelt, a 

 general strike of printers was called in 

 Havana. An agreement was reached on 

 February 12th, granting an increase of 

 ten per cent in the wages of men earning 

 less than $20 per week, and an increase of 

 five per cent for those earning more than 

 that amount weekly. This arrangement 

 was suggested by President Menocal and 

 was accepted by the members of the lino- 

 typist and typographical unions. The 

 agreement reached also includes payment 

 by the printing companies of double 

 wages to the men who worked the day of 

 Colonel Roosevelt's burial. This strike 

 tied up the newspaper and job printing 

 plants for more than a week. 



PROPOSED COMMISSION TO ARBITRATE 

 STRIKES 



General Emilio Nunez, vice-president 

 of Cuba, has asked the president to send 

 a message to congress suggesting the 

 formation of an arbitration commission 

 to act as a mediator in present and future 

 strikes, and all other labor problems. 



