THE 

 CUBA REVIEW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1' 19, by the Munson Steamship Line 



VOLl.MK XVII 



MAY. 1919 



Number 6 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE PLANT 



A presidential decree of April 23rd au- 

 thorizes ;i concession to the Pan-American 

 Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Co. 

 (Marconi) of the State of Delaware, for 

 the purpose of establishing wireless com- 

 munication between Cuba and the United 

 Sinies or other countries having proper 

 equipment. 



According to the decree, the company is 

 authorized to erect within a radius of one 

 hundred and fifty mil''- <>f the City of 

 Havana the necessary plants for establish- 

 ing the desired wireless communication. 



NEW NAVAL SHIPYARD 



Plans for n new naval shipyard to be 

 constructed on the grounds of the Tris- 

 cornhi immigration station back of Morro 

 Castle, across Havana harbor from the 

 capital, have been submitted to President 

 Menocal by Captain Sidney Henry, United 

 States Naval Engineer, and Commander 

 Kear of the Cuban Naval Academy. T 

 plans call for a drydook for ships up to 

 4,000 tons and two large concrete piers. 

 Ir is believed the Naval academy at 

 Marie! will he transferred to a poinl 

 nearby. 



CABLE AND POSTAL CENSORSHIP 



Extensive modifications in the cable c< n 

 sorship by the United States were an- 

 nounced by the governmenl on April 17th 

 and became effective the following day. As 



a result of these relaxations persons in 

 the United States or any of its possessions 



may cable to points in Cuba without any 

 interference by United states censorship. 

 The censorship on postal matters be- 

 tween the United state- and Cuba has 

 also been lifted. 



CONSULATE AT BOSTON 



President Menocal has signed a hill 

 raising the consulate at Boston from sec- 

 ond-class to first -class. This change of 

 classification i- attributed to the recenl 

 heavy increase in the trade between Bos- 

 ton and Havana, which has grown about 

 200 per cent, in I wo years. 



The Cuban Consulate is at 131 state 

 Street. The consul is Rafael Cervino. 



MEXICAN MINISTER 



General Heriberto Jara, new Mexican 

 Minister to Cuba, arrived in Havana May 



17th, thus re ivillg diplomatic relations 



between the Mexican and Cuban govern- 

 ments, which have been interrupted for 

 several months. 



Dr. E. <;. Kn-enai has been appointed 

 < 'uha's Minister to Mexico. 



VICTORY LOAN IN CUBA 

 Latest information from Havana gives 

 Cuba a total of 2,5">S subscribers, with 

 $3,000,500, without accepting the offer of 

 the Banco Espanol to subscribe up to 

 $2,000,000, if necessary, to complete 

 Cuba's quota. Cuba's quota is $3,000,000, 

 and it is expected that there will be a 

 large oversubscription when final reports 

 are made. 



