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THE CUBA R E V I E W 



TRIBUTE TO CUBA 

 Tribute was paid to those who gave 

 their lives when the U. S. S. Maine was 

 sunk, at the Memorial Day exercises, May 

 30th, at the old mast of the historic bat- 

 tleship in the Arlington National Ceme- 

 tery, Va. Senor Carlos Manuel de < les- 

 pedes, Cuban Minister to the United 

 States, delivered a patriotic address, laud- 

 ing the nation's dead on behalf of the 

 people of Cuba. 



SECOND PAN-AMERICAN COMMERCIAL 

 CONFERENCE 



The second Pan-American Commercial 

 Conference was held in the Pan-American 

 Building, Washington, I). C. during the 

 week of June 2nd. The total number of 

 registered delegates was To.",, of whom 

 more than 200 were Latin American. 



Director-General John Barrett, in sum- 

 marizing the work of the conference, said 

 in part : — 



"A new epoch in Pan-American com- 

 mercial relations has been inaugurated by 

 this meeting. 



"Never before has any similar confer- 

 ence been so comprehensive and fair to 

 all countries participating. By its ad- 

 dresses and discussions it has paved the 

 way for reciprocity and co-operation in 

 trading methods, and for the recognition 

 of business ei hies. It has brought out the 

 pressing financial needs of the Latin 

 American governments and legitimate pri- 

 vate undertakings to enlarge international 

 trade, has shown the necessity of the bank- 

 ing interests of the United States provid- 

 ing loans and credits which may not now 

 be obtained in Europe and has laid out a 

 well defined program for the protection 

 of patents, trademarks and copyrights 

 through the new international bureaus in 

 Havana and Rio Janeiro. 



"It also has insisted on the making of 

 the parcel post beneficial to the export in- 

 terests of the United States and the Latin 

 American peoples through the removal of 

 unnecessary rules and restrictions. The 

 improvement of the administration of con- 

 sular offices, the standardizing of consular 

 invoices and fees and the revision and 

 permanency of tariffs were urged. The 

 undertaking without delay all over Latin 

 America of highway construction, the ex- 

 tension of railways and the establishment 

 of fast aviation mail service were es- 

 pecially demanded. 



"Better facilities for Latin American 

 buyers were recommended, as were also a 



closer study of Latin American trade and 

 social conditions. Stress was laid on the 

 need of extension of the United States 

 hanking connections in Latin America for 

 the benefit of both countries. The study 

 of the Spanish and Portuguese languages 

 was put forth as essential on the part of 

 the American seeking trade relations in 

 South America, as was the corresponding 

 study of English and the United States 

 by Latin Americans." 



Among other speakers at the conference 

 was Dr. Mario Diaz Irizar, bead of the 

 Bureau of International Trademarks at 

 Havana. 



AERIAL POSTAL SERVICE 

 The Government of Cuba is negotiating 

 with the Governments of Haiti, Dominican 

 Republic, Jamaica and Brazil, relative to 

 establishing an aerial postal service be- 

 tween Havana, Eastern Cuba, Kingston, 

 Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Rio de Janeiro^ 

 It is expected that powerful machines for 

 service on these routes will be ordered 

 within a short time. 



MARTI TABLET 



The bronze tablet in honor of Jose 

 Marti, the Cuban liberator, presented by 

 Uruguay, was unveiled on May 10th at 

 the foot of the Marti Monument, in Cen- 

 tral Park, Havana. Senor Fosalba, the 

 Uruguayan Minister, made the presenta- 

 tion speech. Cuban veterans, headed by 

 President Menocal, occupied the position 

 of honor. 



The ceremony was participated in by 

 the Cabinet, Ministers, members of the 

 Diplomatic Corps and State and city of- 

 ficials. During the progress of the exer- 

 cises a military band played the Uru- 

 guayan and Cuban national anthems. 



CARDENAS 

 The State Department advises, under 

 date of May 28th, that the American 

 consular agency at Cardenas, Cuba, has 

 been closed. 



