THE, 

 CUBA RLVILW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1919, by the Muttson Steamship Line 



Volume XVII 



NOVEMBER. 1919 



Number 12 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



CUBAN CONGRESS 



Tin- Cuban Congress convened in ex- 

 traordinary session on October 15th, to 

 consider the question of ratification or 

 rejection of the peace treaty with Ger- 

 many. Both the Semite and House voted 

 to refer the treaty to the Foreign Rela- 

 tions Committee, which is expected to 

 meet later in joinl session, before which 

 the Cuban delegate to the Peace Confer- 

 ence, l>r. Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante, 

 is to appear and explain the provisions. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO ROOSEVELT 

 MEMORIAL 



The Roosevelt memorial project was in- 

 augurated on October 25th. The national 

 headquarters of the association received 

 a dispatch from Cuba, stating that Presi- 

 dent Menocal would ask the Cuban Con- 

 gress for an appropriation of $50,000 as 

 Cuba's official contribution to the memorial 

 fund. Mr. Frank Steinliart. chairman of 

 the committee of the Roosevell Memorial 

 Association for the Island of Cuba, stated 

 that in addition to Cuba's official contribu- 

 tion the popular gift from the Cuban p 0- 

 ple would doubtless exceed sum. nun. 



DR. DOMINGUEZ ROLDAN 



Dr. Dominguez Roldan, Secretary <>f 



Public Instruction in President Menocal's 

 cabinet, bas tendered bis resignation. 



' AMERICAN LEGION 



one hundred Americans living in Cuba 



have enrolled as charter members of Ha- 

 vana Post No. 1, American Legion. This 

 showing is remarkable, when it is known 

 that comparatively few posts, even in the 

 United States, have organized with a char- 

 ter list of one hundred members. 



Among those signing the application are 

 Col. Paul W. Beck, U. S. A. military at- 

 tache, who is the post c lander, and 



Commander C. R. Kear ofthe Navy. Lieut. 

 Col. Sosthenes Behn, formerly of the sig- 

 nal corps, has been elected post historian. 

 Many distinguished Americans and 

 Cubans who rendered patriotic service to 

 the United states during the war will be 

 Idled honorary members of the local 

 branch. 



APPROPRIATIONS FOR CENSUS 



An additi il sum of $300,000 has 



been authorized by President Menocal to 

 complete the work of taking the census. 

 The original appropriation for the work 

 was $1,000,000. 



PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 



Dr. Oscar Diaz Albertini, who has oc- 

 cupied the post of legal adviser to the 

 state Department, has been appointed by 

 President Menocal Sub-secretary of Pub- 

 lic Instruction. 



