THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



Cieneral Alaxiiuo Ouiiit'z ami 1-aniilv 



MAXIMO GOMEZ STATUE 



The Cuban Congress, in .May, 1916, 

 passed a law appropriating $200,000, to be 

 devoted to the erection of a bronze equestiian 

 statue of the celebrated General Maximo 

 Gomez. A Commission! was ai)pointed to 

 have charge of the matter and Colonel Villa- 

 Ion is the President of the Commission. 



The Commission has announced a com- 

 petition, open to Cuban and foreign sculptors, 

 who are requested to submit their designs 

 for this monument. The Commission has 

 issued a book which specifies the rules under 

 which designs are to be submitted by sculp- 

 tors. These designs must be submitted be- 

 fore March 31, 1918. 



Three prizes will be awarded for the best 

 designs submitted: 



First prize -510,000 



Second prize 5,000 



Third prize 2,000 



The Commission has determined that the 

 site of the statue will be in the center of the 

 Parque de Colon. 



The book which the Committee has issued 

 is very beautifully printed and contains a 

 biography of General Gomez, many photo- 

 graphs of the General, and also gives much 

 information which would be of value to the 

 sculptors in making their designs. 



NEW PORTFOLIO 



The bill passed by Congress, creating the 

 portfoho of War and Xavy in the cabinet, 

 has been signed. 



WAGE INCREASE MEASURE 



The House of Representatives received 

 back from the President, with his veto, the 

 bill passed by Congress in thel ast session, 

 increasing the wages of all workmen engaged 

 on public works to a minimum of SI. .50 a day_ 



SANITATION 



President .Menocal has appointed six 

 supervisors of sanitation, one for each of the 

 provinces: Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas, 

 Santa Clara, Camaguey and Oriente. 



