The Republic of Cuba 



CUBA 



YOUNGEST of the republics and occupying 

 an area a little larger than that of Indiana, 

 Pennsylvania or Ohio, and not as large as New 

 York, Illinois or Wisconsin, Cuba has shown a 

 greater ratio of development in its limited history 

 than any other country on the globe. 



Its population is about the same as that of 

 California, Indiana, Iowa, or Wisconsin. 



Laid down on the map of the United States 

 Cuba would extend from New York City almost 

 to Cincinnati and it varies in width from 22 to 

 160 miles. 



The history of Cuba is replete with romance 

 and interest. Since its discovery in 1492 it has 

 been fought for by the nations of the world as 

 the prize of the Caribbean. For more than 300 

 years its industries were built up only to be 

 periodically demohshed by internal and external 

 strife. 



In 1895 the final rebellion against Spain broke 

 out and after much devastation ended in the 

 Spanish-American War which resulted in the 

 establishment of the Cuban Republic. 



This period of strife was the worst in the entire 

 history of Cuba. Property was burned and 

 destroyed, cattle were killed and reprisals of every 

 sort put into effect for the purpose of cutting 

 off the opponent's livelihood. 



The naval battle at Santiago, on the 3rd of 

 July, 1898, forever settled the question of Spanish 

 dominion over Cuba. The conditions of peace 

 presented by the United States were accepted by 

 Spain on August 12th, and the Paris Protocol, 

 prepared on October ist of the same year, was 

 signed on December loth. 



