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 CUBA RLVILW 



'ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1913, by the Munson Steamship Line 



\'OLUME XI 



SEPTEMBER, 1913 



Number 10 



GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



THE POWERS AND CUBA PATENT MEDICINE REGULATIONS - 



VIEWS ON FREE SUGAR 



CUBA S 



A London despatch, dated 

 Cuba's September 11th, to the Nezv 

 Foreign York Evening Telegram, 

 Claims says that the Cuban gov- 

 ernment is about to present 

 a note to the British, French and German 

 governments simukaneously. The object is 

 to obtain respite from the pressure which 

 these governments are continuing to exert 

 jointly to bring about the payment of al- 

 leged damages suffered by British, French 

 and German subjects during the Cuban 

 revolution and the Spanish-American war. 



Should there be a disagreement between 

 the Powers and Cuba over any particular 

 claims Cuba will suggest that arbitration 

 be resorted to, favoring tlie President of 

 the United States as arbitrator. 



These claims are divisible into three 

 classes. In the first class, for instance, 

 fall claims for money and material fur- 

 nished to Cuban revolutionary leaders, for 

 much of which formal vouchers were given. 

 It is understood that President Menocal 

 and Secretary Torriente believe these 

 should be paid without more delay than 

 necessary to establish authenticity of the 

 documents involved. 



The second class comprises claims which 

 Cuba will insist she cannot consider in any 

 circumstance, since to do so would violate 

 her constitution. She will not consent to 

 arbitration of these. Presumaljly she an- 

 ticipates the support of the .American gov- 

 ernment in this attitude. 



The third class lies Ijetween these two, 

 claims concerning which there may be ar- 

 bitrable differences of fjpinion. 



When the Treaty of Paris was signed the 

 United States government assumed certain 

 obligations, .'\mong them was the ol)liga- 



tion to settle with American citizens (and 

 no others) for needless damage suffered by 

 thern during Cuba's revolutions against 

 Spain and for other damage through any 

 failure of the Spanish government to exer- 

 cise due diligence. Spain assumed analogous 

 obligations with regard to her own subjects 

 (and no other). It was agreed that for 

 damage suffered in the legitimate course of 

 those wars neither should pay. 



It is these latter claims which the Ger- 

 man, French and British ministers have 

 been trying to collect from the Cuban gov- 

 ernment. 



When this crime was com- 



The Shooting mitted, Provincial Governor 

 of Asbert, Representative Arias 



General Riva and Senator Morales were 

 promptly arrested charged 

 with the shooting and put into jail. 



The Neiv York Herald says in its account 

 of the proceedings that Vidal Morales had 

 little part in the affair and was released 

 from custody on his own recognizance. The 

 court could then go no further without 

 consent of Congress. To settle the matter. 

 Presient Menocal called an extra session 

 of Congress for the purpose of modifying 

 the criminal code, which, it had been dem- 

 onstrated, prevented prosecution of mem- 

 I)ers guilty of common law crimes even 

 when Congress was not in session. 



When Congress met. Speaker Lanuza in- 

 troduced a bill to modify the criminal code. 

 The gist of it is that the courts may here- 

 after proceed unless stopped by Congress. 

 The Mouse took one look at the bill and 

 the quorum faded awa.v, ;iiul none lias as- 

 sembled since. 



'T'rr)l)alily." said .Speaker Lruiuza, "things 



