THE CUBA REVIEW 



HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE 



November 2Ttli, 1919. 



CONGRESS : In our last letter we mentioned that the Cuban Congress had 

 met in special session on a call from the President to consider the Peace Treaty. The 

 treaty has not yet been ratified as Congress is still discussing it and calling upon 

 Dr. Bustamante, the Cuban Government representative at the Peace Conference, for 

 information regarding certain clauses. 



PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE: This has since been published in the Official 

 Gazette. Among the different subjects treated. President Menocal states that the 

 national census is finished and that it has been carefully and satisfactorily taken. 



Two tables are given in the message showing Cuba's esportations, which we 

 embody below : 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTATIONS FROM 

 CUBA, INCLUDING MONEY, DURING THE PERIODS GIVEN BELOW 



Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 



Countries 0/1917-1918 0/1918-1919 



United States $278,703,690 $.350,327,887 



Other American countries 9,729,109 9,258,748 



Germany 



Spain 4,198,741 6,045,196 



France 8,965,231 11,323,841 



United Kingdom 76,722,-3.55 96,813,956 



Other European- countries 347,0.34 2,-346,594 



Other countries 1,118,125 1,105,641 



Total $379,784,285 $477,221,863 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTATIONS INTO 

 CUBA, INCLUDING MONEY, DURING THE PERIODS GIVEN BELOW 



Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 



Countries of 1917-1918 of 1918-1919' 



United States $228,101,754 $235,628,661 



Other American countries 21,905,-975 22,516,920' 



Germany 264 



Spain 11,694,829 13,331,725 



France 6,874,981 8,264,853 



United Kingdom 12,-508,056 9,-349,063 



Other European countries 3,095,962 2,186,480 



Other countries 18,442,354 24,309,462 



Total $302,624,175 $315,587,167 



Under the heading of Public Works, the President refers to the constant shortage 

 of water suffered by the City of Havana, mentioning that the Department of Public 

 Works fully appreciates the situation and has done everything in its means to remedy 

 it, but without success. .In order to secure a greater supply of water it will be neces- 

 sary to undertake some very expensive work in making use of new springs at Vento 

 and the Department lacks the necessary funds. The attention of Congress is called to 

 the fact that a credit of not less than $3,000,000 would be necessary for this work 

 alone. 



With regard to the improvements being made in Havana, it is stated that last 

 May the appropriation allowed for the extension of the seawall known as the Jlalecon 

 was exhausted, but, notwithstanding, work was continued in the hope of securing 

 sufficient additional appropriatons. To extend the seawall to G Street, Vedado, the 

 estimated cost will be some $485,000, but due to the storm of September 9th last, which 

 washed out a considerable section of the newly built Avail, damages estimated at 

 $100,935 resulted, which makes a total of $585,935 required to finish the work. 



Referring to street work, the message states that G Street in Vedado is being 



