THE 





CUBA REVIEW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1920, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XVIII 



JUNE, 1920 



Number 7 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



GOLD COIN FOR CUBA 

 Five liunclred thousand dollars in gold 

 coin lias ))een withdrawn from the New 

 York sub-treasury for Cuba, making a 

 total of $1,750,000 since March 2nd. 



FRENCH MINISTER 



The Honorable Marinacce Cabalacce, 

 French minister to Culm, was officially in- 

 troduced to President ^Menocal and other 

 Government officials when he presented 

 his diplomatic credentials at the palace 

 on May 14th. 



The new French minister expressed sat- 

 isfaction and pleasure in his appointment 

 to Cuba and said that it was his good for- 

 tune to be able to assist in perpetuating 

 the cordial relations that have always ex- 

 isted between Cuba and France. Presi- 

 dent Menocal, in response, warmly wel- 

 comed the Honorable Marinacce Caba- 

 lacce and expressed wishes for the wel- 

 fare of France. 



POST OFFICE RECEIPTS 



According to a report just issued, the 

 gross receipts of the Post Office total 

 five million dollars, while expenses amount 

 to. only about two and one-half millions. 



During the month of March the re- 

 ceipts for stamps alone amounted to $103,- 

 162.60, which is $21,000 more than the 

 previous month. 



SWISS EN\'OY 



Mr. Marc Peter, the Swiss minister ac- 

 credited to Cuba and the United States, 

 presented his diplomatic credentials to 

 President Menocal on May 6th. 



Commenting on Cuba, Mr. Peter stated 

 that Switzerland had come to appreciate 

 her as one of the wealthy and productive 

 nations of the world, this consideration 

 being due in no small part to the dimin- 

 ished production of beet sugar in Austria 

 and Germany and the enforced necessity 

 of importing sugar from Cuba. 



U. S. MILITARY ATTACHE IN CUBA 

 Lt. Col. James A. Hobson has been 

 named Military Attache to the Amer- 

 ican Legation in Cuba, to succeed Col. 

 Paul "W. Beck, who was relieved on 

 April 17. 



SPECIAL MISSION TO ENGLAND 

 According to press reports, vSecretary of 

 State Dr. Pablo Desvernine will head the 

 commission to be appointed for the diplo- 

 matic visit to be paid England, in which 

 the question of the proposed increase of 

 tariff on Cuban tobacco will be personally 

 discussed by the Cuban envoys. The com- 

 mission is to depart for London in the 

 near future, and all action in regard to 

 the proposed tariff reprisal against Eng- 

 lish goods will be held, pending the result 

 of the above mission. 



