THE CUBA REVIEW 



ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FUND 



On July 29tli the people of Cuba pre- 

 sented a check for $100,000 to the Roose- 

 velt Memorial Fund, through Colonel 

 Aurelio Hevia, President of the Roosevelt 

 Memorial Association of Cuba. The for- 

 mal presentation was made at the offices 

 of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, 

 New York. 



Colonel Hevia was Secretary of the In- 

 terior and of War in Cuba during the ad- 

 ministration of General Wood. He was 

 accompanied to New York by Congress- 

 man Frederico G. Morales, Secretary of 

 the Roosevelt Memorial Association of 

 Cuba. 



Describing the efforts of the Cuban Gov- 

 ernment and the people of the island ade- 

 quately to show their appreciation of the 

 services Theodore Roosevelt rendered the 

 Cuban Republic, Colonel Hevia declared 

 that four specific laws had been passed in 

 honor of Colonel Roosevelt by the Cuban 

 Congress, that his name was revered in 

 the public schools and his memory per- 

 petuated by monuments and pictures in 

 public places. Few homes in Cuba are 

 without their photograph of America's 

 great son. 



The first of the laws referred to au- 

 thorizes the Cuban Government to have 

 the proclamation of President Roosevelt 

 announcing the establishment of the Re- 

 public of Cuba cast into bronze and placed 

 in the halls of the Cuban Congress. The 

 second authorizes the construction of a 

 monument to Theodore Rosevelt in Cuba, 

 costing $12.5,000. . The third calls for a 

 bronze wreath to be placed on Colonel 

 Roosevelt's grave in Oyster Bay, bearing 

 the inscription : "The Republic of Cuba to 

 her Best Friend." The fourth authorizes 

 the construction of a memorial to Colonel 

 Roosevelt on San .Juan Hill. 



A fifth law will be presented at the 

 forthcoming session of the Cuban Con- 

 gress in November. The bill, already 

 drawn, calls for an official contribution of 

 $100,000 by the Cuban Government to the 

 American Roosevelt Memorial Fund. The 

 $100,000 check which Colonel Hevia pre- 

 sented to the national fund represents the 

 gifts of 100,000 men, women and children 

 on the island of Cuba. Every one of the 



8,000 soldiers of the Cuban regular army 

 contributed 20 cents each. Colonel Hevia 

 announced that the total popular sub- 

 scription in Cuba probably would amount 

 to $115,000. 



In accepting the check for the fund, 

 Colonel Thompson, President of the Na^ 

 tional Association, said : 



"I want to assure you I am fully aware 

 of the unusual character of the event 

 which brings us together this afternoon, 

 A people of another race, another Ian* 

 guage, another tradition, to-day brings to 

 the memory of one who was the greatest 

 citizen of a neighbor nation its tribute of 

 devotion. It is, as far as I know, an un- 

 precedented act in history. 



"In the name of the Roosevelt Memo- 

 rial Association I thank you and I thank 

 the people of Cuba for this most generous 

 outpouring of treasure to honor the man 

 who aided when they most needed aid. 

 The American people will remember this 

 act and feel more closely akin than ever 

 to the people of Cuba because of this 

 evidence that the man whom American 

 loved Cuba loved also." 



AGRICULTURAL BUREAUS / 



The Department of Agriculture of Cuba 

 will establish agricultural bureaus in 

 every province of the island for the pur- 

 pose of furnishing information to farmers 

 and agriculturists. 



The bureaus will appoint agricultural 

 inspectors, who will make tours periodi- 

 cally of the different agricultural zones 

 and give technical advice on the most de- 

 sirable lands for culture. Advice on the 

 possibilities of proper fertilizing will also 

 be given. 



COLLEGE OF NOTARIES 

 The College of Notaries in Havana has 

 elected the following board of directors : 

 Trustees, Pedro Valera Noqueira, Benigno 

 Diago y Ayesteran, Andres Carrillo and 

 Guillermo Tillalba. The treasurer of the 

 college is Mariano Casquero y Viela, and 

 the secretary, Enrique Pertierra y 

 Morales. 



