THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



CUBA'S NEW COINAGE 



It is thought that the new Cuban coin will 

 be ready to be put in circulation some time in 

 AprU. 



CUBAN COINS 



The denominations of the gold coin will be 

 a 20 peso piece and 10, 5, 4, 2 and 1 peso pieces. 

 The silver coin will be a 1 peso piece and 40, 

 20 and 10 centavos pieces. The nickel pieces 

 will be of 1, 2 and 5 centavos. 



The face of the coins will contain the words 

 "Republico De Cuba," with the date of the 

 coinage, and on the reverse side of the gold 

 coin will be an effigy of Marti ; while on the 

 reverse of the silver and nicked coins, will be a 

 five-pointed star. 



PRESIDENT OF CHAMBER. 



It is stated that the Liberal factions in the 

 House of Representatives have agi-eed upon Sr. 

 Felipe Sarrain as then- candidate for the presi- 

 dency of the chamber. 



PROPOSED BILL TO EXCLUDE FOREIGNERS 



General Delgado has presented to the House 

 of Representatives a bill making it impossible 

 for any person who is not a citizen of Cuba to 

 hold any pubUc appointment, either in the 

 state department, or the provincial or munici- 

 pal government, although an exception is 

 made if the appointment is purely of a techni- 

 cal nature. 



"CUBA" TO KEY WEST 



The Cuban Government has decided to des- 

 patch the cruiser "Cuba" to Key West to 

 bring back a number of Cuban workmen who 

 have not been able to find sufficient employ- 

 ment at Key West. Conditions have been 

 so bad w^ith the tobacco industry that this 

 assistance, together with financial help, will 

 be necessary. 



The Cuban Government has issued invita- 

 tions to the Spanish-American war veterans 

 in the United States to visit Cuba in 1916 as 

 guests cf the nation, to take part in the cele- 

 bration of the fifteenth anniversary of Cuba's 

 independence. It is understood that the 

 Cuban Government is prepared to send ships 

 to New])ort News, and to finuiish free trans- 

 portation to and from the United States for 

 the American soldiers who fought for Cuba's 

 independence. 



CUBAN CONSUL ACCUSED 



According to news reports serious charges of 

 Ijribery have been made against the Cuban 

 Consul at Merida, Yucatan, and the Secretary 

 of State has instituted an investigation. It is 

 stated that a communication has been received 

 from the Cuban Consul at ^lerida repudiating 

 the charges, and stating that the Consul will 

 inimediately return to Havana and vindicate 

 himself. 



CIVIL SERVICE LAW 



President Menocal has vetoed the bill which 

 was designed to make important changes in 

 the administration of the civil service. It is 

 thought that this bill would unduly increase 

 the power of the Civil Service Commission by 

 giving the Commission the right to renstate 

 any employee without proper consultation 

 with the various government executives. 



JOURNALIST BILL VETOED 



President Menocal has vetoed the bill re- 

 cently passed by Congress providing journal- 

 ists and publishers be exemjit from api:)ear- 

 ing before a correctional court. 



MANY PENSIONS 



The Cuban Congress has appropriated over 

 $30,000 for annual pensions to widows and 

 orphans of state emploj'es or veterans of the 

 Spanish war. 



CUBA S COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH 

 SPAIN 



Senor Pablo Desvernine, Secretary of State 

 of Cuba, in a recent interview is quoted as fol- 

 lows: 



"Spain at present offers very little to us in 

 exchange for what we give her. She will 

 give a reduction on Cuban tobacco entering 

 Spain, but the duty on sugar is almost pro- 

 hibitive. In exchange for this she requires a 

 reduction on Spanish wines, but if this be 

 conceded it will mean that American mnes 

 wiU enter almost duty free, owing to the 

 treatv with the United States." 



PROPOSAL THAT CUBA PUT RICE ON 

 FREE LIST 



A proposal that the Cuban government put 

 rice on the free list in view of the fact that this 

 country will admit all sugars free of duty after 

 May 1, 1916, under the present tariff law, will 

 be laid before the State Dejmrtment soon by 

 senator Sheppard of Texas. 



