THE CUBA REV IE W 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



CUBAN STUDENTS 



A great many Cuban studeats come an- 

 nually to the United States to pursue their 

 studies at various institutions. Of course 

 a large majority of these are minors. Ac- 

 cording to the immigration laws of the 

 United States, aliens under sixteen years of 

 age are not admitted unless they are accom- 

 panied by their relatives or guardians. The 

 strict construction of this law has caused 

 much inconvenience to Cubim ])arents 

 wishing to send then- children to American 

 schools. The Cuban State Department has 

 been endeavoring to secure some modifica- 

 tion of this immigration rule, and until the 

 matter is officially settled, parents of Cuban 

 children who do not propose to accompany 

 their children to the States should appear 

 before a United States consular official at 

 the Cuban port from whence they sail, and 

 make a statement under oath to this official, 

 and this statement should be presented to 

 the immigration officials at the port of land- 

 ing in the United States. By following this 

 procedure it is hoped that much of the 

 difficulty hitherto encountered will be 

 avoided. 



UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND CUBAN 

 CURRENCY 



According to the laws of Cuba, these two 

 moneys should circulate on an absolute parity. 

 It has been reported that already some of the 

 money changers have endeavored to estab- 

 lish a rate of discount between the two cur- 

 rencies, endeavoring to obtain a premium 

 on the Cuban currency. The Department of 

 the Treasury of the Cuban Government has 

 taken stringent measures to stop such prac- 

 tice. 



CUBA REQUESTS ENGLAND TO RELEASE 

 CARGOES 



The State Department of Cuba is making 

 great diplomatic efforts to induce Great Brit- 

 ain to release certain cargoes which were pur- 

 chased in Germany liefore the commencement 

 of the war, and are now being held by Great 

 Britain in neutral ports, and it is understood 

 that an agreement has been reached whereby 

 this merchandise will Ije releasetl and delivery 

 permitted to Cuba without imnecessary 

 delay. 



PHYSICIANS FOR WORKMEN. 



It lias been ordered by the Department of 

 Health of Havana that all manufacturers 

 and industrial establishments shall engage a 

 physician who shall be a resident in the 

 immediate neighborhood of the establishment, 

 his duties to be the care of all employes, his 

 services to l)e immediately available in case 

 of accident or illness. It is also further 

 specified that each physician shall not 

 attempt to look after more than 500 workmen. 



NEW SHIELD FOR HAVANA PROVINCE 



It is proposed to do away with the ancient 

 escutcheon of Havana which bore three silver 

 castles. The new shield will have in the 

 quarters, respectively, a tree, a key, two 

 hands clasped. Isle of Pines in relief, and in 

 the center a five-pointed star. 



PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS 



Efforts are being made by the Cuban State 

 Department to have the next meeting of the 

 Pan American Congress held in Havana. 



ARMY HORSES 



The War Dej^artment of the Cuban Govern- 

 ment is arranging to buy Cuban horses at 

 an average price of $150 per head for the rural 

 guards, instead of importing them from the 

 United States as hitherto has been done. 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES HANDBOOK 



"Cuba: What she has to offer to the In- 

 vestor or the Home-seeker," is the title of a 

 73-page, finely illustrated booklet recently 

 issued liy the Cuban Government. It con- 

 tains valuable information concerning the 

 island's resources, industries, railways, cities, 

 etc. Copies may be had on application to 

 the "Minister of Cuba, Washington, D. C." 



MERIDA CONSULATE 



Senor Jose Caminero has been appointed 

 Consul for Cuba, at Merida, Yucatan, Mex., 

 succeeding Sr. Verona, resigned. 



