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"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1916, hy the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XIV 



JUNE, 1916 



Number 7 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



INDEPENDENCE DAY 



On May 20th the celebration of the four- 

 tsgnth anniversary of Cuban independence 

 was observed throughout the entire island 

 and in Havana it was observed with unusual 

 ceremonies. 



In the morning the new monu- 

 ment of General Maceo was unveiled by 

 President Menocal at Maceo Park and the 

 ceremony was witnessed by an immense 

 crowd of people. The Maceo monument was 

 designed bj^ the Italian sculptor, Sr. Domen- 

 ico Eoni. The monument is a large bronze 

 equestrian statue of General Maceo and is 

 considered a most artistic piece of work. 



Following the unveiling of the monument, 

 there was a military parade, and in the after- 

 noon automobile races were held at the 

 Marianao track and there were also regattas 

 in the harbor. In the evening there was a 

 brilliant illumination in the Prado and the 

 Malecon, with band concerts in the parks and 

 later a parade in the harbor of illuminated 

 boats. The celebration ended with a brilliant 

 display of fireworks at Punta Castle. 



INCOME TAX 



A special commission of the Cuban Con- 

 gress, in discussing various means to raise 

 additional revenue, has prepared a bill taxing 

 all persons, corporations and others having 

 incomes in excess of $1,800 per year. This 

 bill is designed to be of assistance to the 

 tobacco industry and it is intended that the 

 tobacco interests be exempted under the law. 



MAXIMO GOMEZ MONUMENT 



The government of Cuba has provided 

 ),000 for the erection of a monument to 

 the memory of the Cuban patriot, Maximo 

 Gomez. Prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $1,000 

 will be given, respectively, for the three best 

 plans submitted. The location of the monu- 

 ment has not yet been decided upon and the 

 site will be determined by the commission 

 who will be named to select the plan. It is 

 specified that the monument must be of 

 bronze with a granite and marble base. 



NEW PENITENTIARY 



Colonel Andres Hernandez Aguirre, warden 

 of the Havana City Prison, is now in the 

 United States to study the best methods of 

 prison construction and maintenance. The 

 Cuban government has voted $10,000,000 for 

 the construction of a new penitentiary, 

 and Colonel Aguirre has been sent here to 

 study and investigate the prison systems of 

 the United States, and he will visit various 

 penal institutions. 



LIABILITY ACT 



On June 12th President Menocal signed the 

 Employers' Liability bill, requiring all em- 

 ployers of labor to provide for insurance 

 against injuries of their workmen incident 

 to their employment. 



CAVALRY HORSES 



Two officers of the Cuban army are now in 

 Ihe United States in order to purchase 300 

 covalry horses for the Cuban army. 



