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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



of commercial, industrial and ajjvu-ultural 

 business would be increased." 



The Avisador Commercial favors guaran- 

 tees, but measures should include an obli- 

 gation upon the state to pay for damage 

 done in future disturbances. 



Four newspapers. La 



Influential Lucha, La Discusion, El 



Nezvspapers Mundo and^ Diario de La 



Favor Marina, representing the 



Guarantees, greatest circulations in Cuba, 

 believe guarantees are neces- 

 sary, and three organized parties, the two 

 factions of the Liberal party, and the con- 

 servatives, are opposed. 



Governor Magoon returned 

 Gov. Magoon to his post on March 8 and 



Returns to received a tremendous ova- 

 ~ Cuba. tion. In an interview witih 



James B. Morrow, of the 

 N. Y. Tribune, he made the following im- 

 portant statement : 



"The census of the island now being 

 taken is really an enforced registration 

 to ascertain how many Cubans are entitled 

 to vote. When it is completed in the spring 

 elections will be held at once to choose 

 officers for the towns and cities and gover- 

 nors for the provinces. We are writing 

 laws clearly prescribing what the President 

 may do or may not do. We are also separ- 

 ating departments. Finance from Agri- 

 culture, Justice from Public Works, and so 

 on, that there may be neither jealousy nor 

 friction in the future. When a m>atter 

 arises the law will plainly indicate who is 

 to consider it. When we say farewell to 

 Cuba that little republic will have all the 

 machinery of a sound, logical and repre- 

 sentative government." 



"The new President will have sufficient 

 native military support. There are six com- 

 panies of 'artillery and infantry in Havana, 

 and the Rural Guard, composed of 5,243 

 men, is stationed at 315 posts in different 

 parts of the island." 



Dr. J. A. Lopez 

 Health del Valle, chief of 

 of the the Local Board 

 Island, of Health of Ha- 

 vana, stated on 

 March 11 that there were then 

 no cases of yellow fever in 

 the island or any other dis- 

 ease subject to quarantine 

 measures. 



The last suspicious case was 

 at Santiago de Cuba, and the 

 island has shown a clean bill 

 of health for over thirty-five 

 days. 



RegardinsT the orders of the 

 United States Marine Hos- 

 pital Service, declaring quar- 

 antine against Cuba to take 

 effect April i. Dr. Lopez del 

 Valle states that this is the Europe— Do 



usual measure which is adopt- [J^^ie Sam- 



„j 1 , , , Uncle Sam- 



ed every year, but that he exchange, w 



has hopes that the island will be able 

 to maintain a clean bill of health for 

 a period sufficient to assure the United 

 States health officials that the quarantine 

 should be lifted during the summer season. 



The five months' partial 

 The Labor strike of cigarmakers of 

 Situation. Havana which included all the 

 independent factories and 

 which threw out of work over 4,000, is now 

 to be considered as ended. The strike was 

 initiated in January and had been supported 

 by the operatives of the "trust" factories. 

 The step has been taken by the majority of 

 the men themselves in defiance of the Cigar- 

 makers' Federation Union. 



Many factories resumed work March il. 

 A small percentage of the cigarmakers who 

 are friendly with the committee are still in 

 favor of the strike and have m'ade threats 

 and assaults upon operatives. Sufficient 

 police protection was supplied. 



you guarantee my interests in Cuba? 

 —I answer for Liborio. 



— Liborio, I am your bondsman before Europe, 

 hat guarantees do you give me? 



