THE CUBA REVIEW 



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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CUBA 



RKPUBI^ICADE CUBA 

 PRESIOBKCIA 



FARTICVLAR 



HABANA, February 16, 1914, 



The Munson Steamship Line, 

 No. 82 Beaver St., 

 Hew York. 



Gentlecien:- 



It is with a great deal of pleasure that I avail 

 myself of this opportunity to extend to you cordial con- 

 gratulations on the success attained hy your monthly maga- 

 zine, "The Cuba Review", published in the interests of the 

 JRepubllc of- Cuba. 



It is precisely because of the fact that the 

 Island's affairs are treated in an impartial manner that I 

 deem it a duty to express to you my personal appreciation 

 of your v/ork, for the prosperity and unbounded resources 

 of Cuba make necessary no undue praise and require but a 

 simple presentation to convince unbiased minds of the latent 

 possibilities of the country. 



We in Cuba, as your experience has doubtless 

 taught you, are alv/ays willing — nay, eager — to welcome 

 fair criticism that will help us to correct mistakes only 

 too prone to occur, unfortunately, in all countries, but 

 very particularly in those as yet inexperienced in the 

 difficult ways of self-government. Such criticism, how- 

 ever, it is only fair should always be accompanied by a 

 plain statement of the problems solved and yet to be sol- 

 ved in the face of the most adverse conditions. 



Aside from these general considerations, let me 

 add that "The Cuba Review" fills a long-felt want in Cuba 

 in that it is a monthly digest of all news relating to the 

 Island, very well presented indeed £ind of the keenest 

 ■interest to all v/ho are in any way connected v/ith it. I 

 say this from personal experience, as I have long been a 

 subscriber, to the "Review". 



Wishing It a long life and j^ prosperous one, I 

 am 



Very tru] 



M.G.M.-E.S.A. 



