THE CUBA REVIEW 



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GENERAL COMMENT ON CUBAN AFFAIRS 



republic, and to build it up from the remnants 

 of one of the oldest of the Spanish colonies. 

 They had to help prepare a new constitution, 

 hoki elections, and turn over to its people a 

 fully equipped Cuban republic this was done 

 entii-ely under military officers who used 

 to a very large extent the best elements of 

 the native population. These Cubans were 

 intelligent and loyal, and performed in a 

 highly creditable manner their portion of the 

 work. — -Major-General Leonard Wood in the 

 World's Work. 



THE CUBAN ARMY 



Cuba celebrated the twelfth anniversary 

 of the republic's birth on ^lay 20th, with 

 suitable ceremonies in all parts of the island. 



A most interesting spectacle was the 

 parade in Havana of the 45,000 troops. The 

 appearance of the men and their evolutions 

 moved La Lucha's editor to express himself 

 thus eloquently: 



"There was absolute order, perfect military 

 discipline, martiality to the point of giving 

 the soldiers the aspect of hard tried veterans, 

 fine healthy appearance, beautiful and well- 

 kept mounts, presenting in all a most ex- 

 cellent aspect and sufficient to make every 

 Cuban heart feel proud because it was their 

 army — the army of the Republic of Cuba, the 

 best manifestation of its sovereignty." 



PANAMA CANAL BENEFITS CUBA 



It would seem to an ordinary observer that 

 the future of Cuba has become assm'ed 

 through the instrumentality of the Panama 



Canal. Cuba is a half-way house between 

 the Pacific and the United States and Em-ope, 

 and must soon become an important port of 

 call for ships which need more or less refitting 

 or the replenishing of provisions, and the 

 population of the island must, accordingly, 

 be more rapidly changed in its character as it 

 becomes more and more a link in the whole 

 commerce of the western world. This begins 

 to be sho\\Ti in the rapid growth of Havana, 

 and the gi-eat care taken, since the American 

 occupation, to maintain its reputation for 

 good health, and the benefits of its rare 

 climate, which certainly is unequalled in any 

 other part of the world. — Hartford (Coma.), 

 Times. 



CUBA HERSELF ON TRIAL 



Cuba herself is really on trial in the case of 

 ex-Govemor Asbert, Representative Arias 

 and Senator Vidal Morales, who murdered 

 Chief of Police Riva on the Prado in Havana 

 on July 7 last. There is no doubt as to the 

 guilt of these men. They admit it. Their 

 theory was that a political assassination was 

 outside the law a,nd they would either go scot 

 free or receive a nominal sentence. The 

 young republic owes it to itself to prove to 

 the world that it has advanced beyond this 

 stage of public morals and attained a civilized 

 standard of law and order. — N. Y. Sun. 



The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 

 when in annual convention at Oklahoma 

 City, May 14th, generally favored a plan to 

 create an episcopal district for Cuba. 



View of Antilla showing Xipe Bay and railroad station and custom house landing. The mall steamer 

 at the wharf carries passengers across the bay to Preston and other towns. 



