THE CUBA REVIEW 



was vitiated. Finally, Senor Urquiaga was 

 elected by a combination of those opposed to 

 the government. 



It is said by some that the election of 

 Senor Urquiaga means that no administra- 

 tion measures will be passed by Congress 

 without concessions to the Liberal party. 



Apparently it is as difficult to gather legis- 

 lators together in Cuba as it is elsewhere. In 

 the Cuban republic however a quorum in the 

 legislation halls, says the Post, "is such a 

 rarity that when one is obtained it has to be 

 displaj'ed by the newspaj^ers under scare 

 heads both before and after. The first news- 

 paper that hears there is any likelihood of a 

 quorum announces it, and scores a "beat" and 

 if the quorum is really obtained, it brags about 

 its "beat" afterwards." 



The Government of the Republic of Santo 

 Domingo has removed the rigid quarantine 

 which they have maintained against the ports 

 of Cuba, believing all danger over from the 

 bubonic plague. 



President Menocal on August 



American 28, suspended from employ 



Engineer and salary pending proceed 



Suspended ings, Mr. Arthur M. Brosius, 



the American chief engineer 



for the Cuban government appointed to 



supervise the work of sewer and paving work 



in Havana. 



The president orders that proceedings be 

 immediately begun to prove the charges 

 against Mr. Brosius which were the result of 

 the investigation made of the sewer and pav- 

 ing work by the Dow-Morales committee. 



Mr. Brosius was appointed as chief engi- 

 neer of the sewering and paving work on the 

 resignation of Mr. David McComb. 



The president also decreed as void and 

 without recourse the appeal taken by the 

 contractors of sewerage and paving in Havana 

 against the action of the secretary of public 

 works. 



This latter had stated that the contractors 

 must modify and better their work which 

 did not come up to the standard of their con- 

 tract . 



Bamboo lined avenue leading to residence of Mr. Henry M. Remy, 

 administrador "Constancia," Cuba. 



AMERICAN FILMS FOR CUBA 

 Cuba is to be given an opportunity to enjoy 

 the kind of feature films that have already 

 scored hits throughout the United States, 

 Canada and Europe. An exchange in Havana 

 will soon be opened to handle Cuba, Porto 

 Rico and the Caribbean Islands. 



At the present time this' territory is being 

 supplied with cast-off Spanish, French and 

 Italian subjects. It is expected that the 

 novelty of American actors, the wide range 

 of subjects, and the excellent quality of re- 

 leases will quickly cause Warner's Features ta 

 supplant the foreign films. 



