THE CUBA REVIEW 



15 



Bayamo — Priest of the Order and view from the 

 Franciscan Convent. 



preachers. It fits them and not me. But, it 

 is not necessary to call to the American negro 

 for examples of crime worse than any foimd 

 in Cuba. What about the so-called "white 

 trash'' of the ^'irginia mountains and other 

 places? Their condition, coiicubinage, un- 

 faithfulness to wives, and so on, is a matter of 

 sure knowledge to all ^^■ho have been amongst 

 them. Yet they openly profess Protestantism. 

 Some call themselves United Brethren, others 

 Methodists, others Baptists. 



Did the "high prices" of their elders or 

 ministers bring on this sad state of affairs? 

 This is a light position, is it not? A last word. 

 I was in this island before the war. I have 

 been here since the war. I saw the preachers 

 come and I am a witness to their work; and I 

 do not hesitate to saj'that there are occasions, 

 if not causes, of some of the illicit unions here. 

 Their vile ignorant attacks on Catholic sacra- 

 ments and ceremonies have confused the 

 minds of some of these simple untutored i)eo- 

 ple and brought them to a neglect which 

 would otherwise not exist. 



A word in summary. The charges as 

 written are false. The preacher in making, 

 them, was true to the instinct of his class. 

 Calumny has no terrors for him. 



S. SARASOLA, S. J. 

 Cienfuegos, Cuba. 



NOT ENOUGH SCHOOLS 



It is reported that nearly 16,000 children 

 in Cuba are without school accommodation, 

 in spite of the fact that a part time arrange- 

 ment has been put into effect. 



An investigation has been ordered in order 

 to fix the blame for this condition of the pub- 

 lic schools. 



NEW DEFINITION OF "BOTTLES" 



The Government is said to be decided to 

 .stop all public works on account of the deficit 

 in the custom house receipts. Why not stop 

 the "bottles" instead? 



The "bottles" to those who do not under- 

 stand, let it be said, are the salaries that are 

 paid outright and left to persons who do not 

 do anything to earn them. There are so 

 many of them that they are said to amount to 

 millions of dollars every year. 



Carrying these l:iottles along with the deficit 

 is a pretty hard job for old Liborio, but if they 

 were thrown overboard it might be possible to 

 go on with the public works. The Havana 

 Post just suggests such a procedure; but it is 

 well aware of the fact that the suggestions 

 falls on barren ground, because to separate 

 so man}' persons from their little l)ot tie would 

 mean to "start something" down here more 

 to be feared than a deficit. — Havana Post. 



TIRE ORDERS LARGE 



That the European war is giving American 

 industries new opportunities in world trade 

 is evidenced by the great increase in the tire 

 business in Cuba, says the Worcester (Mass.) 

 Telegram. Earlj' in August, Senor Crespo of 

 Suarez y Havana, came to New York and 

 placed large orders for tires and tubes. 



Early in October the Ajax Company got a 

 cabled order for 300 tires and tubes, wanted 

 in a great hurr}' because no European tires 

 are coming into the Cuban market. 



New York's Mayor officiated September 28 

 at the marriage of Dr. Eugenio Cantero y 

 Herrera, Spanish Minister to Cuba, and Miss 

 Patrocinia Cambrella y ]\Iontero, of Cuba. 

 The bride said she was twenty-nine j-ears old 

 and the bridegroom gave his age as thirty-six. 



Senor Cantero was born in Cuba and is a 

 widower. He is a lawyer. He said his 

 father was Juan B. Cantero SeiruUo and his 

 mother Eugenia Herrera Orne. The witness 

 was Beekman Underbill, of Fort Washington 

 ave. Both Isride and bridgroom gave their 

 home as Cuba. Senorita Cambrella said she 

 was born in Madrid. — -Xew York Tribune. 



Chaii-s in the Havana public parks, which 

 for some time past have been charged for at 

 the rate of 7 cents, will be lowered to 5 cents as 

 the result of a resolution of the city council. 



The resolution also provides that the fee 

 should only be charged on Sundaj's and holi- 

 days, and when there are band concerts held in 

 the parks. 



President ]Menocal urges the removal of the 

 duty on crude oil. \Miile it pays a high duty, 

 the President believes its use should be en- 

 couraged in the development of Cuban in- 

 dustries. 



