THE CUBA REVI E W 



John Brinkerhoff Jackson, of 

 Our New New Jersey, former American 

 Minister Minister to Persia, formally en- 

 to Cuba, tered on his duties as Minister 

 to Cuba on presentation of his 

 credential to President Gomez on March 22. 

 Mr. Jackson was escorted to the palace by 

 a column of Cuban artillery and cavalry, 

 and the customary diplomatic courtesies 

 were exchanged between him and the Presi- 

 dent. 



In the course of his address to President 

 Gomez when presenting his credentials, Mr. 

 Jackson said as follows : 



"My instructions are to cultivate to the fullest 

 extent the friendship which happily exists be- 

 tween the United States and Cuba, to endeavor 

 to advance the interests of both countries, and 

 to render myself acceptable to your excellency 

 and the Cuban nation. The president of the 

 United States requests your excellency to give 

 full credence to what I shall say on the part of 

 the American government. I am directed to con- 

 vey the assurance of the best wishes of the Amer- 

 ican government for the prosperity of Cuba, and 

 of its earnest desire for the maintenance of a 

 stable and independent republic. 



"Personally, I regard it as a compliment to 

 have been designated to fill a post which is con- 

 sidered one of the most important in the Amer- 

 ican diplomatic service. I shall always endeavor 

 to maintain pleasant relations with the Cuban 

 authorities, and feel sure I can rely upon your 

 excellency's co-operation to this desirable end." 



At the meeting on March 28 in Havana 

 of the American Railway Passenger Agents, 

 Mr. Jackson made a speech to the visitors 

 in which he made the important announce- 

 ment that he could say with authority that 

 the United States Government had no other 

 thoug-'ht concerning Cuba than her welfare 

 and that the determination was, not to an- 

 nex the island. 



La Discusion, an important Havana daily, 

 commented on March 28 as follows on Mr. 

 Jackson's palace speech. It says that it 

 evinced a manifest disregard of the present 

 Cuban administration. According to the 

 N. Y. Herald's translation, the article con- 

 cluded as follows : 



"Whatever he may say, exercising the 

 powers with which he has been endowed, 

 is to be considered as said by the Govern- 

 ment of the United States, and that Presi- 

 dent Taft has instructed him to make it so 

 understood. And what does all this mean? 

 What is the business of a Minister that, 

 unlike any other Minister, does not carry 

 the representation of his government as 

 every other, but acts and speaks directly 

 by himself, not as diplomatic representative, 

 but Government of the United States itself? 

 This is what is called a Minister delegate. 

 That is ihow the resident Ministers act and 

 speak. The Ministers delegate are not dip- 

 lomatic representatives of their nations and 

 governments ; they are their nation and 

 government themselves. Such is the Min- 

 ister delegate of England to Egypt." 



The Cuban Postal Depart- 



Havana's ment announces the following 



NezvMail schedules for arrival and 



Schedule. departure of mails from 



Havana for the United 



States, which became effective April 2: 



Port Tampa, Key West Line — Arrivals at 



Havana, Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6.30 



a.m. Departures, Tuesdays and Saturdays 



at 12 m., closing at the Post Office at 



10.30 a. m. 



_ Knight's Key and Key West Line — Ar- 

 rivals at Havana, Mondays, Wednesdays 

 and Fridays at 6.30 a.m. Departures, Mon- 

 days, Wednesdays and Fridays at 3.00 p.m., 

 closing at the Post Office at 2.00 p.m. 



Registered mail will only be despatched 

 via Tampa on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 

 closing hour being at 9 a.m. 



The postal routes existing to- 



Stations. daj- in Cuba number 180. Forty 



and Tele- of these are rail routes ; four- 



graph teen maritime ; 102 mounted and 



Post Offices 18 are transfers. 



There are 472 post offices and 

 these are constantly being added to; 171 

 government telegraph stations and nine 

 wireless stations, the latest system being 

 employed in the telegraphic service, both 

 in wire and wireless. 



The increase in the general 

 February revenues of the Republic of 

 Revenues Cuba during February is sub- 

 Increase. stantial. 



For 1910 the Custom House 

 collections were $1,824,114.47, as against 

 $1,693,239.61 in the same month of 1909. 

 The total revenues for the month, ex- 

 clusive of the special tax levied for the 

 $35,000,000 loan, were $2,140,961.61 in 

 1910, as against $1,857,709.98 in 1909. In- 

 cluding all sources, the revenue for Feb- 

 ruary, 1910, showed an increase of $292,- 

 613.17. 



Francisco Zayas, son of the Vice-President 

 of Cuba, attending St. John's College, nar- 

 rowly escaped drowning March 20, at An- 

 napolis, Md. With a companion young Zayas 

 was in a canoe when it was overturned. He 

 was almost at the end of his strength when 

 rescued by two marines attached to the 

 Naval Hospital. 



In a recent editorial La Lucha of Havana 

 declared itself in favor of the candidacy of 

 a negro, Juan Gualberto Gomez, for 

 President of Cuba. 



A treaty between France and Cuba is un- 

 der consideration for the exchange of 

 money orders. At present Cuba only '^^ 

 changes with the United States. 



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