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CUBA REVIEW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright 1923, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XXT 



MARCH, 1923 



Number 4 



Cuban Government Matters 



First U. S. Ambassador to Cuba 



For the first time in the history of the 

 Republic, Cuba has a diplomatic repre- 

 sentative bearing the rank of Ambassador 

 accredited to her. 



Major Gen. Enoch H. Crowder. U. S. 

 A., retired, with appropriate ceremonies, 

 presented his credentials to President Zayas 

 at the Presidential Palace on March 5th. 



In the reception room of the palace, 

 President Zayas received General Crowder, 

 who in a brief address said his instructions 

 were "constantly to endeavor to advance 

 the interests and prosperity of both Gov- 

 ernments." 



Major General Enoch H. Crowder, Judge 

 Advocate General of the Army, was nom- 

 inated by President Harding to be Ambas- 

 sador to Cuba, and his nomination was 

 confirmed by the Senate on February 10th. 



Although still technically retaining the 

 post of judge advocate general of the army, 

 which during the World War involved ad- 

 ministration of the selective service lav/, 

 General Crowder has been in Cuba several 

 •^months as the personal representative of 

 ^President Harding, advising Cuban officials 

 - in the reorganization of the republic's 

 finances. 



General Crowder applied for retirement 

 from active service on February 15th. 

 He would not be retired for age for several 

 months, but his term as judge advocate 

 general expired on February 15th, and un- 



less his retirement became effective on or 

 before that date, he would revert to the 

 rank of colonel on the retired list. Con- 

 gress recently passed a law raising the 

 legation at Havana to the rank of embassy, 

 and a rider was attached to the bill pro- 

 viding that in case a retired officer of the 

 army was selected his total pay should not 

 be more than the salary attached to the 

 post, $17,500. 



Because of his knowledge of Cuban af- 

 fairs, General Crowder has had the friend- 

 ship of each succeeding government on the 

 island and the confidence of four Presi- 

 dents, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and Hard- 

 ing. As Judge Advocate of the Army of 

 Occupation in Cuba after the Spanish War 

 and during General Leonard Wood's 

 service as Governor General on the island, 

 General Crowder drew up the legal code 

 for the independent Cuban Government 

 that was to follow American occupation. 



For two years General Crowder has 

 acted as the personal representative in 

 Cuba of President Wilson and President 

 Harding. In January, 1921, when Cuba 

 was in a serious condition, he was sent 

 there by President Wilson as his personal 

 representative. General Crowder's last 

 visit to this country was several months 

 ago, just before the United States approved 

 the flotation of a $50,000,000 loan to Cuba. 



General Crowder was born in Missouri 

 April 11, 1859. 



