THE CUBA REVIEW 



of some twenty consulates which he deems unnecessary at this time. This is a step in 

 the right direction and the action of the President in taking such a bold stand for a 

 reduction in the face of opposition of those members of the Senate and House who still 

 insist upon keeping the appropriations as high as possible is receiving much favorable 

 comment. 



Political Matters: At the convening of the second session of Congress on 

 Monday, November 7th, President Zayas in a note to that body outlined the program 

 which he hoped to accomplish during his administration. The declarations contained 

 therein were very favorably received by the press and the public. The principal legis- 

 lation desired by the President in his message was as follows: to leave the republic 

 without debts that are not consolidated; to restore special treasury funds through 

 extension of public works and the producing classes by protecting and aiding produc- 

 tion and industry; to normalize the government expenses with the Federal income. 

 Three outstanding accomplishments of his Administration since it took office last 

 May 20th are given as: 



Maintenance of peace and the elimination of animosities growing out of the last 

 hard-fought presidential election; bringing about of economies in government finances 

 from an expenditure estimated necessary last May of $140,000,000, to less than $64,- 

 460,000, the amount authorized for the 1920-1921 fiscal year by Congress; the suc- 

 cessful conclusion, now imminent, of the negotiations instituted by the Cuban Mission 

 to Washington to bring about beneficial trade relations between Cuba and the United 

 States, especially as concerns the American tariff duty on sugar, and the flotation of a 

 $50,000,000 loan. 



One of the important matters to be taken up in subsequent messages is given as 

 banking legislation, characterized as urgent in view of the necessity of reorganizing 

 banks now undet control of the Federal liquidation commission. 



As illustrative of the difficulties confronting the administration when it took office 

 on May 20th last, the message states that on May 19th there was $62,363.05 available 

 in the treasury, with unpaid obligations amounting to many times that sum. 



The message, reading of which kept Congress in session until late at night, con- 

 tained about forty thousand words and constituted a complete accounting of the admin- 

 istration's activities during the six months of its existence. 



Cuban Hero of World War Buried : Corporal Oscar Cardenas, Cuba's hero of 

 the World War, was laid to rest with appropriate ceremonies on October 27th. The 

 body of Corporal Cardenas was met at the pier by a committee headed by the Cuban 

 Army Squad from the Seventh District, Havana Post No. 1 of the American Legion, 

 and the United Spanish War Veterans, who escorted the body to Colon Cemetery, 

 where a short but impressive ceremony took place. 



Hotel Plaza to Have Roof Garden this Season: Elaborate plans have been 

 laid by the Hotel Plaza for the entertainment of the large number of tourists expected 

 in Havana this winter. The roof has been converted into a veritable fairjdand, pat- 

 terned after the famous resorts of bygone days in San Francisco, consisting of caverns, 

 passageways and mysterious retreats, artistically lighted. 



American Legion Celebrates Armistice Day: Under the auspices of Havana 

 Post No. 1 of the American Legion the third anniversary of the signing of the armistice 

 was fittingly celebrated with an inter-allied banquet at the Hotel Sevilla, to which all 

 former veterans of the allied forces during the World War were invited to participate. 

 The banquet was honored by the attendance of President Zayas and members of the 

 Cuban, American, and allied diplomatic corps. 



Oriental Park to Open on Thanksgiving Day: The racing season for 1921-1922 

 is scheduled to open at Oriental Park, Marianao, on Thanksgiving Daj^ November 24th, 

 and all indications point to a record-breaking crowd in attendance. JNIany improvements 

 have been made during the summer which will add greatly to the comfort and pleasure 

 of the racing fans. 



Two New Theaters for Havana: Two large and commodious theaters, the Capi- 



