THL 

 CUBA REVIEW 



LmRAi 

 NEW ■. 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" BOTank 



Copyright, 1911, by the Munson Steamship Line 



QARDK 



^'0LUME IX AUGUST, 1911 Number 9 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



THE LAST UPRISING SOON ENDED U. S. SECRETARY OF WAR STIMSON S 



VISIT NEW BUDGET SHOWS A DEFICIT 



A small uprising occurred July 31st at Regla, a town on the other side of Havana 

 harbor, when General Guillermo Acevedo, a revolutionary veteran and a conservative 

 in politics, with eight or ten companions armed and mounted took the field. 



The Nezv York Herald said, editorially, that the uprising was nothing more serious 

 than what in New York would be considered disorderly conduct which would require 

 only the services of the reserves or a single police precinct to quell. 



Two days later the "uprising" came to an end when the leader surrendered to 

 Governor Asbert of Havana Province. 



United States Secretary of War Stimson reached Havana on August 6th via train 

 from Santiago, where the party had disembarked from the cruiser "North Carolina." 

 On the following day Mr. Stimson went aboard the wreck of the "Maine"and descended 

 as far as the berth deck, which is three decks down. He made a careful inspection and 

 said that he was most satisfied with the cofferdam. 



Col. Crowder, who accompanies the party, although asserting that he is making no 

 official visit, is actualh^ investigating the charges of graft in concessions at the port, 

 said the Nezu York Sun's despatch. 



Mr. Stimson took occasion to repeat his previous statement that his visit did not 

 bear the least relation to affairs in Cuba and that he merely desired to view the work 

 of raising the "Maine." His principal object in visiting Guantanamo, he said, was to 

 inspect the sites of the proposed fortifications where he thinks it will be necessary 

 to acquire more land. He called upon President Gomez the following day and in the 

 evening was the guest of honor at a dinner given by Secretary of State Sanguily. 



Mr. Stimson and his party left August Sth on board the armored cruiser "North 

 Carolina" for New York. As she left the harbor her flag was at half mast on account 

 of the body of Lt. Darvin Alerritt, one of the "Maine's" victims, being aboard. In 

 honor of the dead engineer, the flags of Cabana's fortress, Morro Castle and La Punta, 

 were lowered to half staff as the cruiser passed. 



The national budget received attention from the hands of the cabinet at a recent 

 meeting. Each of the members handed in his estimate of the amount of money needed 

 in his department during the ensuing year. These amounts together with the special 

 laws voted by Congress, make a total of $42,000,000. 



Cuba's income from all sources, including customs, and all taxes, during the fiscal 

 year ended June 30th was $37,198,563.72. This indicates a deficit of nearly $6,000,000 

 for the new budget. For the month of June, 1911, the total receipts footed up 

 $3,085,417.79. 



The following amounts were awarded to the different departments with instructions 

 that expenses must be confined within the allotments : 



Secretary of the president, $150,120.00; secretary of state, $209,840.00; secretary of 

 government, -$8,970,347.33; secretary of the treasury, $2,860,641.50; pubUc instruction, 

 $4,296,837.27: public works, $3,956,415.00; sanitation, 3,797,435.00; agriculture, $793,330.00. 



In addition to these expenses will be the fixed budget of $7,000,000 and the addition 

 of about $10,000,000, which represent the increase in the wages of workmeti of the 

 republic, increase in the salaries of the island's school teachers, appropriations for 

 public works, and the carrying out of special laws voted by Congress. 



