. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW Discussion in the Cuban Eleven Million Congress of the project of Dollar Loan President Gomez for an $11,000,000 loan is being closely followed by Minister Beaupre and officials of the State Department, says a Washington despatch to the New York Commercial. Should the Cuban Congress accept Gomez' proposal the United States will exercise its rights under the Piatt amendment to pass upon the proposition. It is to be doubted whether consent to the loan will be given by this government and w^ithout the consent of the United States there will be no loan made. The
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW Discussion in the Cuban Eleven Million Congress of the project of Dollar Loan President Gomez for an $11,000,000 loan is being closely followed by Minister Beaupre and officials of the State Department, says a Washington despatch to the New York Commercial. Should the Cuban Congress accept Gomez' proposal the United States will exercise its rights under the Piatt amendment to pass upon the proposition. It is to be doubted whether consent to the loan will be given by this government and w^ithout the consent of the United States there will be no loan made. The impression prevailing at Washing- ton is that the revenues of Cuba are not sufficient to warrant its incurring any further obligation. It is believed that the loan might be possible, however, if unneces- sary expenses of the Cuban administration were eliminated. The charge of great ex- travagance has been made against the Gomez government by Americans in Cuba and also by many Cubans. Gomez has stated that he desires the $11,000,000 for sewers and other public works which a previous loan was supposed to provide for. The charge is being made in Cuba that the proceeds of this earlier loan have been frittered away in projects not supposed to have been undertaken with the loan funds. A Washington dispatch of July 15th to the New York newspapers said that State Department officials were closely following the discussion in the Cuban Legislature of the project for an $11,000,000 loan. The United States government probably will not express itself regarding the matter until it assumes more definite form. If the Cuban Congress should approve the pro- posal, it is believed that the United States will exercise its rights under the Piatt amendment and pass upon the proposition. Without the consent of this government, no loan can be affected, and it is doubtful that consent would be given. The loan is for public works, which a previous loan was supposed to provide for. The Cuban government ha
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