LATIN AMERICA: Memorial

More than a quarter of a century has rolled by since Cuba was freed from Spanish rule by the successful conclusion of the Spanish-American War. Those were days when Colonel "Teddy" Roosevelt's Rough Riders rendered inestimable service to the cause of Cuba.

With this in mind, the Cubans not long ago erected a memorial to the late ex-President of the U. S., as Colonel of the Rough Riders, on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba on the Avenida de Roosevelt and the Avenida de la Republica.

Last week, there arrived for the unveiling...

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