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Judges Cave 1.80 Partagas, Habana...
Statesmen of all the Americas journeyed last week to La Habana, the ancient, the rich and golden, the fair and queenly Cuban city of 500,000 souls. Last week she became again what the Spanish conquerors called her, La Llave del Nuevo Mundo "The Key of the New World." Down narrow streets, through which once swaggered the conquistadors, modern statesmen strolled with ingratiating mien, at that same Palace in La Habana from which lorded "Captains General" in the proud name of Spain, there stopped last week, briefly and peaceably, Calvin Coolidge, El Presidente De Los Estados Unidos. The Pan-American...
This dangerous and explosive conflict of ideals and facts hung tense in the warm air of La Habana, last week, as the Conference assembled and was formally opened by the President of Cuba, General Gerardo Machado. After him spoke the President of the United States, who made the very best of a difficult situation by championing Fraternity and omitting specific reference to Intervention. Therefore, some regretted that the U. S. Navy Department found it necessary to send a huge bombing plane soaring in non-stop flight from Miami, Florida, directly over La Habana and on to assist U. S. Marines...
...indifferent whether you publish it now that I feel better for having said a word, probably crudely, in behalf of Curtis, one of your early subscribers who always boosts TIME and who introduced me to its delightful pages, who has since been promoted to Counselor of Embassy at Habana. DANIEL ROBERTS...