Evening star., 1930-12-12
CUBA CALM UNDER
RIGID POLICE RULE
AFTER OUTBREAKS
President Machado Denies
He Will Resign-Constitu-
ton Suspended.
U. S. EMBASSY SPIKES
RUMoR OF WARSHIP CALL
But Virtual Martial Law Condi.
tiOnS Held to Indicate Seri-
business in Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HAVANA, December l2-Cuba went
about its business today with no OUT
ward indication that the constitution
had been suspended from one end Of
the island to the other. Police re-
mained In charge but there had been
no necessity for calling out troops, al
though the country is virtually under
martial law.
Street gatherings are forbidden.
largly as a result of yesterdays dis
turbances in which many arrests were
made and one man was fatally wounded.
Today the police arrested the publisher
and art director of the weekly maaa-
zine, Karikato, on charges growing out
OF cartoon in the current number of
the publication.
Country Wants Peace.
Serious as the political situation is to
all Cubans, the country is anxious for
speedy return Of peace in view Of the
approach Of the Winter tourist season
The races begin at Oriental Park on
December 20 and the National Casino
Is scheduled to open the day before
Christmas. Business men have berun
to fear that the season will be a fail
ure unless the present situation is eased
Meanwhile the government sat back
70 await the next move Of its oppon-
ents
Reports that President Machado had
rendered his resignation to the Srurer1s
Court were denied by the President and
tne American embassy branded as "ut-
terly false" stories that it had asked
tnat two cruisers be sent here from
terests.
The suspension Of the constitution
Is similar to that effected in Hayara
and environs for q 20-day period. lust
ended, when student disturbances here
threatened the government. It allows
imprisonment without trial, suspends
iree speech and invokes other summary
measures.
Physicians Make Protest.
Meanwhile, 400 physicians, yoicine
protest at conditions, voted To Strike
II the government makes good It's threat
70 mpr1son professors Of the national
university who support the leaders Of
recent disturbances. The doctors said
they would neither answer sick calls
nor issue prescriptions.
Six students were injured In clashes
IN Havana yesterday prior to the Pres
luents action. No disorders were re-
ported after the suspension.
DR.. Ricardo Herrera, minister pleni-
potentiary and personal secretary to
President Machado, said Of the sus-
pesion:
'It is merely q means TO insure ueane
in Cuba during those weeks when
trouble seems to have increased. The
President is determined that order shall
prevail"
In denying that he had resigned, the
President said: II have not resigned
and I am not thinking of resigning. /
see no reason for giving consideration
TO such a move on my part"
U. S. Envoy Informed.
The suspension came close upon q
meeting of the cabinet at which Harry
F. Guggenheim, American Ambassador,
was understood to have been present
The resignation Of Miguel Angel Campo
as attorney general the latest of long
list Of cabinet changes during the week,
was announced at the meeting.
Among clashes yesterday was one at
Guantanamo, where students lombard
ed the Catholic school with tomatoes
when its faculty refused to close the
institution. Three bombs were discov-
cred in the provincial institute at Santa
Clara. A bomb exploded at Matanzas.
The Camaguey Normal School, where
students fought with the rural guard
Wednesday, closed yesterday.
u. s. POLICY UNCHANGED.