Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-20
MENOCAL DIRECTS
REDELSFROM CELL
Imprisoned Leader Issues
Second Proclamation to
His Followers.
BY WILLIAM H. FORTE.

By Gable TO The Star.
HAVANA, Cuba, August 2o.-Al-
though Gen. Mario @. Menocal, lead
ing rebel in the uprising against the
government Of President Gerardo
Machado, was captured by the Federals
and imprisoned at Cabanas fortress to
keen him out of touch with friends ana
GInporters. It has been learned that he
succeeded in communicating with MS
supporters.
The following proclamation Is the
second issued by Gen. Menocal. only
three copies of this bulletin are known
to exist. Translated from the Spanish
It reads:
MenocaI's Proclamation.
''To the Cuban people.
Revolutionary Bureau.
Bulletin No. 2.
ssMat Gen. Mario G. Menocal and
TAol. Carlos Mendieta, together with
L<Oup of noble men, have been prisoners
Nice sunday afternoon OF the present
de facto government. =.
ssThis Is neither the outcome OF
rattle NOR IF a strategical military move
r. 4s simply the result of a police
ynaneuver. in consequence OF pase ace
AZ treason of a mercenary Soul ttlaC
forced the landing OF q group OF men
with neither ornaments nor iooc' OF
isolated and inhospitable shores: Inc
torture Of his conscience VIII pot alIo ns
tLa miserable oficer to enjoy the price
of his infamy before the hogr u
punishment has struck.
''But. at all hazards, the revoIutlon
Glands. It Is not possible TO oestro5
SSsaIs either with acts of villarny OF
the attacks Of aSSaSsins Inc nHe %
tts srer,Itioners and the blood OF us
Scartvrs form the sap that reinvigorates
these ideals. Gen. Perazas pooy, puls
iet-ridden in an act Of treacnery, anu
Menocal and Mendieta, apanooneo az ~
sea by him who had promlSeo elis -, n.e
was coming to their help and take tnsnl
20 oriente eastern part Of Cuoa), lar
Srnn1 sicnalizinr the end Of the Jour
new tn reyindicate the rights OF liberty
end law constitute new warnings 70
poad us along the path OF outy anu
rev impulses to animate US In our
march 10 victory. ..,s.s
s.T1ne banner that we have unfoloed
flies high above the mass OF human
beings; even after these nave Ialen
n viii continue to fiy. On our size tnefe
are neither interests, nor sentiments
nor personal ambitions. We marcn 20
NAN; fine reconauest of that which was
u
CONQUERED by the warriors OF 1893, VIII WIN
equal absence Of egotism and ioenIlcdl
frnness Of purpose and with the same
high ideals.
Nothing TO Halt March.
'aThe people that were sacrificed IN
the epic fights for liberty cannot I'VE
IN decor1m under a tyranny. II Is
INDISPENSABLE that this vanish, aspnyx-
fatAd by the aspirations for liberty. Inc
state Of the citizen Is translated HVo
q humiliating sarcasm
'HTo none is 1t allowed 70 stop 70
measure the effort or sacrifice OF the
ueople in order to misconstrue them and
make them appear belittled or ruefully
defcient. In all cases the peoples ell
forts viii be helpful. And at all times
necessary.
aAnd we owe our sacrifices to the
youth Of the country, In order 70 To
ourselves of the remorse Of letting 1t
be driven to suicide when lighting
AGAINST the deadly miasnas Of the en-
yfronment; we owe them to our Wom-
en-. in order 10 avoid heaptng upon
ourselves the shame OF being shown
how to regain our lost liberties; we owe
them to our forefathers, in order to
shun their anathema for the scorn IN
which we have held the inheritance
passed on to Us after being bathed In
their blood.
"Cubans:
Against al Yicissitudes and above an
fnfau1fez the revolution marches on.
Nothing nor any one may stop 1t.
Down with tyranny! Viva Cuba
Havana, August Is. 1872
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