Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

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Butcher" After the assassination n
Andre, newspaper men, politicians
| farmers. students and laborers havt
| been assassinated in a more or lest
public and mysterious way, and even 9
student of the University OF Havana
named Julio Mells, was assassinated In
/ the streets OF the City Of Mexico under
the instructions Of the Cuban govern
ment
| The laborers have been the ones who
/ have suffered most and the American
Federation of Labor, IL 1t desires could
publish the account which II has in its
, possession Of The crimes which have
been committed against laboTers and
labor unions.
Damage 10 Education
But the most terrible OF ali damage
caused by Machado to Cuba is the
| treatment that he has given to the
I professors and students Of All the public
establishments Of learning in Cuba.
The University OF Havana has been
closed for more than year, and before
| that its functions we're frequently sus-
pended Many Of It's buildings have
| been converted into quarters for sol
diers. Tfe professors and students OF
! the country are opposed to Machado
irrespective OF whether on not they have
, taken part in the political activities OF
the country When the students have
assembled publicly TO protest they have
been attacked by firearms. In this way
Trejo, one OF the most intelligent Of the
students leaders and vice president OF
the Association OF Law Students, was
murdered.
The jails have been filled with stu
dents, men aud women, and In dozens
Of indictments Machado has. through
his public attorneys. prosecuted hum
ifeds Of students and professors Of the
universities. In the same way he has
closed the undergraduate schools OF the
six provinces, I'll Of the normal schools
| in which are prepared the public teach
ers: ell of Che commercial schools and
the schools Vi mechanical arts and of
1 the fine arts OF painting and sculptur-
| ing. In the ssm me way many OF the
professors and students OF these vari-
Gus schools have been indicted by the
| order of Machado in various criminal
| causes.
The educational system in Cuba. from
| the primary grades until graduation
| from the university, Is in the hands CT
the government. and It alone can Issue
! the various degrees Today only the
primary schools are functioning. and
| these very abnorinally. since the pro-
| lessons Of public instruction receive
miserable pay because Of the enormous
reductions which Machado has made in
their salaries In the meanwhile, the
treasury is being wasted on Injuries and
| in preparation Of a military show to
crush public opinion. Every day wins
enemies to the government,
Ali OF that which ! have rapidly de-
tailed in this article has actually trans
pirsd and leads any one to the con-
clusion that Cuba cannot longer exist
under the present administration.
Charges Policy Of Deception.
The Government has again tried te
deceive Cubans and foreigners. Some
| Congresfnen in good faith believe that
with a new reform of the constitution
| and assurance OF guarantees they VIII
be able to refill all the public offices BY
| popular election to be held next year
| In the meantime there should be re-
| established the public liberties and bt
| constituted a government SUFFICIENT u
| guarantee a free election TO all the peo-
! pie. This is not the case. but instead
| the new constitutional reform would be
| somewhat of burlesque II the matter
were not so serious The ONCE OF Vice
| President. which was abolished In 1928
| is to be re-established with the power
| in Congress to select the person to nj
| that Office, without popular election
| Machado f. willing to have his term
| shortened By two years Of the six foi
| which he hmd himself reelected, but
| he has taken care as everybody knows
| 10 have a Viee President who will be his
| creature, as IL Che Congress The Sen
| ate will continue Notwithstanding the
| fact that almost all its members hold
| their offices Illegally, and large par
| of the House OF Representatives viii &c
| the same Machado will continue Al
| the high chief of the entire oligarchy,
| with the Congress composed OF his crea'
! lures and when a new President shall
| be elected. the latter will not be able
| to act freely.
In the meanwhile. Machado, his peo'
! pie and the Congress are in once. There
! will be no independence of the judiciary
| no public liberties. no reorganization oi
! the parties. no independent candidates
! and no public elections decently held
| without doubt the proposed reform Is NJ
| other than way Of deceivtng everybody
and continuing in power for an linden.
| mite period the men who have brought
misfortune upon Cuba.
Persecution Increased.
When Machado realized that his new
| plan could not be adopted without pro-
| test. he increased the severity OF his per-
| secutions and 1t has happened recently
! that the united chiefs Of the opposition
| have not been able OF lay before the
| Cuban people their careful and serious
| protest against all that Machado Il
| doing
who are those in the opposition? Al
| the principal members Of the govern
| ment during the War of Independence
| nearly all OF those who took part In thu
constitutional assembly during that war
| the most famous generals and officers Of
| the army OF liberation and all of thu
| principal men who formed the govern
| ments Of the four preceding Presidents
| These men are Mendez Capote, who wei
Vice President in the War Of Independ.
| ence President OF the two OF its Con-
tional Assemblies, President Of the Con-
| stitutional Assembly convened by Gen
| Wood and which enacted the present
| Constitution, and Vice President durint
| the administration Of former President
| Estrada Palma, now deceased, Gen
| Menocal. who was twice President OF
| the republic; Dr. Alfredo Zayas, also
| former President of the republic. aio
Vice President during the administra.
| ton OF Gen. Gomez; the son OF Gen
| Gomez. one of the outstanding young
men OF Havana, and at one time its sue.
cessful mayor: Enrique jose Varona, the
| great writer and philosopher OF Lattr
| America Vice President during the Ad-
| ministration OF Gen. Menocal; Col Car
| los Mendieta. one OF the great heroes oil
| the War Of Independence, candidate
l for President and Vice President in the
1 Liberal party and the principal leader
| Of the Union Nationalist, Juan Quail
| berto Gomez, who with the illustrioui
| Martj organized the War OF Independ-
| ence with Spain; Roberto Mendez Pc
| nate, president OF the Union National.
| lists and former Governor OF the PROV
| inee OF Las villas; Aurelio Alverez, for
! mer President OF the Senate and Of the
! Conservative party; Aurelio Hevia, oil
/ whom have spoken before. Gen. Fran
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