Evening star., 1933-08-19
INTERNAL REFORMS,
j. S. COOPERATION.
BASE CUBAN PLANS
Survey After Week of Revo-
luton Finds Situation Hap
py, De Cespedes Says.
NEW LEADER PROMISES
PLATFORM OUTLINE SOON
Xachado Regime Leaders Face Re-
lentless Punishment Under Rule
That Freed Island.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
HAVANA, August 19.-Cuba looked
back today on an eventful week that
saw the overthrow of one regime and
the establishment of another, and had
confidence in the new order.
It was q week of revolution against
Gerardo Machado and OF strikes,
bloodshed, retaliation, hunger and
tumult, but provisional President Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes called it one OF
HAPPY success"
II am satisfied with the progress OF
the matters Of great import that have
been confided to me-" he said, referring
to the reorganization Of the govern
ment, conversations with United States
Ambassador Welles about new financial
arrangements, the general restoration
CT order, and the partial settlement OF
widespread strikes.
Harbor Strike Problem.
The young administration had sew
eral irksome problems on It's nanos;
however. A harbor strike, threats OF
vengeance against Machadistas and
Communist agitation. particularly In
Santiago, were among them.
De Cespedes has promised to outline
soon his governments financial and
economic program.
It was predicted his platform would
have four main points:
Closer financial and economic CO.
operation with the United States;
Greater and more sympathetic atten-
ton to the problems OF laborers, VINO.
with their general strike, proved TO pe
an important force In pushing Macnaoo
out.
A complete cleanup of public life
and politics and the vigorous prosecu-
tion of all miscreants under Machado.
A systematic reform of the Cuban
political system.
May Extradite Machado.
It was freely predicted that efforts
would be made to extradite the former
President, who new to the Bahamas.
and others Of his followers who fed to
foreign lands.
Mob action in Cienfuegos led revo-
iutioeary leaders today to express fears
that the hatred toward ousted Presi-
dent Machado was being played upon
by some persons to obtain revenge for
The house Of former Lieut.. Limo
Iomo of the Cienfuegos municipal
police was destroyed by a mob over
the protests of members Of the A. B. G.
Society. Members of the family were
not in the house at the time OF the
attack.
Army officers and members of the
A B G secret society, digging in horse
stalls in Atares Fortress. have found
the bodies Of four men, their skulls
crushed Two of them had been miss
ing about a year. Political prisoners
were confined at the fortress during the
Machado administration.
The bodies were identified as those OF
q Cuban Negro labor leader; 23-year-
old student, man who had been ar
rested for activities against the gov
ernment, and another who had been
arrested for plotting to kill Machado.
In cells at Principe Prison today were
more than 40 men accused OF having
been members of the former Presidents
strong-arm squad, and several high
army officers were under arrest at Ca
bana Fortress.
Will Punish Guilty.
President de Cespedes' declaration
that the government would not lend
laid or consent" to those seeking to
escape JuSClCe was eCIlOcQ ny IIle WdI
and interior departments.
The former asked the Department of
Justice to have imprisoned persons
charged with crimes and proposed the
con6scation of their property. The
secretary of war ordered army and navy
HEADQUARTERS not to permit anybody
under suspicion to leave the country.
The cabinet, meanwhile, turned vigor-
ously to ending the strike of 5000 dock
workers, which in three weeks has tied
up the Port of Havana and reduced
customs revenues to almost nothing.
Of6cials were ready to draft q decree
applying a law requiring recognition OF
unions in case mediation failed. Such
recognition is the only remaining diff
ference between strikers and shippers.
Secretary of the Treasury Martinez
Saenz denied a report that the Amerl-
can Government might facilitate an
emergency loan to Cuba, but did say:
THE United States Is ready to help
us, although the form which that help
will take has not yet been decided.
The general staff announced today
that DR.. Octavio Zub!zareta, former
secretary Of the interior, presented HIM
self late last night at army headquar-
ters and asked that he and his son be
allowed to leave Cuba under military
protection.
The request was refused by Col.
Erasmo Delgado, military commanoer
in Havana, who ordered both lmprlS-
oned in Principe Prison.