Evening star., 1933-10-01
CUBANS CONSIDER
HOLIDAY ON DEBTS
Grau San Martin Weighs
Proposals to Suspend
Payments Two Years.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA. September 3o.-Dr. Juan
Maspons Franco, chairman OF the
Cuban Economic Commission. tonight
revealed he recommended to President
Ramon Grau San Martin yesterday
two-year suspension of payments on
the capital OF Cuba's foreign debt.
Interest payments would be con-
tinued under the plan.
Maspons said the moratorium mao
the approval of Jose Angel GonAa!ez
Rubtera. another member OF the COM
mission which is now in process OF re-
organization. a.,
"Cuba cannot continue service on the
capital of its sl35,OO0.00o foreign debt
and moratorium for at least two years
is necessary to re-establish the ccun-
trv on a sound financial tasis, the
economic commissioner asserted.
Havana Quiet.
Apparently completely recovered from
the shock Of Yesterdays bloody c!asn
between soldiers and Communists, Ha,
vana was back to normal tonight ana
cnly slight repercussions from the con-
flict we're reported in the interior:
TRANSPORTATION and commerce func-
toned without interruption from
threatened Communist general strlke.
The matter of burying the ashes OF
Julio Antonio Mella, student-Co
mist leader. still was unsettled. Ine
whereabouts Of the ashes. wnlch were
brought from Mexico early TINS week.
could not be learned.
Yesterdays fighting was preclpitateo
by a disagreement between the gov
eminent and the Communists over tne
disposition of the ashes. Mella was
slain in Mexico in 1929.
Police Chief Arrested.
Emilio Laurent, chief of police OF
Havana, was removed and placeo unuel
technical arrest today. He was replaced
hv IIlciceno Franco, an army lieuten-
ant and a close friend of Col. Fulgen-
cio Batista. army chief Of staff.
some political circles said the gov
eminent was not sure of Laurent
LOYALTY. Chiefs Of Judicial Police can
dido Hernandez and Eleuterio vega also
were arrested, but later released.
Franco will attempt to establish army
1iscirline and morale in the ponce
force. he announced.
Reports that the army plans either
to replace or reinforce the ponce forces
in nrovincial capitals with "revoiu-
tionarv guard" were partly substantial
ed by an, announcement from army
headouarters that such an organlzatlon
was being formed.
Food Confiscated.
The stocks of all bakeries and dalrles
at Cienfuegos were conf1scated oy au-
thorities and turned over to govern
ment institutions.
Scattering shooting was reported
+bere Grci,ps of armed students wear
ing army uniforms patrolled the streets,
searching automobiles and homes OF
people suspected of being enemies OF
the Grau San Martin regime.
Authoritative dispatches from Santi-
ago said the majority Of sugar mills
and mines in the province were in the
hands of Communist red guards"
company of artillery arrived there 10
be- distributed over Oriente Province.
There was a disturbed labor condi-
ton at Antilla following upon receipt
Of reports of the fighting In Havana.
The situation at Neuvitas, in CANA
vuev Province, was authoritatively de-
Scribed as worse. There were threats
from large groups of unemployed men
that they would storm the provisions
stores.
Owners Warned Away.
At the American fruit-growing center
Of La Gloria, property owners we're pre-
vented by striking workers from enter
ing their own property.
At Matanzas City, striking match fac
tory workers were demanding the re-
lease of all arrested for strike disorders.
In his weekly La Semana, Sergio
Carlo, former executive commissioner.
called for union of the students and
the A. B. C. into one national revolu-
tionary party" He called for an END
to "arms, placards banners and ln1-
tials," and warned that excess of zeal
and superabundance of emulation
threatened to provoke a catastrophe"
The Student Directory, strong sup
porter of the Grau San Martin regime,
issued a statement saying the govern
ment will consider las high treason"
my "act intended to provoke foreign in
which certain Macha-
distas and ambitious politicians are
together with foreign inter-
ssts."
SANTIAGO, Cuba, September 80 tp,.
Reports reaching here today said
Vincente Conception, cane planter, and
10 armed men had engaged followers of
Miguel Viamontes, another sugar plant |
er, in pitched battle near Chaparra,
oriente Province Four men were killed |
and several wounded in the battle, !
which occurred yesterday.
Girl Fined for Sidewalk Speech.
PHILADELPHIA, September 80 Up. |
Mary Brooks, II, who had herself