Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-11
MACHADO MAY
RESIGN OFFICE
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tOOutuIucu from rage "
sored negotiations with opposition
parties.
Announcement that the counter
proposal would be made within 48
hours came early today from Ores
ties Ferrara, secretary of state, who
steadfastly has advised Machado to
retain the presidency and try by
negotiation and firm action to end
the political crisis.
Previously the executive commit
tee of Machado's own Liberal party
which he thoroughly dominates,
voted a resolution which rejected
the American formula for ending
the passive resolution.
While the executive committee
met, the military rulers of Havana
ordered shopkeepers to open their
stores under threat of heavy penal
ties. Frantic negotiations to settle
general strike were proceeding.
Machado told the United Press
he would accede, if his party asked
him, as patriotic gesture, to with
draw. But he said he was conf
dent Cuba could solve her own
problems, and he would not recog-
nize the possibility of foreign in
tervention.
The Liberal resolution was an in
dication of the Machadoista view
that his retirement is unnecessary.
Machado and the Liberals were
fighting it out alone, while Sum-
ner Welles, American ambassador,
and the Conservative and Popular
parties awaited their next move.
Heads of these parties formally
assured Welles that they approved
his efforts to arrange solution of
the crisis.
This solution, which never has
been published, was said to involve
appointment of a new secretary of
state, acceptable to all parties, to
succeed Ferrara, and an immediate
request thereafter by Machado for
a vacation, to allow the new
secretary to assume the presidency
With the advent of military rule,
there was lessening of violence in
the capital. A bomb exploded last
night at the Havana Madrid Jai-
alai Fronton. 1t did no damage
and there were no casualties.
One incident involved Americans.
David r. Oliver, a Universal News
reel photographer, was taking pic
lures in the Avenida Republica. Po-
lice seized him. Leo j. ReiSler,
New York Herald Tribune CORES
pondent, went to his aid. Both
were taken to a police station.
Robert j. Casey, correspondent for
the Chicago Daily News, informed
American and Cuban authorities
and at the end of 81 hours they
were released.
HAVANA. Cuba, Aug. II. U.P) -
A bomb exploded today on the front
platform of street car operating
under police protection, and at Least
eight persons were injured.
A policeman serving as n.otormal
was gravely injured, and five other
policemen and two civilians were
less seriously hurt. Street car oper.
ators are on strike, though theil
leaders have voted to end the walk
out.
HYDE PARK, Aug. II. U.H - A
new deal" for Cuba is planned by
the Roosevelt administration, it was
revealed today when it became
known that four point policy for
economic rehabilitation of the is
land was being fostered by this gov
eminent.
Discussions among state depart
ment officials and other interested
persons have been going on for
four months, it was learned. and
friends of Cuba have taken an &C
tive part.
The four points developed for
rehabilitation are:
/. A back to the soil movement
designed to make the bulk of farm
ers econo m C lily independent
through decentralization of agricul-
ture.
2. Scaling down of del is With tax
reduction as al. ultimate goal.
3. A regional sugar agreement to
protect Cubas chief crop.
4. Further tariff reciprocity
studies.
On the Cuban debts both the
state department and its associates
in the conferences have proceeded
on the assumption that both the ex-
ternal and internal debts of the
Havana government are entirely too
high. A complete reorganization of
the debt structure is being sought
with extersion of the period of
payments.