Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-13
MACHADO FLEES
CUBAN A|RP[ANE
Manuel de Cespedes Takes
HeIm-21 Killed in Dem
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to bear this message to the palace he
was imprisoned by the officers at the
Castillo de la FuerZa. Soon he yielded,
however, and was released to take the
word to the palace that the artillery in
Cabana Fortress and the Castillo would
be trained on the presidential residence
shortly unless Machado acCeded to the
military leaders demand.
The president, veteran of Cuba S
war for independence, made a dramatic
and last desperate play for the army's
support when he heard the news which
Herrera brought him.
With his still faithful palace guard
attending him, armed with machine
guns. Machado left the palace and, &C
eompanied by Herrera and other .politi-
cal aides, raced out to Camp Columbia
20 face his rebellious army, once his
staunchest support.
At Camp Columbia Col Jilio Sanguily,
one of the leaders of the movement,
told him:
With all respect. general, you must
resign before noon tomorrow"
One after another the chefs of bat
talionS. the head of the army air corps.
the acting chief of the navy and all the
other othcers whom the President re-
garded as his enduring friends faced
him and made the same demand.
The President caved in.
All right, my boys" he said, I'll
resign"
Then he roared back to the palace,
to make preparations for abandoning
the Office he had held through storm
and strain through eight active years.
Present Request for Leave.
Machado did not actually resign. but
adopted procedure agreed upon later,
presenting request for leave of alb
sence.
Under the constitution. Senior Cespe-
des now may rule indefinitely or until
q Vice President, provided for in pro-
posed constitutional reforms, is elected
six or seven months hence.
Had Machado actually resigned, Ces-
pedes would have had to call general
elections within 80 days. 1t is generally
agreed that Cuba is ill-prepared for
voting in that length of time.
The mobilize celebrations by the ex-
cited populace were halted early this
evening by the fall of torrential rains
with electrical displays which burst
upon the city and quickly cleared the
streets Of demonstrators.
Authorities hoped that the crowds,
which had become increasingly ugly as
the days emotional events unrolled,
would be quoted by the heavy rainfall:
Before the rain came the mob had
sacked the house of Eugenio Mollnet,
secretary of agriculture, on Marina ave
nue., throwing its furniture and other
contents out of the windows.
Jose Magrina Shot Down.
The excited throngs also looted the
residence of Jose Genaro Sanchez,
of 10 central district
and one of Havana's most important
landowners in the Cerro suburb.
Jose Magrina, whom Communists
and students accused of having killed
Julio Antonio Mella. Cuban student
radical leader. in Mexico. January 10,
1929. was shot down late today by
soldiers
Machado's request for a leave of
absence was received in the Congress
lust after 10 O'Clock this morning,
Senate President Alberto Barreras said.
and, under one Interpretation OF the
Cuban constitution, it Immediately took
effect.
Other authorities contended Machado
was nominally President until the Con-
gross met formally to grant his request.
That was not done. despite the call
to special session at noon, because all
Congress feared the turn the mob's
spirit might take, and stayed at home.
1t did not greatly matter Cespedes
was practically President the guns at
Cabana and Castillo de la Furza
fortresses had doomed out the 2l-gun
presidential salute-and Machado was
through.
That was all this city needed to
know
By 10 O'Clock thousands paraded the
streets, clapping loudly each time an
officer or private of the army or navy
passed. cheering equally the police
force which Joined the armed forces
movement this morning, and hllarlouSly
happy.
By noon-the deadline set by the
military leaders-demonstrato had
increased to tens of thousands.
Students Fire Into Air.
A shot sounded here and there Reck-
less, shouting A c members, students
and oppositionists-their enmity to-
Machados reign long held in check by
an iron hand-roared through the
streets in automobiles firing sometimes
into the air.
A mob pressed too closely about Col.
Jimenez thin, heavy-eyelidded leader
of those men all Cuba knew as the
"porra" and hated as the alleged kill
ers Of numerous oppositionists. and
Jimenez drew his gun. The crowd came
nearer and Jimenez fired.
One man slumped wounded, and
Jimenez and companion took refuge
within durg store. AS the increasing
mob held him at bay, soldiers came up
and Jimenez fired again. A burst of
rifle fire made chaos of his refuge and
he and his aide fell dead
The soldiers who had killed them
grew to the stature of heroes in the
crowds eyes, and that was the begin
ming Thence forward men who had
stood too close to Machado, men whom
the mob believed had used ball and
powder to strengthen his hand, were
hunted down.
This evening the death toll was still
not finally determined Hospitals and
morgues and first-aid stations had
counted 81 dead by early evening. None
knew how many bodies lay on side
streets, forgotten.
In front Of the shining, new capitolio