Evening star., 1933-08-14
MACHAD0 SEEKING
SHIP SAILING DATES
Apparently Prepares to Sail
for Bermuda or Europe
to Meet Wife.
6y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NASSAU. Bahamas August l4.-Ef-
forts. largely futile. to communicate
by telephone with friends and asso-
ciates in Cuba and a shopping tour to
replace clothing in which he fled Sat-
urdav occupied Gerardo Machado. de-
posed Cuban President, and his COM
panions in exile today.
A wireless message was sent by the
former Chief Executive to Key West
for delivery to Mrs Machado and their
family. who arrived by private yacht.
Machado's future plans. an associate
said, depend on the answer he receives
from Mrs. Machad0 and on advice from
friends in the United States and Eu-
rope.
Inquiries on Sailings.
Inquiries were made on his behalf
concerning transportation facilities to
Bermuda and European countries. the
next sailing of which is August %.
Machado was accompanied here bv
four friends. DR. Eugenio Molinet, for
mer secretary of agriculture: DR. Jose
lzqulerdo, former Havana mayor and
chief of the Havana central district:
Cctavlo Averhoff. former secretary of
finance. and Manuel Inferno. personal
aide Two pilots and a Cuban aviation
Official shared the plane in which they
fled from Cuba.
Orertaken by darkness SATURDAY. eve
ming near Andres Island. in the Ba-
hamas. Pilot William Mccullough
brought his plane down there for the
night. The party waded ashore and
started to tramp to a nearby settlement
L,,t
a short walk all decided they were too
fattGued and turned back.
Natives. attracted by the planes
landing. cooked fish for the party and
the former President and the others
spert the night in the planes cramped
cabin
Arriving at Nassau yesterday the first
word from Machado was a request for
rest
Very Tired. He Says.
Il am very tired" he said. L do not
wish to talk and l await further news
from Cuba"
He defended his administration. de-
clarlng Il have been for eight years
President of Cuba and the good must
be taken with the Dad. but l think l
have given Cuba a constructive gov
ernment
Il invite you to speak to my secretary
OF finance. who will tell you that in the
lest month We had a surplus over eX-
pendltureS. However. l do not wish
to defend myself because l believe my
record viii stand by itself
Cuba is constitutional country and
1t has right to a change of govern
ment.
I am no longer factor in Cuba'S
destiny, anything 1 might say would
only tend to cOmplicate the situation.
i stand On my record. Most Of it
was good Some of it was bad. perhaps.
Bu; l gave the people of Cuba many
things they needed. l am willing that
history shall record whether my ad-
mlnistration was like my enemies
picture II.
Won't Try to Interfere.
L am willing to await developments I
End shall not try to interfere. Cuba !
would never under my rule. and l do ,
no, believe under any other admin ,
stratlon. repudiate its financial obli ,
cations. l hope the new order is sue
cessful N bringing Cuba back to its
sen1es, for l love my country dearly. !
But l realize the futllity of my trying /
to 10 anything" I
Police Commandant Weibel said he |
OLD not CONSIDER MachadOS lie en- |
dpngered on the island and added the |
police guard would be relaxed today
The commandant said neither Ma
chaoo nor members of his party had |
made any request for protection. 1t |
would be q simple matter, he pointed |
out to close surveying all new comers |
to the island.
While Machado rested. members of
his party gathered in another room to
attempt communication by radio tele- ;,
phone with friends and associates in
Cub
More often than not. the operator !
gave them the significant report: Your
party is unreported; your party cannot
be reached
Alter a series of these failures. Secre-
tary Mireo looked at the telephone Off
cial. leveled his finger to his own head
and said Ping. ping. ping"
This news only tended to depress
the group. -Machado came into the
room and received the news quietly.
but gravely. The stress of the last
week and the physical strain of the
flight had left him all but speechless
and inert
DR. Molient paced the floor. wringing
his hands and talking excitedly.