The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-21

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reached last night at 9:15 at packed
meeting of over 700 bus workers in
the Trade Union Center of the Con-
federation Nacional Obrera de Cuba.
The attitude of the workers was
clearly shown when after a speech
by one of the active strikers, mem
Der of the Young Communist League,
over so young bus workers signed
application cards for the YCL, This
was the reply of the workers to the
scabby statement Of the reformiSt
Federation Obrera de la Habana
leaders, headed by the renegade
Junco, that the leaders of the Con-
federation were strikebreakers be-
cause they accepted the concessions
made by Machado.
Victory Tribute to Communists
Over 5000 government employees
also are still out demanding higher
wages, back pay, discharge of scabs
and government agents. Along with
thtm are out the telegraph workers.
The victorious end of the tremend-
Gus strike, resulting in the winning
OF all demands and which has broken
down the power of Nachado, is a
tremendous tribute to the Communist
Party of Cuba, which heroically car
ried IN the struggle in spite of all
ODDS.
Yesterday when a commission of
striking workers went to see the new
president Carlos M. de Cespedes, he
declared that to him neither the
Communist Party nor the Confede-
racion Nacional Obrera de Cuba were
legal. The threat of continued,
strike, however, forced him to cede
the demands.
Party Opens Legal Headquarters
Many sections of the Communist
Party and Young Communist League
opened legal headquarters yesterday.
In the central section, the police ar
rested all comrades but later released
them. The police said they would
inquire whether the Communists were
legal or not, since they heard that
this government was a government
of all save the Communists"
Great agitation is going on among
the working masses about the arrival
of the United States warships in
Havana and Manzanillo, ito defend
American lives" The Communist
Party has Immediately issued mani
festo demanding their immediate
Withdrawal
The university students met this
morning at the university upon the
call of the Comite Pro Reorganization
del Ala Izquierda At this meeting
there were taken up the problems of
the students and the fight against
reformist and pro-imperialist ele-
rnents.
Many Red Mass Meetings
Dozens of Communist mass meet
ings are taking place throughout the
city. In Luyano, a workingclass sub
urb, alone, over Is meetings were held
last night attended by thousands of
workers. In Regla, great banners
were stretched on the streets de-
manding the legality of the Com
munist Party and the immediate ar
rest of Machado and confscation of
his property for the unemployed.
Over 1000 workers demonstrated
here.
The Workers Center in the center
of the city is jammed with hundreds
and thousands of workers who come
and go all day long. Meetings Of
various shops and unions are taking
place all day long. AS an innova-
ton in the Trade Union Movement
of Cuba a special part of the build
ing was assigned to the Youth Com
missions and Sections, which have
taken a most active part in the strike
struggle.
Isolated shots are still heard
throughout the city, wherever the
workers and soldiers find the Porris-
tas. So far over 40 were killed and
over rs wounded. Many of these rats
are taking refuge in the police sta
tons and army quarters, where they
are being hidden with the connivance
of the authorities and passive per-
mission of the ABC leaders.
ABC Helped Machado Away
The local English press spilled the
beans when it declared that the Abe
leaders allowed the plane bearing the
butcher Machado and his lieutenants
to leave Cuba. These same leaders
try to persuade the masses that they
are in favor of the trial of all Ma
chadistas.
The new cabinet has been ap-
pointed today Already a slight in
vestigation reveals that the claims of
the Communist Party that the ABC
is capitalist and landlord group
have been proven. Most Of the min
listers are of the Abe. The minister
of war is big landowner who had
ordered his soldiers some months ago
to beat up and arrest the striking
workers on his central. In few days
we shall be able to furnish full list
in respect to all members of the
government.
Latest press reports indicate that
local peasant leagues leading the poor
peasant masses have seized the farms
of Machado and his adherents and
have distributed their blood stock and
movable property among themselves,
assisted by the soldiers.
Two Workers Shot
LII 'ailouo POI 70 VI 1le COulitly L1e
ABC with the help of the army Of
flcers seized the city administrations.
Such are Guanabacoa, Marianao Ca
rnaguey and others
Two unemployed workers trying to
get something for their homes from
the ruins of one of the homes of the
government leaders in Marianao, that
had been wrecked bv the masses
were shot dead by the military police.
Thus the new government is teach
ing the toiling masses that 1t is not |