Evening star., 1933-10-08
|GRAU CHARGES j. s.
GROUP PLOTS FALL
Financial Interests Which
drought on Depression"
Blamed by Cuban.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, October 7.-President Ra-
mon Grau San Martin of Cuba tonight
charged that certain financial inter-
estS IN the United States" are conspir-
ing the destruction of his government.
He made the accusation IN an address
directed to the American people. The
executive spoke in English.
After defending his administration
declaring it truly representative" since
it emerged from the very vitals of the
Cuban people" and outlining its pro-
gram, President Grau said:
Certain financial interests in the
United States are unfriendly, they are
sworn enemies of our people, and they
are still conspiring our destruction, is
suing false propaganda and fighting us
step by step. They have been at the
back of our army problem, just solved
under unfortunate circumstances.
You know these American interests
They have also brought havoc to their
own fellow citizens and your depression
has been their masterpiece"
Requesting American cooperation and
understanding, Grau said: I'VE must
raise the Cuban standard Of living, free
our people from economic slavery and
give them the elementary advantages
of civilized human beings.
This is not noble experiment. but
the real and vigorous will Of our coun-
trymen, seeking new .vistas of freedom
liberty and justice.
We can no longer tolerate puppet
governments, born Of monopolies and
concessions and converting Cuba into a
sweatshop for the privileged few"
Unofficial and unconflrmed reports
0f iy,c oh
up the political situation in the capi-
tai tonight as negotiations between
the factions supporting and opposing
the regime of President Ramon Grau
San Martin continued secretly.
Meanwhile, the National Hotel. the
scene Monday of a day-long bloody bat
tie between former army and navy Of
ticers and soldiers. reopened, with the
undamaged portion of the building In
Use. Soldiers remained on guard on
the damaged floors.
Reports reaching the capital that
several Jamaicans had been killed at
the Cenado sugar mill in Camaguey
Province apparently were baseless.
The strike of Pan-American Airways
employees at Nuevitas continued as lit.
tie change was reported in the genera
| labor situation throughout the island
| officials at the Bethlehem line at Dali
uuiri increased when an army sergeant
commanding the troops there ordered
the company to meet the demands o.
the workers within "a hours. The Of
ficials refused to listen to any Of the
demands until the workers had re-
| turned seized property to its owners.
Army headquarters denied a report {
| detachment of soldiers had been SEN
| to the interior. Civilians declared, how
ever. they had seen a detachment. ac'
companied by guides and carrying
machine guns. leave on train.
The ABC. radical group. one Of tn,
secret political societies, announced i
would abandon its headquarters OF
the Prado.
It was learned that Sumner Welles
| the United Safes Ambassador. had con
| ferred again with DR.. Cosme de Ia
Torriente and Carlos Mendieta. politica
leaders. Embassy informants yesterda.
| said that a previous conference had NJ
political significance, that Welles merel!
/ had gone to pay a personal call on D.
Ia Torriente and that Mendieta hap.
/ pened to be there.