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now is, Cuban land is owned by a
handful of extremely wealthy plant
ers who dominate the economic life
of the country.
Also the American president felt it
would be necessary to expand the
Cuban sugar market in the United
States, and to discuss possibilities OF
reciprocal tariff agreements.
The fact that almost two billion
dollars of American capital is in
vested in Cuban industries has deep
significance in connection with the
trouble that has so long been pending.
Strike Ends.
1t was general strike which pre-
cipitated the revolution and the col
lapse of Machado, and for period
of eleven days Havana and other
cities were to all intents and pur-
poses in a state of siege since strik-
ers had cut off nearly all supplies.
This strike now has been called off,
and, apparently, life is assuming its
normal aspects now.
Monday of this week what is be-
lieved to be the final trouble took
place when fourteen members of the
secret political police-"la porra"-
were killed by Infatuated mobs.
While the new government is being
organized, Machado has fled the coun-
try and is staying at Nassau, the
Bahamas, where he is said to have
deposited two million dollars in a
bank. He was reported to have car
ried this money with him on his
flight, and it is possible that a de-
mand for an investigation of his al
legged ownership of the money will be
made.
Monroe Doctrine.
1t is, basically, the Monroe Doc
trine which gives the United States
the right to supervise certain affairs
of Cuba and other Central and South
American countries; the Plat Amend.
ment, invoked by the United States
applies to Cuba only, but the Monroe
Doctrine comprises all of Latin
America.
| Apparently the American govern.
ment has felt that this doctrine
which is tacitly accepted statement
rather than a treaty or agreement
was on the verge of being forgotten
and for this reason American Am
bassador William S. Culbertson a few
days ago at a dinner at Santiago
Chile, where he is stationed, declared
with much emphasis that the Monroe
Doctrine still is effective.
This declaration brought a reply
from Senator Key Pittman, chairman
of the senate committee on foreign
affairs; he thought there was not
now any sense in maintaining the
Monroe Doctrine, and felt that the
sooner it could be forgotten, the bet
ter for all concerned. Senator Pitt
man was convinced, he said, that the
doctrine exposed the United States tt
hatred and misunderstanding, for the
South and Central American govern
ments felt that as long as the doc.
trine remains in force, the Latin
Americans looked at Uncle Sam as {
sort of super-policeman whose influ
ence really places limitations on the
political independence and the SOW
ereignty of free commonwealth.
Hitler Gave Promise.
When France and Great Britain thu
other day warned the German govern
ment that it must desist from carry
ing on propaganda hostile to the pres
ent Austrian government, Chancel
lor Adolf Hitler's foreign minister de
clared that the protest was of no in
terest; Germany would not heed it
and considered French and British
interference unjustified; it was ais
plainly pointed out that German,
could not recognize the applicabilit.
of the recently signed four-powe
treaty.
But the amazing and surprisin.