Evening star., 1933-08-27
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Most Cuban Senators having diSap-
peared from their native country after
the downfall Ct President Machado, the
De CespedeS administration is forced
to hold elections at an earlier date than
had been anticipated.
OF course, this is not the only reason
why new elections have been set for
early next year. The present Cuban ad-
ministration intends to give the Cuban
people an entirely new deal. The mem
bers of the Cuban Congress were to a
great extent discredited because the
majority were Machado'S Eyes men"
With the downfall Of the Machado ad-
ministration they either have left the
country. gone into hiding, or those who
were less marked, have retired from
politics until the Machado rule has been
forgotten.
The next Cuban elections are going
to be free, according to reports from
Havana. That is to say, they will be
free for all but the Machado partisans
The labor class, which under the former
President had been much prosecuted
will be given an equal opportunity with
the other classes of Cuba to have its
representatives in the Cuban parlia-
ment.
Will Enforce Old Constitution.
The old constitution Of 1901. which
was drafted Immediately after Cuba be-
came independent, will be enforced
again. 1t Is a more liberal and demo-
cratic chart than the amended one
which was in force during the previous
administration.
Ambassador Sumner Welles. who is
scheduled to remain in Cuba for few
more weeks. is endeavoring to- work
out a plan with the De Cespedes gov
ernment to alleviate the economic dis
tress of the small republic.
The Cuban treasury is empty, unem-
ployment Is increasing and the govern
ment cannot collect taxes because peo-
pie have no money. Unless this situa-
ton changes soon, there is grave
danger new troubles will break out.
Cuba expects relief with the assist
ance of the United States.
This help can be extended in two
ways: First, the American Government
must find out means whereby Cuba's
produets-principaIly sugar-can be i'm
ported into this country in larger guam
titles than heretofore, and new re-
ciprocal tariff agreement must be
reached so as to enable the Cuban
people to find an outlet in the United
States, and, second, some solution to
Cuba's financial troubles must be
found.
Resume Discussions Tuesday.
Discussions about the sugar quota
will be resumed in Washington next
Tuesday It is necessary to increase
the present sugar quota for Cuba by al
least 100000 short tons. While this
matter will be discussed in Washing
ton, Ambassador Welles will discuss in
Havana the question Of Cuba's export
of certain agricultural products which
could be shipped into the United
States without competing with the
American farm products. This applies
to such products which are grown in
Cuba during the Winter months. at
time when they are not ripe in Amer
lea. The Cubans maintain that three
months every year they could export
peas, beets. strawberries and new po-
tatoes without competing with the
American producers. While they admit
these products should pay normal duty
during nine months, they would like
them to be admitted into this country
either duty free or at reduced rate
between December and February.
The American Government is ex-
amining the situation with the utmost