Evening star., 1933-08-04
Machado Ready to Declare
State of War to End
Transport Paralysis.
MANY OTHER WORKERS
JOIN GENERAL WALKOUT
Havana Facing Desperate Plight
a. Line After Line Of Trades
Takes Up Movement.
BY the Associated Press,

6y toe ASSOCIATED FreSS.
HAVANA, August 4-President Ma
chado signed an edict today describing
the transportation strike, which now
threatens the city's regular sources of
food supplies, as a "seditious" move
ment. He threatened to suspend con-
stitutional guarantees again and to de-
clare martial war and a state of wa
unless the strike is brought to a quick
end.
The Presidents edict asserted that
reports from police and other officials
indicated the preparation of deeds
really seditious by striking workers, -
and declared that the purpose Of the
movement was Ito produce general
paralyzation of the nations mercantile
and ordinary life"
Would Issue Two Warnings.
All persons were informed that II
seditious acts were continued the gov
ernment or its agents would issue two
warnings to the participants and then
would use the public forces" to dis
solve them.
If these means are not sufficient,
the edict continued, the government
will direct that the military authority
proceed to adopt means necessary Tor
public peace after a declaration OF a
state of war"
workers in Marianao last night
lugged bricks from construction Joo
and built 3-foot barricade across the
main street. Soldiers demolished the
barricade this morning Many small
stores in the suburb of Vedado, which
had been closed, were forced by the
police to reopen. Uptown stores gen.
orally were open, but without Gus
toners.
Workers Walking Out.
Employees Of the Luyano slaughter
house, the principal enterprise of the
kind In Havana, announced they would
walk out this afternoon. This decision
was reached despite efforts by police Of
ficials to induce the workers to stay on
the job.
Meanwhile, the foodstuf market an
nounced 1t was closing at noon. Truck
men distributing bread, milk, beer and
foodstuffs said they were quitting work
at the same time.
Laundry workers have organized and
are considering walking out.
From the protest 10 days ago Of q
few omnibus employees against what
they called exorbitant fees for operating
permits, the movement has increased so
swiftly that many transportation ar
teries as far east as Camaguey Prov
ince were blocked, a definite movement
was under way to enlist railroad men
and other tradesmen talked of striking
for various reasons.
10000 on Strike.
It was estimated that 10000 strikers
in various walks did not go to work
today.
DR.. Octavio Zubizarreta, secretary Of
interior, declared "the government in
tends to remain neutral, but its first
duty IS the well being of the citizens. 3"
He added "the motives Of the strike
have disappeared, and the government
will not permit complete stoppage of
transportation facilities" Civil au-
thorities, he said, were empowered to
ask military aid if necessary. His state
ment was issued after conference at
tended by army. police and municipal
officials.
Two hundred and fifty employees of
the United Railways broke with the
National Railway Brotherhood, which
had made no move to support the strike,
formed their own provisional brother
hood, elected officers, declared for the
strike In principle. and prepared to
spread that movement to fellow workers
throughout the island.
VIII Follow General Move.
Dispatches from Camaguey Province,
the easternmost province save one, said
employees Of the Consolidated Railways
would follow any general move by rail-
way workers here. This would mean
the stopping Of all rail traffic in Cuba
Hope for an early settlement Of the
crisis died, and the belief was freely
expressed that 1t would develop into an
island-wide movement, as directors OF
the Havana Motorists and Conductors
Union decided to continue today also
the street car strike which had been
called for yesterday only.
Omcials believed the end Of this walk
out would settle the other strikes.
The movement, meanwhile, went be-
yond the bounds Of the transportation
industries, and Havana wondered how
long 1t would be able to get bread, meat,
milk, and other necessities.
The syndicate Of graphic arts, In
cluding printers, stereotypePs, engravers,
and operators Of typesetting machines,
announced its members would strike
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