Evening star., 1933-09-13
Score Under Military Guard
as Labor Outbreak Flares
in Cristo-Santiago Awaits
Warships' Arrival.
COLONY IN CARDENAS
PREPARES FOR FLIGHT
Strikes and Move to Train Stu
dent Army Presage Flare-up, in
Opinion of Aliens-0usted OFF,
GERS Persist in Refusal to Re
sumo Posts.

(Copyright. 1893. by the Associated Presso
HAVANA, September 13.-Many
Americans in Cuba prepared for
emergenciec today as they
watched with growing concern
new threats of strikes, a move to
train boys as soldiers, and the
failure of 500 officers to make
peace with the new government.
At least a score of Americans
were under military protection
in Cristo after labor troubles
at American-owned manganese
mines had endangered their lives.
Soldiers had found them barri-
caded in their homes, fearing an
attack by workers.
Across the bay from Santiago
de Cuba, in the small Cape Rente
settlement, number of Ameri-
cans gathered for safety after
leaving their homes in interior
Oriente Province because of un-
settled labor conditions.
U. S. Warships Awaited.
Santiago awaited the arrival of
American warships as strikes that have
tied up sugar mills became more intense.
In Cardenas, on the North coast,
American residents packed their bag
gage so they could board an American
Coast Guard ship If violence should
result from unrest among colored
Cubans, who were reported angered
because they had not been given help
along with other storln victims
Striking employees Of the Consolidated
Railways at Camaguey, in mid-Cuba,
their demands that 1880 wage levels be
restored having been refused, picketed
highways to prevent company officials.
including two Americans, from leaving
the city.
The United States Navy destroyer
j. Fred Talbot entered Santiago Harbor
from Manzanillo to relieve the Sturte-
want, which went to Caimanera to re-
1uel. Lie AIIltI lCdIl 1lOIAio Acoi SuSes'
sent to protect Americans and their
property, numbers about 80 ships.
Training Camps Set Up.
Three training camps have been es-
tablished to train 1000 students, many
In their teens.
A spokesman. who explained that the
boys felt kindly toward the American
people for their assistance" in over
throwing President Gerardo Machado
a month ago, said, regarding the pur-
pose of the camps:
I'VE are going to train these students
80 that the things that happened TO
them under the Machado regime can
not happen again. We want them to
know military tactics and be trained
to protect themselves"
This youth movement began under
Machado, gathered momentum under MS
successor Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
and finally put Ramon Grau san
Martin into the presidency:
Strikes at many points harassed the
administration and the National Con-
federation of Labor was said to be con-
sidering another general strike. ike the
one that precipitated Machados down.
fall.
Hope for Recognition.
Home for American recognition was
entertained by the new administrator
after Secretary Cordell Hull's statement
that any government capable OF main
tanning order and representative OF the
PEOPLES will would be recognized.
American Ambassador Sumner Welles
told newspaper men he had nothing 10
add to Mr.. Hull's statement. ard denied
any representative of the Grau san
Martin regime had approached him on
the question of recognition.
Welles left the National Hotel, IN
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