Evening star., 1933-08-15
|CUBAN CRISIS OVER,
| HULL TO TAKE REST
U. S. Government Ready to
Begin Negotiations for
Tariff Agreement.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The situation in Cuba has improved
to such an extent that Secretary of State
Hull feels he can take a much-needed
vacation, and is leaving t3is afternoon
on a motor trip.
The latest reports from Havana indi-
cate the general strike has lost much Of
its intensity; the government has the
situation we'll in hand in the capital,
and it is a question of only few days
more before life in Havana will become
normal again.
In the provinces there still is certain
amount of restlessness. but on the whole
the situation has greatly improved dur
ing the last "a hours.
The U. S. S. Taylor is expected to re-
main few more days in Havana, while
the Claxton is at Guantanamo, ready to
go to any part OF Cuba where its pres
ence may be necessary.
Will Resume Tariff Talks.
Now that the political troubles appear
to be over, the United States Govern
ment can see no further reason to delay
the economic negotiations for recipro-
cal tariff agreement which would help
It is realized here that basically the
main trouble in Cuba was the tremen-
dous economic depression. The present
government. under the lea aership OF
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes is undcubt-
edly popular and acceptable to most
Cubans but its popularity depends a
good deal on its ability to improve the
economic situation of the country. Un-
less Cuba can export more sugar into
the United States and obtain certain
tariff concessions for non competitive
products, it is clear the population will
not remain quiet.
The De CeSpedes administration
seems to give the necessary guarantees
that it will be a constitutional govern
ment and will be able to put order in
Cuba's political affairs. Consequently
the economic discussions which had
been interrupted because Ambassador
Sumner Welles was busy in his role as
a mediator between Machado and the
Cuban political factions will be re-
sumed shortly.
Two American diplomats have come
out OF this Cuban trouble with flying
colors. They are Amba ssador Summer
Welles and Assistant Secretary of State
Jefferson Caffery. chief Of the Latin
American division.
Tact and Patience Required.
The Cuban situation was extremely
Terious and full of danger At one
ime it appeared almost inevitable that
the United States would have to inter
vene with armed forces to re-establish
order in the island. 1t required a tre-
menGouS amount of tact and patience
on the part of these two diplomats to
steer the diplomatic negotiations so as
to avoid an Intervention which neither
President Roosevelt nor the American
people wanted
Caffery and Welles worked in cCm-
plete harmony: their wires were never
crossed and the result was that inter-
vention was avoided They kept the
President and the American people
fully and adequately informed of what
was actually going on in Cuba and
their reports were of utmost value be-
cause they were unbiased and correct.
1t is stated in we'll informed quarters
that now that Welles has SO brilliantly
accomplished his task in Cuba he may
be entrusted with another responsible
position as soon as complete state OF
normalcy IS established in Cuba.
Welles to Do Actual Work.
The United States Government will
begin soon important trade negotiations
with some of the South American re-
publics The negotiations will be OF q
complicated and delicate nature.
Secretary Hull will be nominally in
charge of them, but it Is believed the
actual work will be entrusted to
Welles. who might be given the position
Of Americas ambassador -at-large in
South America He is likely to be one
of the principal delegates at the Monte
video Pan American Conference which
will be held next December, and before
that he is expected to visit some OF the
Latin American countries with which
the United States intends to conclude
reciprocal agreements.