Evening star., 1933-09-06
LEADERS, IN REVOLT
STR|yEFOR ORDER
Rush Organization to Keep
Control of Unstable Mill
y tary Elements.
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an organization in the new revolution.
apparently was not hostile.
Policies Enunciated.
It was q junta of five professional
men that took charge today of the sec
ond revolution-born government Cuba
has had in less than a month.
This Executive Commission for pro-
visional government" named after the
rank and file of Cuban defense forces
had driven out President de Cespedes
and his cabinet. will rule until an act
ual revolutionary regime Is established
It's members met this morning to out
line their policies, to seek the return OF
order, to demand recognition by other
nations Of the new administration and
to formulate plans for electing con-
stitutional assembly.
An earlier manifesto announced the
movement, comprising tSr-
listed soldiers and sailors and civilia.G
of various factions. led by the students
will fight "for revolution
ary vindications" upon pure principles
Of national sovereignty"
Economic Revival Sought.
These "vindications" were outlined in
the proclamation as economic recon
struction, trial of "delinquents" of the
former government, recognition OF
national debts, formation of adequate
courts, reorganization OF national
services for an early return to normalcy
and measures for creating new Cuba
founded on the firm basis OF law and
the most modern concept OF democracy.
In Havana Harbor was the United
States destroyer Mcfarland. sent hur-
riedly from Key West. The destroyer
Sturtevant was at Santiago. where
mob killed four men reputedly members
of the strong-arm squad Of Gerardo
Machado, whose government fell on
August IL ands gave way to the short
lived administration Of DR.. de CeSpedes.
Other Warships on Way.
Two other warships, the cruiser Rich
mond and the destroyer Bainbridge,
were due today or tomorrow from
American bases, also with the an
nounced purpose Of protecting Amer
ican interests.
The attitude of the old guard politi-
cal parties toward the emergence Of
the junta in a swift and comparatively
peaceful coup had not been defined, but
QuallueQ OOSSISeIS pIcSuCVcu d11 SoilJ
move at conciliation.
Thus, an army top sergeant, who is
known as one of Cubas best court
stencgraphers - square jawed, loud
voiced Fulgencio Batista-became COM
mander of the army and five civilians
became the heads of the government.
They are Jose Irizarri, 40-year-old
lawyer, Guillermo Portela, 48, a pro-
fessor of penal law in Havana Univer-
sity, who Is the nominal president be-
fore the diplomatic corps; Ramon Grau
San Martin, As, professor Of anatomy;
Porfirio Franco, As, banker, and Sergio
Carlo, 39-year-old editor who headed
the unsuccessful Gibara revolt in 1881.
Welles Meets Leaders.
Welles, meanwhile, was in close touch
with developments. Before De Cespedes
and the cabinet resigned he conferred
with the outgoing and incoming leaders.
and remained at the embassy until q
late hour
Soldiers patrolled the city under or
ders to maintain order at all costs. One
private said the presence Of the war
ship in the harbor induced the army,
without commissioned officers since the
coup, to show its mettle." the Nc
Farland also served to lessen the en-
thusiasm with which younger radicals
received news Of the rebellion.
Regarding the movement, Batista, one
OF its leaders, said:
The steps taken were the result of
plans OF civilian leaders and every one
Of us expects to return to his place
permit our replacement by officers Of
the army. who have not stained their
uniforms by unworthy acts against the
people Of Cuba"
Denies Red Tendencies.
He added that there were no COM
munistic tendencies in the armed forces
and that such will not be tolerated.
DR.. de Cespedes was hurriedly sum-
moned from an inspection tour of dis
tricts hit by recent hurricane When
the Revolutionary Commission visited
him to ask his resignation he said:
Il have faithfully fulfilled the pro-
gram OF the revolution of the people
Now it is time for others to assume
responsibility.
Meanwhile a split was expected by
some IN the ranks Of the A. B. c. secret
society, opponents Of Machado and
supporter in large part of De Cespedes
Younger members of the group Joined
the new revolutionary movement, and
junta members criticized what they
called Fascist trend in the A. B. C.
Sergt. Angel Hernandez became pro-
visional chief Of staff of the navy He
said presence of the American destroyer
did not mean Intervention.
Welles Friction Denied.
During the night members of the
Havana University faculty, labor lead
ers, Nationalist party chieftains and
others called at the Presidential Palace
to pay their respects to the new regime.
Carlo today declared that "rumors
Of friction between the new government
and Ambassador Welles are untrue"
and that .'the presence Of American
battleships in Cuban waters does
not mean q threat to Cuban sover-
eignity-the United States took the
same action August 13."
At a meeting early today the junta
approved resolution distributing ad-
ministrative departments thus: Port
folioS Of state and justice, Portela;
interior, communications, war and navy,
Carlo; treasury, Franco; education and
sanitation, Grau San Martin; pubic
works, agriculture and commerce, Iri-
zarri.
Undersecretaries, the commissioner
said, will remain in charge Of their
respective departments.