The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
Cuba General Strike
Against the Rule
Of Military Rulers
Continued from Page 4

Students strike for 40 hours, begin
hing tonight.
Two warships elected delegates to
The joint action committees and
pledged full support to the Colnnu-
mist Party and the Cuban National
Confederation Of Labor.
Antonio Guiteras, secretary of War
IN the Grau regime, has sent dele
cations to all organizations calling
for strike, promising in case of his
victory to grant all the demands.
The l'ae Of the Communist Party
is to strike without simultaneous par
ticipation in joint action committees
organized by Guiteras as these would
be utilized for the benefit Of the
demagogues, with Guiteras at the
head.
The Communist Party has decided
to organize on a mass basis and fight
for workers and farmers local gov
eminent.
The general political strike is con-
sidered long step towards realiza-
ton OF the main demand.
United Front
The General Strike Committee will
transform itself into an action COM
nittee which will be an ample united
front including reforrniSt organiza-
tons, soldiers, sailors and students
These committees, also, wall be built
up in the suburbs and in the country
side.
In Regla, a suburb Of Havana. nine
members Of the municipality resigned
calling the workers and poor farm
erS to form joint committee and
take over the municipal government.
The funeral of Ruben Martinez
Villena, leader Of the Communist
Party of Cuba, who died after long
illness, was held yesterday, attended
by six thousand in spite of poor and
hasty preparations, due to lack of
time.
Ford Speaks
Among the wreathes was one from
James w. Ford, representative of the
Trade Union Unity League to the
Congress Of the Cuban National Con-
federation of Labor, recently held
here.
The capitalist press devoted an en-
tire page to the life and work Of
Comrade Viliena. James w. Ford
delivered an address in the name of
the Communist Party, U. S. A., and
the Trade Union Unity League.
The developments Of the general
strike here are such that if the cleo
trical workers keep firm, the whole
country will probably be paralyzed by
tomorrow morning. The develop
ment of the strike also depends on
the decision of the shop organization
delegates tonight.
Public employees are already out.
The mass hatred against Col. Batista
is rising for his implanting Of mill
tary dictatorship.
Guiteras is working overtime to get
the general strike for him and offers
all demands Of the workers who
strike.
In calling for the general political
strike, the Communist Party at the
same time demands all troops with
draw from the sugar mills, and the
trial Of those assistants responsible
for the killing Of workers at the
September 20, Julio Mella demon
stration, at the Jaronu and Senado
sugar mills, and the murdererS OF
the student Mario Cadenas.
The teachers strike is still on. The
teachers have decided to call for aid
of the Cuban National Confederation
OF Labor. The doctors are expected
to strike today or tomorrow, inyoIy-
ing ne sSes Of petty bourgeoisie in
the general strike cali.
The Communist Party, the Young
Communist League and the reyoiu-
tionary trade unions &c. N. o. C),
have issued manifestos calling for
support Of soldiers and sailors. Sail
ors committees have issued a call
to the soldiers to support the forces
Of the workers and peasants revolu-
ton.