The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-04
Revolt
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Col. Bernardo Garcia, whom he
removed as police chief last
week, disobeyed his orders and
was usually in Miami, Fla, or
Varadero when Batista wished
to see him at the palace.
Havana has been allowed to
become a gambling center and
numerous crimes have been
committed with no real police
effort to arrest the criminals,
Batista said, because the police
were afraid they might be act
ing against their chief.
Batista was applauded by the
troops, particularly when he de-
clared the new army comman-
der, Col. Manuel Lopez Mogoya.
named by Batista after ne him
self had held personal control
of the army for several hours,
was q man without private in
tercsts.
Batista said "order and tran
quillity prevail again" in Cuba.
Protective measures included
the mounting of machine-guns
and barricades at the entrances
to the presidential palace.
Protective measures included
the mounting Of machine-guns
and barbados at entrances to
the presidential palace.
Those arrested were Col. Jose
Pedraza, army chief since Dec.
6, 1899, and national police chief
since Saturday, and Lieut.. Col.
Angela Gonzalez. ousted navy
chief. Pedraza had been army
chief since Batista resigned the
post to run tor the presidency. ].
One provincial army leader!
Lieut.. Col. Ramon Gutierrez De
Velazquez or Oriente Province,
was relieved Of his command,
which was entrusted to his SUBJ
ordinate, Major Oscar Diaz.
Lieut.. Col. Jesus Gomez Casas
was appointed to the navy COM
mand and Col. Manuel Benitez,
former commander of Matanzas
Province, was made national po-
lice chief.
In a statement to the Cuban
people, Batista asserted the "sed-
itious attitude" of the arrested
army and navy leaders arose
from his dismissal last week of
Col. Bernardo Garcia as police
chief and his transfer of several
navy departments to civilian
control.
Garcia's resignation" was an
nounced Saturday and the po-
lice command added to Pedraza's
army duties.
The President asserted Garcia
had been openly seditious in his
attitude toward the government.
An official announcement said
the Cuban congress would meet
within 48 hours to "act accord
ing to circumstances"
Previously, the congress had
been scheduled to hear today
presidential message requesting
an income tax and approval of
a new law for defense Of de-
mocracy," which was said to be
intended to check totalitarian
propaganda and activities.
AS a precautionary measure,
the army took over public util-
tiles, including the buildings of
the Cuban telephone and cleo
trio companies.
The suspension Of constitu-
tional guarantees, it was explain
ed, leaves civilian officials in
charge of maintaining public or
der, but will enable authorities
to make arrests without having
to present cases to courts within
~ hours, and will give police in
vestigation facilities.
Machine-guns were mounted
and sandbag barricades raised
around entrances to the presi-
dental palace last night, and
rumors spread that Batista, who
became Cuba's strong man by
leading an army revolt in 1888,
was faced with political diff
culties and might replace some
officials. The national police
headquarters, three blocks away,
also was barricaded.