Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 292, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1934 — Page 2

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WAR-TORN CUBA STRUGP! r S ON AMID BOMBINGS Poverty Amazing. Business Stagnant: Hundreds in Bread Line. Thi* It thp flrtt of four artirlo* m tho flituation rn Cuba. Jnti beginnlnr to rororor from th* Machado terror and iibaeqtiont revolution*. BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT (Written for Brripp*-Hntrard .\>wpaper Allianee) I have just come from Cuba, where I talked with President Carlos Mendieta, wi ? h labor leaders, political leaders, cabinet members, business men and just plain people. Cuba today is a puzzle with no immediate solution in sight. There is amazing poverty. There are bomb explosions every day. There is all of the old beauty, all the old enchantment. There are many things that look contradictory. Imports from the United States are increasing, but stores don't seem to be selling much. Hotels are empty, or nearly so. There is a certain order and one goes about town as usual, but—bang! there goes a bomb. There's a certain order about, that, too, for mostly the bombs are aimed at definite persons and institutions. I sat in the midst of a carefree and merry crowd in a sidewalk case that stretches for two hilarious blocks opposite the front entrance of the new capittol. built by Mr. Machado. It was after midnight. An explosion was heard. Nobody paid the slightest attention. Next day the newspapers described the effect—damage to the main postoffice. So it goes—and so it will go, probably for a long time. ‘‘Everybody knows how to make bombs now,” one Cuban told me. Years of training in the guerrilla warfare against Mr. Machado developed a great many youths who have formed the habit, what with their years out of school and no jobs to draw them into orderly life. Bombs are settling old scores against Machadistas today. Tomorrow they may settle other and newer scores.

Tyranny Under Machado But let us get just a bit of perspective. Gerardo Machado was elected president in 1925. He was popular then. Within two years he had so concentrated a program of oppression that few humans have been more hated. In February, 1927, I went to Cuba to see what might be the truth regarding reports of oppression, graft, assassination and imprisonment that had been coming to the Pan-American Federation of Labor. I wrote for this newspaper the results of that investigation. I had found more than 200 labor leaders killed, sixty of them in one horrible burst of extermination. I found an absolute tyranny, linked with Wall Street. I found an American ambassador, General Crowder, blind to the whole festering evil. I found men afraid to speak in the open, but able to tell a shocking story of terror in secret to properly identified friends. The coming revolution was in the making, as certain as the swing of the stars. Today lam not sure whether another can be avoided. There has been a succession of presidents, of whom only two really count, these, of course, being Ramon Grau San Martin and Colonel Carlos Mendieta, both exceptional men about whom the whole truth probably has not been reported to President Roosevelt. There is a vast suspicion in Cuba that the American President gets lop-sided reports about that country- and its affairs. Mendleta Honest, Patriotic Mr. Grau, as Cubans know the first of these two, is in Mexico City. An affectionate throng watched him sail away. He was no politician. He refused to take much of the advice of Sumner Welles. He wanted to force wage increases and do many things for the Cuban masses and he wanted to do them in a hurry. Out in the Havana harbor great gray cruisers swung at anchor intervening. Mr. Grau went away and then came Mr. Mendieta. a fine and honest character to whom Cuba owes much for his downright affection for his country. But a word about those gray warships. The United States has not landed an armed man. But if any one thinks there has been no intervention, let him stand at the Havana waterfront and watch those great warships flying the stars and stripes. The feeling that those great guns could turn Havana into dust between dawn and sunset strikes in with the impact of a blow. Then imagine the feelings of a Cuban. Somehow It is very interesting to look first at one of those fine big ships and hent at old Moro. with Cabanez just beyond, where so many went to a Machado-dictated doom. Let Mr. Welles have his little joke, but they don't believe it in Cuba. Face Discouraging Task Not all Cubans oppose inten*ention, of course Some think it would be their shortest route to recovery and they think an open intervention Ruptured }len Get $3.50 Truss Free Pay No Money—Now or Ever, for This Truss Kansas City. Mo.—A newer rupture method developed by * doctor is so successful he offer* to give every ruptured man or woman who tries it. a $3.50 truss free. It does away with leg straps, elastic belts, binding springs aud harsh pads. After using it, many have reported their ruptures better. Often in a very abort time. Others aay they no longer need any support. Tlie doctor offers to send his method on 30 days' trial and will send the $3.50 truss free with it. If the method does not help your rupture return it and keep the $3 50 tru-s for your trouble. If you are ruptured just write I>r. Kaiaer. Korh Bldg.. Main St.. Kansas City. Mo., for his trial offer. —Advertisement.

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would be at least no worse than a covert variety. But whatever has brought it about, there it is—the change from Machado has come and already there have been many turns of the wheel. Some real progress has been made, but the task remaining is enough to discourage all but the hardy and enough to cause the United States to want to do its best. Some 300 children—not youths, but children—have been gathered from the streets and housed in a camp where they are fed and lodged and where they are being saved from hooliganism. There are still plenty of them roaming the streets, begging and doing really clever sleight of hand tricks for pennies, but a great deal of saving has been done. That was never thought of in the old days. Hundreds of unemployed adults are being fed, but no government can ever feed them all and stay solvent. Cuba needs ‘‘a break,” as we shall see.

SPECIAL COURT WILL HEAR 50 TAX CASES U. S. Official to Rule on $1,000,000 Involved. More than fifty cases, involving approximately $1,000,000, will be heard in a special federal court by J. Edgar Murdock, member of the United States board of tax appeals, in the next two weeks. One of the cases grew out of the closing of the Fletcher American National bank. It the R. H. Syfers Realty Company, the Severin Realty Company, the Warman Avenue Realty Company and the American Foundry Company. The dispute involves the question as to who owes the taxes, following the closing of the bank. Complications involving the closed Meyer-Kiser bank and affiliated companies have arisen in another appeals case to be heard. Arthur H. Fast, special attorney for the internal revenue bureau, has charge of the government's defense in the cases. G. 0. P. GROUP URGES REORGANIZATION REPEAL Candidates for State Representative Address Meeting. Repeal of the 1933 state reorganization law was urged by the unified group of eleven Republican candidates for state representatives from Marion county at a political meeting held at 1206 South State avenue last night. Members of the group are Laurens L. Henderson. T. E. Barker. Kevin D. Brosnan, Ralph S. Whittaker. Duane J. Bellinger. Miss Adele Storck. Robert L. Brockenburr. Dr. M. F. Poland, Albert J Beveridge Jr.. Foreman D. McCurdy and Ralph M. Lett. LOQUACIOUS BANDIT ROBS FILLING STATION Holdup Man Talks of Business, Nabs S2B in Cash. A loquacious bandit who discussed business conditions with his victim prior to a holdup yesterday escaped. together with a woman companion, with S2B in cash and a $35 check. James B Myers, 36. of 119 North Denny street, filling station attendant at 3802 East New York street, was the victim. I. U. DENTISTS NAME BANQUET COMMITTEE Group Will Participate in Founders Day Observance May 2. Dr. Gerald D. Timmons, secretary of the I. U. Dental School faculty, will be chairman of the dentist's committee for the annual Indiana University Founders’ day banquet May 2 in the Columbia Club. Other members will be Drs. J. B Carr. Harry D. Leer. Ert J. Rogers. W. A. Kemper, Frank C. Hughes and G. T. Gregory. Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Ed Dttrel, f36 South New Jersev street. Ford coach, from 1* West Ohio street. BACK HOME AGAIN Stolen automobiles recovered bv police belong to: George Shook. 741 Sanders street, Chevrolet eoupe. found on English avenue tn front of Bovs Club, stripped of one tire, headlight lens and oil line broken. R v Shells-, 1032 College avenue. Ford truck found at Ciavton. Ind. Rov Clidinst. 1317 Graff street, Buiclt sedan found in rear of 314 East Moms street. 88,000.000 Contracts Let /?•/ ( ii itrd Prr.. WASHINGTON. April 17.—Two contracts totaling more than $8,000,000 for construction work on the Ft. Peck (Mont) dam project were awardad by the war department tocify, ,

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