The Archive · 1933

Dictatorship in Cuba

Havana, Sept. 1 The new regime under President Ramon Gran San Martin is experi-fencing' considerable difficulty in its efforts to achieve stability, to its security our troubles in In several Havana, Sept. 17.

'The Republic of Cuba was noint nally governed by a dictatorship tonight, President' Ramon Gran (San Mactln having dissolved all political Parties and refused to confer further with leaders of the opposition, The principal trouble now is in southern Cuba, especially in the [Santiago area where Americans have heavy invest mer The bitter feeling that existed for a time a Spanish residents seems to have disappeared entirely.

In Santiago, strikers have surrounded American plants and demanded that the "foreigners get Out of the country." So far there have been no open attacks. The American Consul in Santiago quested all Americans in that area fo gather in Route in the event of outbreaks, 'They will, be protected by American forces which "are Warships not far from Santiago Bay meanwhile the $0,000 Cubans in Florida, all of them' revolutionaries Airing "the Machado "regime," have not given their support to the pres-Jent regime and are standing Gen. Menocal._ They are contributing, funds regularly to his organi-

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