Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-12-17 | Page 5 | Cuba Faces Crisis as Workers March from Fields to Capital

Cuba Faces Crisis as W Workers i March Fro From Fields to Capital HAVANA Dec 17 11 UP Thou UP-Thou- Thousands Thou Thou- Thou Thousands sands of cane field workers and farmers marched on Havana today I to support Batista Batis Batis- I ta a sergeant before a revolution made him chief of staff whose social program is threatened in j congress Batistas Batista's program Includes a bill designed designed de designed de- de nine cents sugar tax signed to produce revenue annually for the support of rural schools to be operated by army sergeants Civil forces headed by President Miguel Mariano Gomez have broken brok brok- en with Batista Cubas Cuba's strong man manon manon on whose support every president has depended since since- the overthrow of Gerardo Machado in August 1933 over passage passage of the sugar tax They fear it means the rise of fascism in Cuba i As the workers and farmers converged converged con con- con I verged on the capital Cuban newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers almost unanimous in their support of Batista recalled that two months ago Batista said he would not be afraid to head a die dic dictatorship I if it were necessary forthe forthe forthe for the good of the country Y I IMore More than rural schools have already been opened by Batista Under tinder army sup supervision and his program calls for 2300 more next year i Already passed by the senate the n. n r 1 i Colonel Batista His bill brought adherents sugar tax bill is scheduled to come up at a special session of the house Friday night A two day filibuster has prevented final passage