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CRUSADE TO FREE CUBA
533 Camp Street
P. O. Box 523
New Orleans, Louisiana
Background material for speakers -
There is a bad situation in Cuba today
1. Communist Cuba that has been taking shape since January 1, 1959,
has not been imposed by pressure from the great majorities, but
is the product of the deliberate action of a bold and unscrupulous
minority headed by the dictator, Castro himself.
Today, with barely 20% of the population on his side, Castro's
Communistic totalitarianism is a POLICE state; from a smiling
people to a somber people; that is the Cuba of today.
2. What brought this on?
Cuba was, prior to Batista's coup d'etat of March 10, 1952, a
country undergoing development. Its wealth had been increasing and
new industries were being establishedo Livestock industry constituted
an impressive source of wealth. Mining was developing at a rapid pace.
But Batista was a Dictator, feared by many good, honest, decent people.
He was also opposed by Communist intellectuals in both Cuba and the
U. S. A. who felt attracted by the "wonderful achievements" of Commo
unist totalitarian economics. And because Communism is "attractive"
to undexdeveloped countries by means of "rapid economic growth, "
these intellectuals had a "story" to tell the Cuban people. However,
prior to Castro's triumph, Cubans for the most part did not contem-
plate any need for a Communistic development. Castro's coup then
was simply a "successful revolution against Batista tyranny".
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