Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-26
THE ARGENTINE CRISIS.
Danger Signals in Several Cities-Beth
Sides Preparing for Revolution.

NAV YORK. Nov. 25 Within the past
month the mAlcontenis in the Argentine
Republic have been quivefing under the ex.
eiss mens raised by the news Of the revolu-
tienaiy disturbances in Brazil. II was hard
to restrain them from rushing to afms dur
ing the civil war in Chili, and recently they
realized that their country Vas tagging
behind even the petty rtpublics Of Para
quay and Urususy, in both Of which there
have been consp!rscies of promising kind.
10 all the Argentine proviacss there are
alarming rumors Of impending revolt and
Of those local outbreaks which always prs
cede general uprising. The temper Of
the pcpuiaee is dangerous. especially In
Busnos Ayres. San Lus, Parana,. and Cor
rientes.
President Peiligrini has made all possi-
BILE preparations for the emergency, and
his generals have given assurances that the
measures adopted BY the government will
enable them to crush out ANY rebellion be-
fore il can make heAdway. But the Presi-
dent, who is in bad health, is far more
anxious to avert trouble than to .uppress il
aud within the last month he has held con.
ferences with the leaders of both parties,
aud has urged them TO some agreement for
10 Buen6s Ayres, where the city gsrri
sons have been concentrated, all the troops
are held resdy for action. A number Of
suspected peIsors have been arrested And
lhe Police are constantly on the watch for
sigus Of conspiracy. In San Luis the
Governors palace series as military head
quarters, ald soldiers patrol the streets OF
Of TIL city al all hours Of the day aud night,
Z -h thar uxa vinttnu La
August, the military pstrol lie always ready
for service; end in Santiago also. ~ well
as in other places, the troops are awaiting
the sigaal.
Precedent Pellegrini has confidence in the
Loyalty Of his army, but there is positive
proof that some OF its officers have xiready
proved faithless, and there 10 reaeon to be
iieve that, il the expected uprising should
turn cut to be formidable. others would
follow their example. Among the poliiicsl
plotiers there are men who posse. gres,
it fuence In high military circles, and there
are generals who would not scruple to
sslze any opportunity Of advancement
through change Of government
That po~erful political orgsnz ation, the
Uaion Civicas, which 10 especially strong in
the city of Buenos Ayres. processes TO
stand for "oider and reform" but II has
sun ered through the refusal Of Gan Mitre
TO become candidate for the PsesidencS,
and tbe action Of many Of it's members 10
an emergency would be dependent uren
circumstances. There are many ambitious
leaders who belong to il, snd It
WAS they who led the revoluli IL
agsinst Celman in July Of last year. Ii
they we're in power their conduct would
doubtless resemble that of the sdvefsxriee
whom ttey deDounce, 1t hss been believed
until reuSbtiy that the Pellegrini govern
ment could, IN any event, msiutsin its au-
ihOIity in the Interior of the country, but
tie events Of lhs past few months have
undermined that belief.
The widespread discontent in Argentina,
thst has now become dangerous, is due in
large measure 10 the financial straits of the
country during the present year. The com
mel cal classes rave been greatly till,Cted By
them, and the whole body of the Argentine
people has suffered under them. Thou
sands Of men in the cities Nave been thrown
out Of Employment, and the distress among
the poorer part OF the population has been
great. Acother cause of the prevalent agits-
iion has been the struggle over the Presiden-
tisl sue sssioD, " hich has lasted through The
greater part Of this year. IL exPreside mt
Mire bad accs pied the domination which vas
pressed ufo hun when be arrived in Buei o.
Ayres from Europe in March, the CONDITION If
things sineetben might have been better than
it has been, but that aged ard popular poi'i
ciau, vas unwilling to undertake the exact
ing duties Of the Presidential tfIice at his
time of life, and the consequence has been
seen dariog the eight moptDs Of wrang,ing
between hostile .ctions and rival leaders,
The latest advices from Buenos Ayres
leave little hope that the Argentine r pub
Iic eau be saved from another civil wsr.