Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
Peru Wakes Up in Morn
ing to Find President
Deposed and in Jail.
NEW MAN AT HELM
OF SHIP. OF STATE
August 8. Lesuia, Backed by Army
and Navy, seizes Office and Prom
ises Reforms and Closer Alliance
With Entente -Nations-CIaims Plot
to Keep Him From Office to Which
He Had Been Elected.
TBy Associated Press.l

Lima, Peru, July 4.-Augusto B. Le-
guia late today assumed office as pro-
visional president Of Peru and took up
his residence in the governments pal
ace as successful overthrow early in
the DAY of President Pardo. Senor
Pardo, his ministers and a number of
nigh officials of the army and navy
are prisoners, Pardo being detained in
the pcnitenticry here. Virtually no
fighting and no casualties mark the
overthrow Of the Pardo government.
Senior Leguia is supported by virtual
ly all Of the army and navy forces in
Lima and public opinion here apparent
ly is behind him.
The revolution began ct 3 o'clock this
morning with an attack on the palace
by two regiments OF troops and a force
OF police. By 6 o'clock President Pardo
mad been deposed and Senor Leguia
proclaimed provisional president. The
movement was similar to that which
resulted in the overthrow of President
Guillermo Billinghurst on Feb. L. 1914.
Pardo To Be Tried.
1t was announced late today that
President Pardo will be placed on trial
on charges OF having violated the con-
stitution and Of having conspired
against the institution Of the republic.
The inauguration Of Senor Leguia as
president, 1t Is said. probably will take
place within two months. The pro-
visional president claims that he had
received 160,000 votes of the 1000
cast in the recent presidential elec-
ton. ..
The Fourth Of July had been pro-
claimed as national holiday by Pres
ident Pardo. Thousands of persons
thronsed the streets today cheering for
Senior Leguia. A crowd assembled be-
fore the government palace and called
on Leguia for speech.
In Sympathy With Allies.
The provisional president declared
that he intended to organize a strong
government on popular basis. He
said ne would associate Peru without
reserve with the cause Of the allies
He intended. he said, to extend every
facility for the Introduction Of foreign
capital to aid in the development of
national resources.
HocHoI LeS ult, Ill Il Stale1ncnC TO tno
Associated Press, said he had made
every effort to avoid depoaing Presi-
dent Pardo by force. but it had become
increasingly evident that conspiracy
was afoot to deprive him of the office
to which he lad been chosen in the re-
cent election.
Money, the provisional president
said, was used freely in an effort to
purchase sufficient votes Of members
Of congress to annul the election. -..
Feared Plot.
Last night Senor Leguia declared he
learned Of plot to arrest him and
send him into exile. and as last resort
he gave orders to the army chiefs ia
vorable to him to go ahead with their
plan to overthrow the Pardo govern.
ment.
Senior Pardo and his ministers, he
added. will be dealt with justly. Senior
Leguia said he had no personal ami
mostly against any members Of the
Pardo government. '.'
There are no reports from the pro-
vinces concerning the situation there,
but Senor Leguia and his associates
expect no difficulties in that quarter.
The provisional president expects to
announce his cabinet within few
hours.