The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-05
PERU in ACCORD
WITH SHAKE-U
Leguia Assumes Office as
Provisional President.
Pardo 0verthroWn.
NAVY AND ARMY APPROVE
Order for Revolution Given as
Last Resort-Late Cabinet
Jailed,

Lima, Peru, July 5.-(A. P)--Au-
gusto b. Leguia late yesterday as
sumed Office as provisional president
of Peru and took up his residence in
the government palace as a result
of the successful overthrow earlier
in the day of President Pardo.
Senior Pardo, all his ministers and
number of high officials of the
army. and navy are in prison. Pardo
being detained In the penitentiary
here. Virtually no fighting and no
casualties marked the overthrow of
the Pardo government. Senor Le-
guia is supported by virtually all of
the army and naval forces in Lima.
and public opinion here apparently
Is behind him. The revolution be-
gan at 3 o'clock Friday morning with
an attack on the palace by two regi-
ments of troops and a force of po-
lice. BY 6 o'clock President Pardo
had been deposed and Senor Leguia
proclaimed provisional president.
The movement was similar to that
which resulted in the overthrow OF
Gov. Guillermo Billinghurst on Feb,
4, 1914. 1t was announced late yes
terday that President Pardo would
be placed on trial on charges of hav-
ing violated the constitution and OF
having conspired against the institu-
tions of the republic. It Is alleged
the government in refusing to obey
the order of the supreme court in
the habeas corpus proceedings in
connection with the newspaper FL
Tempe was a violation of the con-
stltution. Another charge against
Senor Pardo Is that he attempted to
purchase the votes of members OF
a.. onN ptst
plans to annul the election of Senor
Leguia as president and to place the
candidate of his own party In power.
The Inauguration OF Senor Legnia
as president, IL Is said, probably Will
take place within two months. The
provisional president claims he re-
.celved 1900 vote Of the 100000 cast
in the recent presidential election.
Thes Enurfh of July has been -pl:o-
claimed as d national holiday by
President Pardo., Thousands OF per-
sons thronged the streets today,
cheering for Senior Leguia. A crowd
assembled before the government
palace and called on Leguia for q
speech.
The provisional president, speak
ing from the balcony of the palace,
declared he intended to organize a
strong government on a popular ba-
sis and to increase the army and
navy to the status they had held
during his previous term as presi-
dent, from 1908 to 1912. He said he
would defend the principles of JUS
tice and right which had triumphed
in the great war, and would asso-
ciate 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 re-
sources. Senior Leguia, in a state
ment to the Associated Press, said
he had made every effort to avoid
deposing President Pardo by force,
but 1t had become increasingly evil
dent that a conspiracy was afoot to
deprive him of the Office to which
he had been chosen in the recent
election. Money, the provisional
president said, was used freely in an
EFFORT O purchase sufficient votes of
members of congress to annul the
election.
Learned of Plot Against Him.
Last night ~Senor Leguia declared
he learned of a plot to arrest him
and send him into exile, and as
last resort he gave orders to the
army chiefs favorable to him to go
ahead with their plan to overthrow
the Pardo government. Senior Pardo
and his ministers, he added, would
he dealt with justly. Senor Leguia
said he had no personal animosity
against any member of the Pardo
government.
There are no reports from the pro-
vinces concerning the situation there,
but Senior Leguia and his associates
expect no difficulties in that quarter.
The provisional president expects 10
announce his cabinet within a few