Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-05
LECULA ASSUMES
OFFICE July 1.
Former President and Mum
Der of Officials Are in
Prison.
rt7#T-i
Will be Placed on Trial For
Having Violated Con-
stitution.

Lima, Peru, Friday, July 4.-By
the Associated Press)-Augusto b.
Leguia, late today assumed office as
provisional president Of Peru and took
up his residence in the government
palace as result of the successful
overthrow earlier in the day of Presi-
dent Pardo.
Senor Pardo, his ministers and
number of high oficials Of the army
and navy are in prison. Pardo being
detained in the penitentiay here. Vir-
tually no fighting and no casualties
marked the overthrow Of the Pardo
government Senor Lexuia is sup
ported by virtually all of the army
and naval forces in Lima and public
opinion here apparently is behind him.
The revolution began at o'clock
this morning with an attack on the
palace by two regiments of troops
and a force of police. BY o'clock
President Pardo had been deposed and
Senor Leguia proclaimed provisional
president. The movement was sim
| liar to that which resulted in the
overthrow of President Gmllermo
Billinghurst on February 4. 1914.
Must Stand Trial.
1t was announced late today that
trial on charges of having violated
the constitution and of having con-
| spired against the institutions Of the
republic. It is alleged that the gov
ernment's refusal to obey the order
of the supreme court In the habeas
corpus proceedings in connection with
the newspaper Ell TEMPO. was vio-
lation of the constitution Another
charge against Senior Pardo fs that he
attempted to purchase votes Of mem
bers OF congress in order TO cArry ont
his plans to annul the election Of
Senor Leguia as president and to
place the candidate Of his own party
in power.
National Holiday Proclaimed.
The inauguration of Senor Leguia
as president, it is said. probably will
take place within two months. The
provisional president claims that he
received 10000 votes Of the 7O0, 900
The Fourth of July had been pro-
claimed-as national holiday by Pres.
ident Pardo. Thousands of persons
| thronged the streets today cheering
! for Senior Leguia- A crowd assem-
bled before the government palace
and called ON LeEuia for a speech
The provisional president. speaking
from the balcony Of the palace, de-
clared that he intended to organise
strong government on popular
| basis and to increase the army end
! navy to the status they had held dur
| ing his previous term as president
from 1908 to 1912. He said he would
right which had triumphed in the
great war and would associate Peru
without reserve with the cause Of the
Allies. He intended, he said. to ex-
tend every facility for the introduc-
ton OF foreign capital to aid in the
development of national resources
Learned Of Plot
Last night Senior Leeuia 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 Par
do government. Senor Pardo and his
ministers, he added. would be dealt
with justly.
There are no reports from the prov
inces concerning the situation there
but Senor Leguia and his associates
expect no difficulties in that quarter.
The provisional president expects
to announce his cabinet shortly,
Washington, July 5.-Two soldiers
were killed and three others. inciud-
ing a subordinate Official. wounded,
during the overthrow Of President
Pardo, according to an official dis
P1tcn 10 tne STATE department today
from Lima
Besides President Pardo, ofIicials
imprisoned included the minister of
war. the chief of staff Of the navy
and the prefect of Callao. The chief
Of staff of the army and forty Of his
subordinates escaped.
Because Of the situation the Fourth
of July reception to have been held
by the American legation was can
celled.
State department of1cials declined
to comment on suggestions that the
overthrow of the Pardo government
created situation similar to that In
Costa Rica which resulted in q refusal
Of the United States to recognise the
government of President nnoco.
The departments advices said 1t
was rumored in Lima that the change
of government resulted from reports
that the "Pardo government had
made plans to deprive Senior Lesaia
OF the once to which he recently was
elected. More complete reports were
expected later.