Evening star., 1921-11-24
SEEK AID AGAINST
'BR|GANDS' ATTACKS
British and U. S, Representa-
tives Appeal to Argentine to
Protect Foreigners.
REPORT MANY KIDNAPINGs
Estimates of Revolutionary Forces
Under Radical Leaders Vary
From 400 to 1000.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BuENOS AIRES, November 23.-
British Minister MacLeay and FRANCIS
White, American charge danalres'
have appealed to the Argentine gov
ernment to take measures for the pro-
lection Of the British subjects ana
American citizens in the PataGonian
territory of Santa Cruz against the
violence Of large forces OF origanos'
striking sheep-shearers and radlcal
agitators, who are reported 70 nave
been terrorizing the territory Tor the
last month.
In addition to the reported kldnap-
ing of a manager for Armour & COM
pany, named Macby, near the town OF
Santa Cruz. rumors are current tnae
other Americans have been taken pris-
oner by the bandits. Macby Is re-
ported as being held in the village Of
Ell Paso, but the Armour representa-
tives in Buenos Aires have been un-
able to learn anything definite con-
cerning him owing to the lack Of COM
munications.
Led BY Radicals.
Minister, MacLeay has received
urgent appeals from British ranch
owners near the towns of Santa Cruz
and Rio Gallegos, reporting that the
subjects. that life and property were
unsafe and that the local authorities
were unable to cope with the SITUATION.
The bandits are described in MESSAGES to
Mr.. Moe Levy as ''revolutionaries, and
their numbers are variously esti-
mated at from 400 to 1000. They
are said to be operating in both the
northern and southern portion of the
territory, where several villages are
said to have been seized. Press dis
patches received here report that
they are led by radical agitators of
the soviet type, and that they have
succeeded in corralling nearly all of
the available horses, with the result
that the federal troopers who re-
Gently arrived on the scene had diff
Guilty in finding sufficient mounts
Marines from the cruiser Almirante
Brown, together with the military
forces. are reported to have taken
prisoner sixty-five of the bandits in
the seacoast village of Paso Ibanez
after a fight. Additional military re-
Inducements have been sent to the
territory, and government authori-
ties say they expect order to be re-
stored within a few days.
Oppose Credential Regulation.
The diplomatic representatives of
the United States. Great Britain and
several other nations have presented
slTOHS oUJcCtiOHS 10 tHt argentine
government against the enforcement
of a decree which the Argentine i'm
migration authorities propose to
make effective on January 1. requir-
Ing that, crews of all ships entering
Argentine ports be provided with the
same credentials as passengers.
Under the terms of the decree.
which 10 intended to prevent the
entrance of agitators and other un-
desirables in the guise of sailors.
every sailor arriving in port will
have to be provided with police Gre
dentials showing good antecedents
and the Argentine consuls in foreign
ports will be, prohibited from Civ
ing ships clearance to Argentina un-
til the consulate at the port of de-
parture has vised the credentials. =.
Issued originally last June, the de-
cree was suspended upon protests by
all the steamship companies that it
was impracticable and would prevent
them from obtaining crews. Recently
the companies were notified that the
decree, nevertheless, would be put
into effect. The companies then ap-
pealed to their respective govern
mentS,