Evening star., 1928-12-13
ARGENTINA MOVES
TO GUARD HOOVER
Police and Military Modified
at BuenoS Aires to Block
Possible Disorders.
Rv The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Decem-
Der 13.-While police today were holding
Alexandra Scarson and Jaime Gomez
Oliver, accused of plotting against the
life of President-elect Hoover, the gov
ernment's clockWork- like organization
fer the protection of the Hoover party
began functioning this morning in
anticipation of its arrival.
Police Chief Col Graneros mobilized
1900 Buenos Aires police, including the
entire strength of the detective force
and also had under his command strong
detachments of military and naval
forces from nearby arsenals and navy
yard.
Mr.. Hoover's arrival will be the signal
for clearing the Central Argentine Rail-
way station Of all persons without OIL
cial status A Gordon of the police and
military forces will keep crowds from
approaching the station gates until after
the departure of the official party.
Route to Be Guarded.
President Hipolito Irigoyen and MEM
berS of the cabinet will meet the Hoover
party at the station and will accom-
pany the President-elect to the home
of Robert w. Bliss, American AmbaS-
sador in Buenos Aires. The party will
be protected along the half-mile route
by mounted and unmounted police and
military detachmentS.
The extraordinary precautions, de-
cided upon after the discovery of an
alleged bomb plot involving persons
suspected of previous anarchistic &C
tivitieS, will continue effective until Mr..
Hoover departs for Montevideo on Sat-
urday.
La Nacion published an elaborate
Hoover special edition as did the other
principal morning papers. and the en-
tire press in editorials eulogized and
welcomed the American party
While Mr. Hoover's special train was
speeding over the Argentine pampas,
after crossing the frontier from Chile
in a binding snowstorm, Buenos Aires
police maintained close reserve con-
cerning their investigation into the plot
against the American Prcsident-elect.
The Investigation was launched after
q raid on private house had netted
several bombs, small arms ammunition,
counterfeit money and anarchistic liter
ature Two young women. arrested with
two men, were released in custody OF
their parents because Of their youth, it
was reported
Sought "VindicatiOn."
The men, said to be Alexandra Scar
son, 81, and Caferino Gomez Oliver, 20,
were reported unofficially to have told
police that they intended to use the
bombs Ito yindicate those who have
been exploited by capitalism" 1t also
was said that they referred in detail to
their terrorist activities, although they
did not mention any previous bomb
outrageS.
Scarson, more loquacious than Oliver,
is said to have shown no Scruple about
revealing himself as an anarchist.
On maps found in the house the
route of the special train was carefully
marked and bore annotations which
left little doubt as to the interest of the
plotters in the Hoover party
After crossing the border into Ar
gentina Mr.. Hoover was afforded an
excellent opportunity to see at first
hand the agricultural life of the
pampas. He watched with interest the
magnificent scenery, and his trained eye
took in engineering problems which
were solved in the construction of the
high trans Andean railroad
Riders of the pampas, comparable to
the American cowboy, in colorfu garb
waved greetings to the train as it sped
past fields of wheat and large herds of
cattle. At every station along the route
crowds were on hand to welcome and
cheer the Americans.
The Argentine mission, accompanied
by United States Ambassador Robert w
Bliss, boarded the train at Lascuevas
to ride to the capital with the party
DR.. DiaZ Leguizamon of the foreign
Office headed the mission.
Party Greeted at Mendoza.
| Descending the eastern slope of the
Andes, the train stopped for an hour at
| Mendoza, situated in the foothills and
within sight of the snow-covered peaks
More than $4,000 persons jostled in
and around the station, cheering and
| applauding. The governor of the
| Province of Borzani and his official staff
and also the mayor and officials of the
municipality gave Mr.. Hoover a warm
/ welcome.
Allan Hoover, son of the President
| elect, rode on the electric locomotive
which pulled the train over the Andean
! divide. His father was also invited to
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