Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
IN LATIN AMERICA
By G.ASTON NERVAL.

cal differences Of long standing, the
leaders OF all the Bolivian political par
ties gathered in anity around the mill
tary 1unta in provisional control of the
country and solemnly pledged their CO.
operation with the junta in keeping
oomestlc peace and working out plans
Tor the creation OF new government,
more democratic and better fitted for
its task than the one which had Just
been overthrown with the unanimous
approval Of the people. This co-opera-
ton between the high army oficers
temporarily In power and the civil
leaders of all political parties resulted
IN the nomination of a single ticket
for the presidential elections which are
70 be held in La Paz next January.
1his ticket, which will have no opposi-
ton to face, is made UP Of the three
most outstanding political leaders in
Bolivia, each the head of one of the
three important parties, and it will
nave, OF course. the unanimous support
OF the entire Bolivian citizenry.
Situation In Peru.
In Peru the fall of the dictatorial
regime which for IL years had been
imposed by President Leguia was re-
csived with an enthusiasm only sur
passed by its unanimity Although
political parties had been almost en-
tirely abolished by Leguia in his de-
sire to crush all opposition, at the news
Of the military coup de etat in Are
quipa the whole country, without re-
gard to classes, party Affiliations or
social standing, reacted favorably, and
when the movement had been COM
pleted stood firmly and unanimously
back OF the provisional junta In charge
OF the situation.
Here fnn in nnIiy,{o .1oJ;k3aaI 49,
Sions and personal ambitions were
subordinated to the higher ideals of
unity and national concord. The most
distinguished Peruvian political leaders,
now returning to their country after
many years of exile, are eagerly CO.
operating with the military junta In
maintaining order in the interior of
the country and in preserving national
credit outside the boundary lines Sew
eral of them have been called to fill
Peruvian diplomatic posts of jor i'm
portance and others are being APP
pointed to administrative positions pre-
viously held by Leguia'S partisans Thus
all Peruvians are uniformly laboring
for the consolidation of the new order
OF things and for the cleaning UP of
the administration, so much exploited
and 50 much impaired by the old
regime.
In Union There Is Strength.
But 1t vas reserved to Senior Hipolito
Irigoyen, the deposed President of Ar
gentina, to give exact expression to the
present political spirit in Latin America.
His latest attitude interprets this faith
fully Though still prisoner of the
military junta which ousted him from
power, Senior Irigoyen made public a
formal statement, in which he appeals
to the members of his party to accept
the new provisional government of Gen.
jose Francisco Uriburu. The aged and
eccentric leader. for many years the
idolized chieftain of the Argentine
masses, declares that he would regard
as 'veritable crime" any act of sedi-
tion against the existing regime
This announcement of the former
Presidents views comes Immediately
after the charge made in some news
papers that arms and ammunition were
being distributed among the followers
of Irigoyen for use in violent opposi-
ton to the armed forces now in con-
troll OF the administration.
Statement Is Issued.
After learning his attitude. the on
Gals of the Irigoyen political organiza-
ton. the Partido Radical PerSonaliSta,
the one which two years ago held an
overwhelming majority throughout the
country and still controls large part
of the Argentine electorate, issued the
following statement:
In view of recent occurrences, it is
necessary for all Argentines to con-
tribute to the continuance of public
tranquility and the maintenance of or
der. This conception of duty will guide
our conduct, and this is the thought
that We wish to communicate to Radical
conpatriotS throughout the country"
The term "compatriots" Is used in
stead of Radical adherents," or par
tisans, as il to emphasize the fact that
their Argentine citizenship comes first
and their Radical craftsmanship second.
In the Argentine Republic, then, not
only the parties opposed to the former
order Of things but even the one which
has just been deprived of power have
become associated together in seeking
to establish domestic peace and to re-
store normal conditions In the country
This, read in the United States,
where the practice of democracy and
the disqualification of the country
have taken politics out of the passion
ate and entangling stage In which they
still find themselves in Latin America,
may not be fully understood Here 1t
is almost traditional usage that the
defeated candidate in any electoral
contest should congratulate his trt-