New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Lifting of Censorship May Follow - Prosecutions Expected After Wide spread Roundup - Pub- lie Wants Commodity Monopolies Suppressed.

Lima, Peru. Aug. 29 CP - The hand of Peru's new government fell heavily today upon those who held positions of power and trust in the old regime. Widespread arrests were reported preliminary to prosecution on charges of malfeasance and mis- use of public funds.
 Speaking to natives of his own department, Piura, who called to congratulate him, the new president, Lieutenant Colonel Luis M Sanchez Cerro, promised that he soon would order the removal of the deposed president, Augusta B. Leguia, from the cruiser Almirante Grau at Callao to the shore to stand trial for his ''misdeeds."
 The military junta headed by Lieutenant Colonel Sanchez ordered an investigation pursuant to attach Ing The property of Juan Leguia son Of the former president. Focion Mariateguin, who was president of the chamber of deputies and was at first believed to have taken refuge in one of the foreign legations, was said to have been arrested.
 Others taken into custody in cluded Charles W. Sutton, chief of the irrigation works in Lambayeque department, and Jorge Arrospide Loyola, manager of the Gaia depos- tos and consignaciones. which has charge of collection of most of be charged with misuse of public funds.
 Two Strange Arrests Made
 Two stories were told here to in- dlcate the attitude of the new gov ernment. During administration Of the oath to members of the new Junta Lieutenant Colonel Soils. who was chief of the machine gun bat talion which President Leguia used for his personal defense, stepped toward Sanchez and embraced and congratulated him. The new presi- dent looked at him and then sum- Tnoned a major, and ordered him to arrest Soils and search his eff fects
 Later Jose N. Serra. chief of the telegraphlc service, seeing Sanchez ordering transmission of q certain dispatch, walked up to him. and in troduced himself with the word that he was awaiting any new or ders the president might have. San chez replied by ordering the arrest of serra and a search of his private effects in order to ascertain the Eegree of his responsibility.
 Censorship to Be Lifted
 The secretary of government to- day issued a statement that the eituation was normal in every re- epect and that the censorship main aimed under the Leguia administra- fion and re-imposed by the first military junta headed by General Manuel Maria Ponce would be lift ed. Previously the martial law, or Ftate of siege, had been abandoned.
 Foreign Secretary Montague told he Associated Press that the new Government would not reopen the -acna Africa question and would re- pect other international settle nents arranged by President Le- uia. Our only concern is internal organization-to clean house" he aid, adding that general recogni- ion of the new government was xpected soon. The Italian minister robe bly will be the first to present is credentials
 Want Monopolies Suppressed
 Several thousand port workers Of allao called on Sanchez last eve ing. In a speech one said that eruvlans wanted suppression of all usts and monopolies such as those
 matches, meat, and salt. Another eclared: Free us, sir from Yan-