Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28

revolutionary leaders, and especially Of
OSwaldo Aranha, whose organizing
genius and driving force made the rev.
olution success. 1t would undoubtedly
be better for Brazil were Senior Aranha
provisional President, but an effort in
that direction would have robbed the
revolutionary movement of the idealistic
feature which made 1t triumphant-th
Of avenging the defeat Of DR.. Vargas,
who had been defrauded of victory
for the national presidency by the ma
chinations Of Washington Luis, deposed
President.
Aranha Deprived Of Leadership.
The success of the revolt deprived
Senior Aranha of his leadership, and,
although he Is DR.. Vargas chief assist
ant, his subordinate position as minis
ter OF interior and justice makes his
assistance one of advisory rather than
executive nature. Although the pro-
visional government has been in power
for nearly a month, it has taken no
definite measures toward solving any
OF its numerous problems and has spent
its time in removing old authorities
from office and studying how to move
when 1t finally decides to make a move.
Probably the most serious of TIE
problems facing the provisional govern
ment Is that of sectional strife. There
Is strife between Rio Janeiro and all
the outside country. There is strife be-
tween the state Of Sac Paulo, which
has hitherto been the keystone state,
and all the rest Of the country, which Is
determined that Sac Paulo's predom-
nance shall cease. There is strife be-
tween the Southern states, which par
ticipated in the revolution, and those of
the North, which felt that they have
not received just share of the spoils.
There Is friction, which may develop
into strife, betwesn the state of Minas
Geraes and Rio Grande do Sui the
people of Minas Geraes feeling that
they are entitled to larger share in the
provisional government they helped to
establish.
The attitude of the provisional gov
eminent toward its very critical finan-
cial and currency problem is that of a
person with a serious toothache post
poning the inevitable visit to the dentist.
BY prolong1ng the moratorium two
weeks at a time and forbidding remit
tances from Brazil the government Is
simply building up lack of confidence
both at home and abroad and Is piling
up the remittances, which will tear
through the exchange market like an
avalanche when the embargo is even
in the future.
Fall Of MiIreis Predicted.
When the Chicago Daily News cor
respondent left Rio Janeiro. $50 600. 600
were awaiting remittance to New York
and good many millions to London.
While it is true that free operation
OF the exchange market at present
would oepress the milreis every day,
Ne 80
would tend TO balance each other. with
almost no gold left in the country
with coffee and other exports NOV
ing far below normal, it Is dificult
to see how the milreiS can avoid from
falling when the present artificial re-
strictions are removed.
Although there was no trace of COM
mun1sm in the revolutionary movement.
a threat OF communism is now one of
the most serious problems facing the
provisional government. Unemplov-
ment is increasing rapidly and If is
not likely to be retarded until such
time as the provisional government
can restore the confidence of employers
and until the economic situation i'm
proves sufficiently to make 1t profit
bic for cattle breeders, agriculturists
and coffee growers to renew their for
mer activities. While every one con-
nected with the provisional govern
ment stoutly denies any danger Of COM
munism, the fact remains that 1862
persons have been stood up against
walls and shot in Rio Janeiro on
charges Of being Communists and that
special section has been created in
the police department under the COM
mand of captain for the suppress
sion of communism.
Stories Of wild Communist outbreaks
in the north are whispered about Rio
Jeneiro every day and Communists are
persistently reported to have captured
towns In the State of Parahyba, but no
news OF the conditions in the North
or explanation of such reports is al
lowed to appear in the newspapers.
Rumors undoubtedly exaggerate the
situation, but the provisional govern
ment must resign itself to this result as
long as 1t maintains a censorship by
which 1t keeps the truth from the
people.
Copyright. 1900
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