Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-16
Argentine Coup Seen as Gain
For Pan-American Harmony

reassure other nations that a stable
regime is in authority"
THE promptness with which Ameri-
can British and Argentine bankers have
agreed to lend to the provisional gov
eminent the money to cover its immedt-
ate needs" says the New York Sun,
''attests their confidence in its Sta
bility" The Sun emphasizes the fact
that estimates revised on September
by the Division of Finance and Invest
ment OF the United States Department
of Commerce set the total OF American
investments in Argentina at between
SITS 900 900 and $S65, 200, 000."
Many Americans have believed Yri-
goyen no friend to this country" &C
cording to the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin. "and were disturbed by the
recent Argentine policy of antagoniSing
the United States in Pan-American af-
fairs and of refusing to adhere to the
Kellogg pact. But no change at Buenos
Aires that proyokes civil war and sets
the evil precedent of abandoning con-
stitutional measures for redress Of griev-
ances can be pleasing to this country.
The speediest possible return of the new
regime to constitutional normally Is its
best passport to international favor"
The background Of the crisis" IN
the judgment Of the Atlanta Journal,
lis economic depression, widespread un-
employment and, what appears at this
distance to be, executive incompetency.
Army heads seemingly felt that some
thing had 20 be done to keep misfortune
from sliding on to disaster, and in ac-
cord with their precedents they cut the
Gordian knot Whether they acted for
better or for worse only the event can
show. To the North American mind.
with its sober English traditions and its
vs,lf. Inl La Iak a1rg
arbiter Of political issues, the Argentine
way seems hazardous beyond all bounds.
But different temperan1ents mean dif-
ferent resources. It can only be hoped
that out OF the present confusion more
efficient government and a more pros
porous order Of things will emerge"
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The Bangor Commercial recognizes
that "the depoSed President Is felt to
have stood against efforts at develop
ment and to have been unwise in han
ding negotiations with foreign govern
ments." Dissatisfaction among all ele-
mentS Is observed by the San Antonio
Express and the Manchester Union.
The Toronto Ontario Daily Star refers
to the deposed official as AN old man
who lived in the past and committed
his country to a policy Of isolation"
'Yrigoyen was known as an anti
American in the World War period"
recalls the Houston Post Dispatch
Since that time he has kept his coun-
try out of several Pan-American confer
ences and recalled its Ambassador from
Washington Recently he declared a
ban against imports of American pota-
toes. The attitude of the new regime
in Argentina is yet to be made known.
In fact, there has not been time for 1t
to be revealed. 1t is pleasing, however,
to find hopeful view taken in the Ma
tional Capital Our trade with Argen-
tina and our investments in that coun-
try are of very great Importance, and
should grow rapidly under a friendly
Argentine administration. The Wash
ington comment is particularly encour-
aging. In view OF certain incidents of
the change Of government in Peru. In
that country a President known for his
friendliness toward the United States
has been deposed and imprisoned"
Such have been Yrigoyen's policies"
as viewed by the Boston Transcript,
"as to create an altogether false i'm
preston of the real attitude of Argen-
tina toward her sister republics, aAd
especially toward this country. What
that real attitude is will soon no doubt
become manifest, but certainly 1t should
be more cordial and cooperative In
spirit than 1t has appeared under Yri-
goyen's recent administration"