Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-08
URlDURU BECOMES
ARGENTINA HEAD
Revolutionary General Takes
Oath as Provisional
President.
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burned by the mob. About 20 were
killed in the fighting and more than
100 were wounded. President Irigoyen
signed his resignation, and Gen.
Uriburu formed a new cabinet. civil
body, composed principally of members
Of the old opposition.
Uriburu was named head of the new
provisional government, which an
nounced as its purpose improvement. OF
economic conditions in the country and
q more representative government than
that of the administration just past
Twenty-One Persons Killed.
A complete check shows that 81 per-
sons, among them one cadet, were killed
in the disorders in the .aza Congress-
Saturday afternoon. There were 1873
civilians, % cadets and soldier
wounded.
In Buenos Aires three men captured
while looting during the political ex-
element were taken out and shot.
The new government believes that
many persons it wished to arrest have
escaped into Uruguay. Some of those
wanted are believed to have taken
refuge in foreign legations.
The new minister of foreign affairs,
Bosch, has sent cable grams to all the
Argentine legations and embassies COM
municating to them the principles on
which the new junta is governing and
assuring them that peace reigns in the
country.
The story of the former Presidents
adventures Saturday is dramatic. He
had kept inside during most OF the dis
turbed week that brought about the
outbreak and after the cabinet ran up
the white flag to the oncoming reyom-
tionaries last night no one knew where
Irigoyen was. Some reports said ne mao
ned to a cruiser for refuge.
Dashed From Home in Car.
Eventually. it was learned the Presi-
dent had dashed from his home in
motor car after receiving word that the
revolt had triumphed, loyal police hold
ing up trafic near his home in the
Gale Brazil for several minutes. Police
on the side of the revolutionaries pur-
sued the car and intercepted it at La
Plata, where Irigoyen, so i'll he had to-
be aided to adght from the car, was
taken. FIRST the provincial capital
house and thel removed to the infantry
barracks for datnntion.
He asked immediately for bed and
after conversina for few minutes with
the officers present wrote brief resig-
nation and handed it to the COM
mander of the 7th Infantry, Lieut. Col.
Yrusta
No less dramatic was the resignation
Of the former Vice President, Dr.. En-
rioue " Martinez, who was President
for a day after Irigoyen had retired"
under a constitutional provision on FRI
day night.
When Gen. Uriburu arrived at the
government house Saturday night after
the revolutionary troops had taken over
the city he encountered Martinez IN
the presidential Office, informed him
that the revolution was 4 complete
success, and demanded his resignation
Martinez refused.
"You may XIII me, but / win not
resign" he asserted.
IT am not simple enough to make a
martyr Of YOU" replied the revolt
leader, "but your resignation Is neces-
sary to prevent bloodshed. Resign or
you will be imprisoned
In 4 few moments Martinez capitu-
lated and signed the resignation. En-
tkusiastic crowds swarmed gleefully
through Buenos Aires all night after
the exciting change in government.
Irigoyen's Home Destroyed.
One group went to Irigoyen's home
and removed all furniture TO the street.
there pili1g it up and burning It, The
houses of former Foreign Minister
Oyhanarte and Of other Irigoyenist
leaders also were ransacked.
other groups raided the ofhces OF
the executive committee OF the Radical
party-the Irigoyenist faction-ano
also tore UP the quarters OF all Radical
political clubs.
Hot-blooded youths, mostly students.
attacked the Cafe M0lino, which hao
sheltered a group of Irigoyenistas that
opened fire on the revolutionary troops
IN the Plaza Congress- Saturday night,
and demolished it.
Then they visited the central police
station, carrying banners and singing
the national anthem. Behind them
trailed q bust Of the fallen President.
Other places destroyed by infuriated
Nnobs Saturday night were those OF the
newspapers. La Epoca and La Gale.
Irigoyen organs These were burned
while the city firemen, loyal to the re-
volt movement refused to fight the
flames. The attack on La Epoca oc-
CURED after persons in the building
had fred on the advancing revolu-
tionary troops, The soldiers soon SIS
fenced their assailants with machine
guns and then the crowd rushed at
the building to destroy it,
Gen. Uriburu and the provisional
government he established now enjoy
unquestioned authority throughout the
republic.
Feverish activity went on today
around the government palace, where
the new cabinet attempted to pick up
the business Of the state and carry 1t
forward.
PANAMA OFFICIALS RESIGN.