Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-09-05
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Dictator Leguia of Peru Is
Ousted by a Military
Revolution.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD


IL Augusta B. Leguia was enough for
Peru, or at least for its army, so he
has been ousted from the office of
president, together with his entire
government.
The revolutionary movement started
in the province of Arequipa, where
the troops, led by Lieut.. Col. Sanchez
Cerro, arrested some of their officers
and took control Of Arequipa, third
city of the republic. The revolt spread
rapidly to other provinces and was
easily successful everywhere. Mean
while there was surface tranquility in
Lima, the capital, and President Lee
guia attended the races as usual. But
this didn't last long. A military junta
got busy in Lima, the cabinet was
forced to resign, and few hours
later Leguia himself gave up his Office
and took refuge on the cruiser AL
mirante Grau. The vessel steamed
away, the intention being to land the
deposed dictator at some foreign port;
but the junta sent a wireless threat
to have the officers court martialed II
they did not return within As hours,
and they yielded. At this writing the
fate of Leguia is uncertain. 1t was
understood he would be put on trial
for his "misdeeds," this course being
insisted on by the students of Lima
and also by Cerro.
A temporary government was set up
in Lima with Gen. Manuel Maria
Ponce at its head. However, Cerro
went to the capital city within few
days, and his Arequipa junta was rec
ognized as the real government of the
country. Before resigning, Leguia des-,
ignated first General Martinez and
then General Sarmiento as heads of
new cabinet, but the military revolu-
tionists would accept neither. Leguia
thereupon wrote his resignation, say
ing:
II hereby close another chapter in
Peru's history"
The State department in Washing
ton was informed that Lieut.. Com.
Harold F. Grow, U. S. naval reserve,
of Greenville, Mich, and Elmer Fau-
cett of Savona, N. Y, both aviatOrs,
we're being detained by the Peruvian
revolutionists. Ferdinand L. Mayer,
American charge d'affaires at Lima,
was instructed to take "all appro-
pirate measures" to secure Grows re
lease. Though the two men were held
as prisoners, the State department
was not much concerned about their
safety. Mr.. Mayer in message to
Washington said the revolutionists
had promised to protect foreign ma
tionals and maintain order.
TN A report published by the Treas
i ury department it is disclosed that
the internal revenue receipts for the
fiscal year June 80 last, were little
more than S3,O00,000,O00 This was
iust about S10O,000,O0O more than the
receipts of the previous year.
Most of the increase was registered
in income taxes, which showed gain
of S7S,W0,O00 over the 1929 fiscal year,
Notwithstanding the fact that the l
per cent tax reduction voted by con-
gress last December affected the quar-
terry payments of taxes paid in March
and June of the present calendar year.
This increase was attributed largely to
the exceptional prosperity enjoyed by /
corporations and individuals in the
calendar year 1920, against which the
taxes collected in these two quarters
were assessed.
There was diversity of opinion as
to whether or not it would be advis-
able or possible to continue the l per
cent reduction for another year.
President Hoover wishes this to be
done if 1t can, and the Republican
leaders in congress are ready to sup
port legislation to that effect If the
President recommends it. No definite
statement as to whether business con-
ditions will make this continuance
possible has been issued from the
Treasury department, but Secretary
Mellon and some of the officials under
him are said to be very doubtful as
to its wisdom, fearing that a deficit