Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
In LATIN AMERICA
By CASTOR NERVAL.

eral, after spending many years In In
structing the army OF q South American
republic, has Just been expelled from
that country and is hurriedly putting
miles between his person and furious
populace that destroyed his house. his
property and his savings during q re-
cent revolutionary movement down there
Gen. Hans Kundt was engaged by the
Bolivian Government several years ago
for the instructing and undermining OF
the Bolivian army. The general had
had a remarkable record In the World
War, and enjoyed quite q reputation
among European military leaders. He
was appointed chief Of star Of the
Bolivian army and given q splendid
salary for hts services.
During q long time Gen. Kundt was
the outstanding figure In Bolivian mill
tary life. He reorganizt the army OF
that country in such q way that soon
1t was considered all over the Southe. l
hemisphere as one Of the best disci-
plined and organized in that part Of the
world. Evidently 1t was the high ctand-
ing Of the Bolivian army which made
seem so serious the armed incidents
between Bolivia and Paraguay in the
Chaco region about two years ago, and
in the solution of which the interven-
ton of several European and American
governments was n ceSSary.
But-and here comes the but-one
day the general decided to extend his
influence Q little further outside the
rigid walls OF his military headquarters
Taking q hand in Bolivian internal
aspirations of President Siles to have
himself reelected to power for the next
four years.
And here came the end. President
SHE'S intentions provoked o general dis
satisfaction throughout the country
This finally broke out In q revolutionary
movement, led by the army, and con-
cluded less than two months ago with
the overthrow Of the Siles regime. Gen,
Kundt, the strongest supporter Of SHE'S
was the target Of the bitterest popular
INDIGNATION, and had to seek refuge in
the German legation In La PaZ.
Now he is on his way to the father
land" and declares TO q newspaper man
from Lima: South America for the
South Americans"
DRY SPOT BETWEEN TWO OCEANS.
Still another complication Of that
prohibition problem which has become
so paramount in American politics and
Ameri. N life In general, and this one
has an international character. Min
lister Alfaro, from Panama. referred to
1t in q recent session of the Institute OF
Public Affairs Of the Virginia University
In Charlottesville.
The enforcement Of the Volstead act
in the Canal Zone, the Minister from
Panama declared. is hindering good re-
lations between Panama and the United
States. American authorities in the
Canal Zone have prohibited the trans
portation Of liquor In that territory by
citizens Of the Panaman Republic.
holding that such territory Is under
American control. The Panamans,
on the otter hand, contend that the
zone of the canal is not American terri
tory, for 1t was only put under Amert-
can control for administrative purposes.
The treaty signed to that effect
clearly specifies, according to DR.. Alfaro,
that the United States should exercise
their rights over the zone "as II they
were SOY reigns" of the territor' but
1t did not relinquish Panaman SOW
ereignty over the same.
Panaman citizens are therefore be-
ing penalized, that country argus. for
the transportation Of liquor In Pan
aman territory. which would be quite
amazing.
Thus the prohibition question in the
Canal Zone Is not only one of dry and
wet sentiments but also one of Ameri-
can and Panaman rights. Which
makes 1t so much harder to solve. Just
as hard as it could be expected OF any
attempt to have dry" canal.
MARINE NOW PRESIDENT.
A former "bluejacket" in the Marine
Corps Of the United States was inau-
gurated last week President Of one Of
tn Caribbean republics.
Gen. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the
new Dominican President, Is one OF
those men whose successful and adven-
turous life makes us ambitious and
hopeful In our childhood days and
later on forces us to believe in pre-
destination and fate.
In the period of 10 years, says dis
patch from Santo Domingo, he has been
promoted from the lowest to the highest
rank in the Dominican army. To-day,
only 81 years old, he Is inaugurated the
chief executive Of his country, and so
becomes the youngest elected President
Of civilized nation. There are Oily
two other chiefs of state quite so young
-zogu I Of Albania and Carol II OF
Rumania-but these belong, Of course
to different category; for they are the
privileged members of monarchical fam
lilies, and do not owe their positions TO
that fickle and most capricious crowd
we call "the people,"
The sor Of farmer, Gen. Trujiilo be-
galA his military career In the Marine
Corps Of the United States, which occu-
pied the Dominican Republic from 1916
to 1924 His contacts with Anne. leans
have made him a friend of the United
States, and one of his first acts In the
government, as he stated. will be N
secure the cooperation OF American
business men and experts In the soiu-
ton o. Dominican economic problems
One Of his main projects consists IN the
appointment OF mixed commission Of
three American and three Dominican
economists which will encourage diver.
siflcation Of industries In the island 70.
public. heretdtcfe entirely dependent on