Evening star., 1930-12-07

OF B0OL 0eau IN LIle1r CraCkS. A1Ucf
searching department after depart
ment and room after room Of the RAM
bling old house, they suddenly came
upon the beleaguered chief executive
and his friends in the ONCE Of one of
the cabinet members. As Uriburu en-
tered, the President advanced to meet
him.
Is Firm When Necessary.
'what do you seek here, general2"
'I seek your immediate and uncondi-
uonal resignation" was Uriburu's reply.
"You may shoot me then. I will not
resign" said the plucky little man.
"All right, sir, shall blow the place
to bits"
And the resignation was forthcoming
The Communists and anarchists OF
Buenos Aires, Of whom there are q
thriving number, have also found Uri-
buru firm and swift Of action. All dur
ing Irigoyen's time this element made
excellent hay, seldom were molested
and through devious and dark methods
tied up shipping and transportation ct
will, completely intimidating and cow
ing the entire laboring element. Feeling
confident Of their power, they tried
their old game after the revolution, de-
spite ample warning. Fourteen ring
leaders were put upon an outbound ship
and told not to look back. They crossed
to Montevideo, connived with Uru-
guayan friends and diSembarked to
direct things from across the border
More outburstS Of sabotage and intin1t-
dation in Buenos Aires. This time,
without publicity or kid gloves. l69
apostles Of Stain suddenly found them
selves permanent guests Of the hardest
penitentiary Of the republic. And
every taxidriver, stevedore or railroad
laborer was guaranteed absolute pro-
lection % long aS 1t was evident that
he wanted TO work or 60 about his
business.
Gives Foe Protection.
But the new Presidents dealings with
the Communists were quite In contrast
to his dealings with the depoSed PreSi.
dent Irigoyen had turned over his
power TO the Vice President, Enrique
Martinez, and fed when Uriburu ar
rived with his army at the Casa Rosada
Although Uriburu forced Martinez tc
resign, he allowed him to 60 un-
molested. Irigoyen himself was not ar
rested until there was evidence o.
counter movements from his followers
When order was restored he was granted
his freedom on the condition that he
leave the country and live in Europe
pending the establishment Of conStitu.
tional government. He was even tx
cross the Atlantic as q distinguished
Argentine on battleship, with al
honors. But Irigoyen chose not to go.
Newspaper correspondents tell Of an
other gesture toward the former Presi-
dent. No censorship of foreign news
with one exception-and that exception
forbade the transmission Of any state
ment rejecting upon Irigoyen's persona,
and private life.s
Upon hearing Of this, one of Uri-
buru's bitter critics scof1ngly remarked
that "he wishes to forestall the circu.
lation OF any stories about his owr
private discriminating that the new
chief OF state may not be without
flaw. But any one who knows the gal.
lantry Of the true Argentine gentleman
knows that the slightest word i'm.
pugning the personal character of an.
other, enemy or otherwise, Is as good
as an invitation to the field of honor
therefore there Is q high sense Of re-
gard for the other fellows name.
Generous In Defeat.
Uriburus generosity toward Irigoyer
is rather striking In view of the fact
that he has always been q consistent
/ critic and opponent Of the latter. Al
the time of Irigoyen's Inauguration or
October II, 1928, following the. election
that swept the aged radical leader int
power for q second time. Uriburu was
the ranking general Of the army. Ira
dition requires the ranking admira
and ranking general accompanying
the Chief Executive to the cere-
mony. Uriburu on this occasion not
IN
but afterward resigned from the army
Uriburu Is man of strong convic-
tions, an independent in politics. His
provisional presidency Is Handicapped
by no former political affiliations OF
aspirations. The Argentine army, un-
like some other armies of South Amer
lean republics, has not mixed ins poll
tics, and Uriburu, until recent circum-
stances led him into political activities
was wholly military man.
Even now he lives the strict military
lie. He arises every morning at 6
gives specific periods of time to ex-
ercise, bath. breakfast, and begins
work at 7:30-a sharp departure from
the practice of the former head Of
the state. With time of for lunch
ana dinner, he Is usually busy In his
otiice until late at night.
CIVlllAnS Take ReinS.
Yet the military note ends with Uri-
buru's own activities. The moment The
coup d'etat was complete, the army
except that portion of 1t on guard duty
went back TO its regular routine. Cadets
from the military academy were
promptly sent back to their studies
lest they be not prepared for ap-
preaching examinations, and the gov
eTnmnnt
lanS-ciVillans OF unquestioned ability
and prominence.
II one Is not aware Of all this be-
forehand, he expects to find the Casa
Rosada flaming with uniforms and gold
braid. Pictures of Uriburu that have
appeared in the magazines and roto-
gravure sections of the newspapers all
depict q man gayly uniformed and be-
medaled from shoulder to shoulder
But go to the historic old palace on
the Plaza Mayo and you see very few
uniforms. The traditional guards al
the entrance, In their red breeches
braided jackets and feathered helmets
have been restored after two years OF
service in the provinces due to a whinn
OF 1rogoyen's. Except for these and q
few military aides In khaki civilians
and civilian dress are the order of the
day.
The general himself will be a bit dis
appointing, too, If you expect to find 9
stout figure looking grimly over broad
muStache and wearing q sword. You
are ushered INTO an enormous square
room with simple decorations, a couple
OF settees, a small side table and a large
nat desk, where smiling little man
In dark business suit will meet you
almost at the door.
Banks Rally 70 His Aid.
The mustache will have shrunken
greatly, and the dark, piercing eyes viii
look at you through glasses set in tor
toise shell rims. The gallant martial
figure Of pictorial fame or state occa-
sions in reality looks like q courteous
business-like, reserved bank president