Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
PERU PRESIDENCY
SEIZED BY ]|M|NEz
FROM NEW JUNTA
Cerro Army Leader Gusts
Elias When Move Against
Arequipa MiscarrieS.
PUBLIC MANIFESTO
PLEDGES PEACE EFFORT
Crowds Cheer Fourth Revolution
airy Government Within
Seven Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, March 6.-Through a coup
d'etat new group of army officers was
in power in Peru today. displacing the
civil-military junta which took Office
last Sunday.
The head of the new junta Is Lieut..
Col Gustavo Jiminez pronounced
He-may-ness), who left Lima week
ago in command of an expeditionary
force which was to subdue the rebels
at Arequipa. The expedition was di-
verted by naval officers, who then
brought about the deposition of the pro-
visional President, Lieut.. Col. Luis M.
Sanchez Cerro.
Issues Public Pledge.
In a manifesto published shortly
after his coup, Jiminez stated that he
would strive TO compose the differences
of Southern, Central and Northern Pc
ruvian factions and attempt to carry
out the Sanchez Cerro manifesto at
Arequipa August % last, which prom
Used elections and return to constitu-
tional government.
It was supposed for while the
movement was intended to place San
chez Cerro back in power, and cheer
ing Lima crowds went to the country
club, where the depoSed President had
been staying and brought him back to
the palace He conferred with Jiminez
and then announced that he would not
be restored as President, but would leave
in two days Tor a three-month stay in
Europe.
No Resistance Offered.
The expeditionary force returned to
Callao yesterday morning, marched on
Lima and took command of bridges and
other approaches, the city yielding with
out a struggle.
The deposed Junta, although only
five days old, was already on its way
out of Office when the coup occurred.
At midnight conference, ending early
Thursday morning, its members had
submitted to demands of the Arequipa
insurgents asking leadership in organ
izing the new government. 1t Is not
known what attitude the Arequipa in
surRentS will take toward JimineZ, but
in some quarters there was doubt that
he would be acceptable TO them.
The fourth revolutionary government
within seven months dominated the
Peruvian central administration after
series of hectic events.
Cerro troops ousted the three-man
Junta but it was understood the re-
volt first opened in a different unit,
the Seventh Infantry. Lieut.. Col.
Ruben Del Castillo formerly COM
manded this regiment, but was re-
moved from the post and also was dis
placed as military chief of the Port of
Callao February 20. as his men met
reverses in attempting to quell a re-
bellion in Callao. The uprising later
was suppressed with the aid OF air.
planes.
Again Becomes Chief.
Today Del Castillo went to the bar
racks of the It'll and again became their
chief. These troops occupied positions
about the Government House. where
the provisional junta was meeting, and
soon they were joined by Col. Jimenez
with other troops Jimenez had taken
these units aboard the steamers Rimac
and Apurimac. While some units were
left to occupy bridges across the Rimac
River. JimeneZ and the others went on
to the Government House. other Lima
troops supported them.
The junta was in session when
Jimenez entered the presidential Office.
Elias, Col. Manuel Ruiz Bravo and Capt.
Alexandra Vinces did not oppose the
coup and left quietly.
To Open Negotiations.
Col. Roberto Lopez was designated to
open negotiations with the southern
revolutionaries at Arequipa and the
northerners at Piura, in the hope of
establishing permanent peace.
When word of the coup spread hasty
demonstrations were organized to ac-
claim JimeneZ. Other citizens conveyed
Sanchez Cerro to the Government House
Cerro entered amid host Of vivas for
both him and JimeneZ, and it was here
that indications arose he might be re-
stored to office. He returned to the
country club after about an hour in
the building, however, and Jimenez
went ahead with his plans for a gov
eminent.
Ocampo Sends Message.
SamaneZ Ocampo, head of the Are
quipa Junta, has notified Jimenez that
the same delegates he sent to confer
with Dr. Elias are empowered to ne
gotiate with the new provisional gov
eminent
Lieut.. Col Jimenez said in the mani
iesto that as commander of the expe-
dictionary force he intends to organize
temporary government returning,
TO Peru its constitutional standing. He
said the expeditionary force could not
accept the action of naval officers who
deposed Provisional President Sanchez
Cerro and would protest against 1t.
Taking exception to the freeing of
leaders OF the Callao mutiny, the Of
ficer held they should be tried and pun
iShed severely. He expressed hope that
the naval and aviation branches of
the national defense would support his
al