Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
PERU HEAD OUSTED,
NEW JUNTA SET Up
Supreme Court Chief Sue
CeedS Cerro as Navy Over
throws Government.

LIMA, Peru, March 2 (R.-The
revolutionary Southern Junta" at
Arequipa today refused to recognize
the new Peruvian provisional govern
ment organized here yesterday.
The refusal was based on the in
clusion of COL Ruiz Bravo as the
army's representative in the new
government, inasmuch as he, in his
capacity as chief of the general
staff, had approved an expedition
which left last Saturday to crush
the Arequipa revolt.
BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, March "A new gov
eminent, which its adferents hoped
would prove acceptable to all insurgent
groups, ruled Peru today after a week
END change of face by the navy, which
sent the six-month-old revolutionary
junta of Lieut.. Col Luis M. Sanchez
Cerro into the discard.
The head of the new government is
the chief justice of the Peruvian Su-
preme Court, DR.. Ricardo Leoncio Elias.
Collaborating with him is Col Manuel
Ruiz Brazo, the chief of general staff.
A message was sent to Capt. Alexandra
Vinces, commander in chief of the navy,
at Pisco Bay, asking him to join the
new junta.
Resignation Demand Drafted.
Hostilities With the rebel groups at
Arequipa, CuZco, Puma and Piura were
discontinued, temporarily at least
The censorship was lifted as one OF
the first acts of the new provisional
government.
Today this city seemed normal fol
the first time in week. There were
no troops in the streets and the citi-
zens were going about their business.
At midnight Saturday the naval
chiefs drew up demand that Sanchez
Cerro resign, and Lima'S Sunday morn
ing papers published the document.
Sunday afternoon As leaders of al
branches of life in the capital were
called to meet at the presidential pal
ace.
The meeting was in the same gala
dining room in which the Prince OF
Wales and his rarty were feted a fort
night ago.
Retiring President Cheered.
Lieut.. Col. Sanchez Cerro read a
long address. He reaffirmed his pa
triotism and declared he had to the
DeSL OF MS aDlllJy lINeu up 70 Ills pIO-
nouncement of policy. He then an
nounced his resignation, which he
hoped would bring peace to the country
The Assembly arose and cheered
again and again for the retiring Presi-
dent Many had tears in their eyes as
Sanchez with his ministers and some
| civilians left the room surrendering the
Craftsmanship to Mcnsignor Mariana
Holquin, Bishop of Arequipa and
! apostolic administrator.
Monsignor Holquin praised the retir-
in President briefly, stating that he de-
served national gratitude. A motion
was passed appointing new govern
| ment junta.
The American embassy today said
! that two American aviators, whose
planes were Communicated yesterday BY
! Peruvian Army officers, had been re-
! leased by their captors.
The two pilots were forced to fly IL
rebel army officers from an inland point
to Pisco, where the navy gathered be-
fore issuance of its pronunciamento to
President Sanchez Cerro. They were
said to be members Of the johnson
expedition"
Ambassador bearing protested to the
! foreign minister of the retiring junta,
| Col Ernesto Montague, who promised
an investigation.