Evening star., 1932-10-02
BY GASTON NERVAL.
= EN-. BARTOLOME BLANCHE.
the new acting President of

the new acting President OF
r Chile, has pledged himself
~ to carry on the Socialistic
policies inaugurated during the
regime Of Carlos Dayila.
With these few words, laconic cable
dispatch from Santiago has just clari-
fed the political atmosphere of Chile,
where the latest changes of government.
brought about by force, and succeeding
themselves rapidly, had introduced con-
fusion and bewilderment in the minds
of foreign observers.
The announcement must have been
surprising, and disappointing, to those
who had interpreted the downfall of
Senior Davila's self-appointed regime as
the end of the first Socialistic adven-
ture in the Western Hemisphere. And
those who did so were not in the
minority.
From tie beginning, when the first
attempt by Senor Davila succeeded in
giving him control of the government
thus ending the short Lived regime Of
President Montero and his Conservative
friends-the majority OF editorialists in
this country chose to view that change
as nothing else but "cne more of the
periodical disturbances characteristic of
unsettled Latin American politics"
They labeled it 'just another tempest
in a teapot" and could not discover
behind it other than personalistic and
selfish motives.
Changes in Few Days
The events which followed immedi-
ately seemed to favor their inter-
probation. Davila was ousted and
reinstalled in power in the interim of
few days. while unrest and uncer-
tainty grew throughout Chile The
second chapter in the existence Of the
Davila regime was longer and more pro-
lifiic in achievements, but foreign news
papers heard little Of these achievements
and much Of the political agitation pre-
vailing. They were on,y waiting. there
fore. for new developments and new
changes which. casting Davila's Social
istic ideals definitely aside, would bear
out their predictions as to the nature
Of the Chilean events and their final
outcome.
When new revolt to overthrow Da-
villa was reported from Chile few
at the advances of Socialism in the
southernmost Latin republic did not
wait to announce the confirmation of
their suspicious. And when, as a result
Of that revolt, Davila was forced to re-
sign for the second time and a military
junta took control Of the government.
the gleeful Commentators abroad wrote
their "R l. p" over the Socialistic
episode in Chile
The Socialistic propaganda" as one
of them said. had only been thrown in.
in order that the Davil group may take
over the Cosach nitrate combine and
thus provide revenue fer the admins
tration." The government was now
again in tn hands of Conservative and
capitalEtic elements" The Socialism
OF Davila should have never been taken
seriously"
What these skeptical interpreters of
the Chilean situation had to say when
reports came from Santiago. following
Davilas ousting that he had been re-
moved on the ground that "he was not
carrying out fully his promised Social
istic plans, and what they had TO say
when these reports were confirmed
few days ago by the official announce
ment OF the new acting chief executive
OF Chile, that he had pledged himself
TO carry on the Socia,istic policies in
augurated during the regime of Carlos
Davila, would very much like to know.
State Socialism "Intrenched."
The cable which brought this an
nouncement. added that Gen. Blanche,s
statement had given strength to the
belief that state Socialism has become
firmly intrenched in Chile
In the meantime other news dis
patches from the Chilean capital re-
ported that, following that announce
ment, support for the Blanche govern
ment had come from many unexpected
quarters" Employees Of the white collar
class. said one of them, who we're sup
posed TO be members of the White
Guards and Civil Guards of the Con-
servatlve regime. have in many in
stances turned to Socialism
Not only that. A new organization,
called the N. A. P. tNueya Accion Pub
lica) engaged in the dissemination of
the Socialist propaganda and in the
defense of the Socialistic gains already
made IN Chile, is growing stronger every
day. The N. A. P. Is formed by young
lntellectuals and public men of sd-
Vanced ideas, and has, Of course, the
support of the Chilean working classes.
II Is, also in close contact with the
well known A. p. r. A. organization in
Peru and with similar groups through
out the continent
Several months ago. when the first
Davila rebellion resulted in the estab-
llshment OF Socialistic government in
Chile, stated in these columns:
II readers of American newspapers
were told that the Chilean revolution is
the first one to take place in Latin
America IN at least two decades they
would watch more carefully the develop
ment OF events in Chile. And, strange
as 1t may sound, this happens to be the
case"
Then, I explained that all the other
sudden changes of government by force
which Latin America had experienced
lately could not be properly called rev.
ofutlons. They had been, rather, coups