Evening star., 1932-10-31
|ALESSANDR| WINS
CHILE PRESIDENCY
"Lion of Tarapaca" Restored
Eight Years After Being
Driven From Power.
BY the Associated Press.

SANTIAGO, Chile, October 81 -
Arturo Alessandri, the veteran Lion
of Tarapaca," was restored to the
presidency of Chile today. eight years
after he had been driven from power
by military force.
The 64-year-old Senator from the
north and his program for practical
Socialism" won decisively in yester-
days general election with 1900 votes
to spare.
The runner-up was Col. Marmaduke
Grove, former air commodore and rev.
olutionist, but he was nearly 100000
votes away in the f1ve-cornered race.
The army was on the alert through
out the country to carry out the orders
Of Provisional President Abraham
Oyanedel that the election must be
free and fair. Little disorder was re-
ported
Tentative Final Count.
The tentative final count as officially
compiled early today: Arturo Alessan-
dri Moderate Socialist. l52867; Mar
maduke Grove. Socialist Nationalist
57.793: Hector Rodriguez de Ia Sofia
Conservative. 39l49; Enrique Zanartu
semi Socialist, 34,984; Elias Lafertte
Communist. 4248
The election was the climax to five
months Of recurring revolutions. dur
ing which the nation had had five
Chief Executives. and there we're some
civilian leaders who saw signs of yet
more trouble ahead This group
pointed to the statement of Col Grove
who returned from exile TO run for
Office with this declaration:
Il have returned to win now or later "
They recalled the uncertain days o.
last June. when Carlos Davila and his
| Socialist colleagues seized the power
from President Juan Esteban Montero
Col. Grove and his air service organ
lied a counter revolt and swept Davila
out of power within a week
But Grove failed to take firm grasp
on his perch soon enough. Davila
countered again and ruled as provis-
ional President until September, when
he himself was ousted by Gen. Barto-
lone Blanche, the head of the army
Gen. Blanche finally Welded 10 the
persuasions Of those opposed to mill
| tary rule and relinQuished the reins to
the chief justice. Abraham Oyanedel
Provisional President Oyanedel was
| studying today plan TO resign shortly
| to make way for Senor Alessandri as
acting President pending his formal ac-
cession TO Office. Congress automat-
ically will meet within so days TO GER
tify the election, after which the date
| OF Inauguration will be chosen.
Under present plans. however, Senor
| Alessandri could put into effect very
| quickly his program for Chile. The
President had outlined this program for
| the Associated Press as dominated BY
| the principle Of freedom.
Its main points are.
/. Reconstruction along modified So
cialistlc lines with first accent or 4
solution Of the unemployment problem
Senor Alessandri plans TO proceed along
the lines laid down in the constitution
| he drew up in 1925.
2. Decentralization Of government
| permitting the provinces to assume
large measure of self government with
out federal interference.
g. A joint project to aid agriculture
| industry, mining and commerce.
4 Readjustment of the peso in such
way as to bolster that unit Of monetary
exchange in practical way.
5. Cooperation with all classes and
! the armed forces of the nation so as tc
prevent any hindrance to civil rule as
opposed TO dictatorship.
Pledged TO Cut Costs.
In carving out these points he L
pledged TO reduce government costs
| socialize land in a modified way to he!r
the unemployed, rush colonization oil
southern lands, obtain new social legS-
lation for workers, and make education
progressive but not extremist.
Senor Alessandri was born IN Llnares
of a father of Italian origin and a
Chilean mother. and was graduated in
law from the National University here
in 1899.
Already in politics. the man from the
north became a cabinet minister II
1898. and entered the Senate from
Tarapaca in 1915. He re-entered the
cabinet in 1918 and was elected presl-
dent in 1920. After serving four years
and reinforcing his reputation as one
of the most powerful orators Of the day
Alessandri was ousted in 1924 by Gen
Luis Altamirano and left the country.
On arriving in Lisbon, Portugal, Ales-
sandri told greeters at the pier. This
torn overcoat is all l have lett a1ter 1oui
wears as President" But his exile was
short-lived. and he was called back II
1925 to draft a new constitution. THIS
he did and put it through congress, ou'
was forced out by political group later
the same year,
Alessandri got his political start as
Liberal and later had personal fol
| lowing He ran for President last year
and was beaten by Montero, who hao
the aid of the Liberal and Radlca
parties. Strangely enough, he hac
their support this year.
Chile also elected l42 Deputies and
As Senators yesterday, but returns had
not been counted early today. 1t wa'
reported, however, that Eugenlo Matte
colleague of Groves. had been electee
Senators from Santiago province.
MERA LEADS IN ECUADOR