Evening star., 1932-06-17
DAV|LA RESTORED
! TO POWER IN CHILE
Former Ambassador to U. S.
Plans Purely Socialist State.
Reds Ousted.
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were marching on the city to beseige
the palace Machine guns began to
rattle and great crowds of people. many
of them Communists, sent up terrlhc
din in the streets.
Airplanes of the attacking forces flew
over the city, and the sky was ht up
by bursting star shells and rocket
flashes, while from the north the troops
entered the city.
Forces loyal to Col. Grove mounted
machine guns on the palace and pre-
pared 20 defend it, but as the counter
revolutionary hosts gathered in the
streets outside. masSed their artillery
around the building and set up head
quarters in the ministry OF war build
ing across the street, the loyal troops
and caribineers began a general deSer-
ton and Grove and Matte were left
practically without defense.
Communism Banned.
The attackers, in the meantime, is
sued a statement saying their only pur-
pose was to restore constitutional gov
ernment and that they intended to re-
frain from any part in politics, once
rightful government had been re-eStab-
IlollCQ LII QUILL SONOl iAAilCit, tiASS
said, communism would be declared
"outside the law" and entirely illegal.
There were several fusillades of firing
In front of the palace at l2:45 am. and
the caribineerS, who had deserted Col.
Grove began clearing the streets.
From the palace came the colonelS
last def, announcing he would die be-
fore he was taken, or before he would
surrender. Another burst of firing fol-
lowed this announcement and ambu-
lances rushed in to carry away the
wounded.
Communist groups in the meantime
attempted to bomb the cathedral and
the Merced Church and began breaking
into some stores and Office buildings.
The Caribineers hurried away and dis
persed them, however, before any dam
age was done.
Grove and Matte Seized.
At 2 am. the besieging forces moved
into the palace and seized Grove and
Matte.
The members of the temporary junta
formed Immediately afterward were
Gen. Augustin Moreno of the air force
Col Arturo Merino Benitez of the army
and Admiral Enrique Spoerer of the
navy.
The leaders of the counter-revolu-
tionary forces sought to verify reports
that former President Montero signed
blank resignation form before he was
overt1roWn June 4 and delivered it to
the President of the Senate.
II this were true. they Said it would
be possible to fill in the name of Who
ever was designated minister of interior
IN the new regime, and, under the con-
stltutlon, he would become a legally
chosen President.
The first designations for the new
ministry today showed an amalgamation
OF old and new elements, apparently in
an attempt to consolidate all moderate
forces
Members of Cabinet.
Zen. Arturo Puga, member of the
olo Junta, was named minister of de-
tense. Puga, Who like Davila. furnished
the socialistic inspiration for the revolt
winch overthreW President Montero,
was member of the Socialist lunta
until he was forced out by Col. Grove
June II. He had resented Col. Groves
unfrlendly attitude toward foreign in
terests and his friendliness with ex-
treme radical groups.
Senator Enrique Zarnartu was named
minister of finance and Juan Antonio
Rios minister of interior.
Inc new government it was an
nounced, will follow the policies of
DaVlla. as the former junta intended to
40 until Col. Grove began to dominate it.
WITHIN Il months now Chile has been
governed by four Presidents and. two
Juntas and has experienced a naval re-
volt and dozen attempted revolutions.
put 1t had not seen as exciting a few
hours as last night, when the armed
forces stormed into the city and traircd
artillery upon the palace, under sf.-
plane escort, in the moonlight and glare
OF rocket lights.
100 Reds Arrested.
Other members of the cabinet chosen.
subject to final approval, were: Foreign
affairs, Louis Barriga; justice, Santiago
Perez Pena; labor, Santiago Wilson;
agriculture, Arturo Riveros, and de-
yelopment, Victor Navarrette.
The education and health ministries
were not filled.
The cabinet acted quickly in pre-
1iminary matters, replacing the civilian
censorS with a military board and
rounding up 100 or more Communists
and other extremist leaders. One of
the prisoners was Elias Lafferte. leader
of the Chilean branch of the Moscow
Soviet party.
Until dawn small groups remained
in the streets cheering for Col. Grove,
but the cavalry was on patrol and
things were generally quiet. BY 9
O'Clock all the artillery had retired
A few small tanks remained in town.
Col. Grove was still under close guard
but it was indicated he and his chief
supporters would be permitted to leave
the country. The army was keeping
an eye on the town of Mendoza, across
the Andes in Argentina, where former
Presidents Ibanez and Montero have
taken refuge.
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