The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
Three Years of Revolution In Latin America
Bolivia's s President
 Is Overthrown

and the army began to humble about It's irregular pay.
 With the end of his term near, President Siles attempted to force through Congress an amendment allowing him to remain in office. This proved to be the spark that set off an explosion among the
 Riots broke out in La Paz, the Bolivian capital. Mobs demanding the resignation of President Siles surged through the streets.
 General Kundt met the situation with a display of some of the Prussinn "frightfulness" that had been trained in him in Germany. He swept the milling throngs in tho plaza with machine gun fire, killing scores. Bodies of dead stu- dents and others who had been parading with their banners but a moment before filtered the streets. Militarists Seize Reins
 Then came the revolution as the mob rose, the army joined 1t, Pres ident Siles abdicated and General Kundt sought safety in the Ger man legation at La Paz.,
 A military government headed by General Carlos Galindo took charge of the country.
 Siles, who had ruled Bolivia with Q heavy hand for years. was arrested by his erstwhile subject and held for trial on charges of misuse of public funds, abuse of martial law and attempting to pro- long his term beyond constitutions al limits.
 General Kundt, who had fled to the German legation in fear of his life, accomplished a remarkable come back. Evidently the new gov. ernment figured his military ser- vices were too valuable to be dis. pensod with, so when Bolivia's war with Paraguay over the boun- dary dispute in the Grand Chaco reached Q crisis, Kundt was again given charge of the army and sent into this dreary and swampy will derness to whip the Paraguayans. Whole Continent Suffers
 In some of the bloodiest fighting that the world has known since the great war, General Kundt scored a number of remarkable victories and paved the way for Q peaceful settlement of the dispute.
 Tho situation in other revolution torn South American countries in recent years has been very much like that in Bolivia. Normally these governments 1.-Two off the export taxes and royalties levied on the exploitation of their vast natural resources by foreign capital.
 When world commodity prices fell. governments fell with thom as the yattempted to levy new forms of taxes on land owners, mer- chants and others to replace the revenue formerly derived from export taxes and royalties. Wide. spread ployment further com plicated their problems.
 President Short Lived
 Presidents have been swept from office by the rising tide of misery and discontent as economic disas- ter, rather than mere political rivalry, has brought about this newest crop of rovolts.
 Successors, eager to gratify their thirst for power, have taken charge only to be confronted with new economic problems which made tho earlier problems look liko chlld's play. In many cases these successors. too, have been swept aside in subsequent revolu- tons.
 Such have been tho newest chap ters In the long and turbulent story of revolt that began in South America when the treasure hunting Spaniards conquered the Indians.
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