Evening star., 1938-09-06
g. KNOWN DEAD,
LEADER ARRESTED
IN CHILE REVOLT
Gen. |banez Among So
Persons Held in Brief
Rebellion.
EX-DICTATOR EXPECTED
TO FACE COURT TODAY
Government Asks Free Hand for
Six Months, Although
Situation Is Quiet.

BACKGROUND
Gen Carlos Ibanez. former presj.
dent nho returned from Grille last
year, is blamed for yesterdays up-
r's1ng in Chile and is noU Under
arrest. In his campaign for the
presidency ne is supported by his
o'rn "Alidnst Popular Libertadorao
party and dissident socialist
group.
President Arturo Alessnndri con
NOT, under the constitution. succeed
h'mseT. He uds elected in 1892
for a str-year term.
BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 6.-At least
ol persons were known today to have
oled and So to have been arrested in
rebellion by small group of Chilean
National Socialists which was crushed
after three and a half hours of fight.
ing
There was no official report of cas-
ualtles. but it was known that 81
bodies were taken to the morgue after
the rebels were driven yesterday from
building of the National University
and the 1o-story Workers Insurance
Building
1t was feared additional death,
might eventually increase the list Of
fatalities to between 30 and 100
Gen. Carlos Ibanez former dictator
and candidate in the Chilean presi.
Dental election to be held next month.
was held as leader of the uprising
with others accused of consuming
with him. He was expected to face
a court martial today.
Revolt Lacked Support.
Although the revolt was believed tn
have been aided by extremists amona
1banez' adherents. 1t did not hava
even the moral support of the major
opposition parties.
Most newspapers and Senators repre-
sentlng the opposition popular front
condemned it. The opposition leader3
issued a statement declaring that thea
hoped to win the presidency onl1
| through constitutional and peaceful
means. The popular front includes
the so-called radical party, an i'm,
portant moderate faction, and several
others further left.
The city had returned to normalS
but Congress was scheduled to meet to
debate presidential request-as a
result of the abortive putsch-for sls-
pension for six months of a constitu-
tional article which guarantees free
dom Of speech, public assembly and
the press
The Nazi organ Trabajo and the
extreme left newspaper opinion were
suspended.
Nazis Back Ibanex.
1banez's candidacy in elections sched-
uled for October 25 is said to be backed
by the NaZis (who claim 10000 MEM
bers, are without formal affiliation
with German Nazis, but have adopted
much of the German National Socialist
program
A state Of siege, form of martial
law, was declared but military an
nouncement said the situation was we'll
in hand and it was not necessary to
enforce the restrictions fully.
The government of President Arturo
Alessandri (of the Liberal party. which
in Chile leans to the right petitioned
the Senate, however, for the extraordi.
nary powers for six months
Authorities closed the newspapers
Traba 10, Nazi organ. and La Opinion,
a Left Extremist publication
81 Reported Killed.
There was no official list of casual.
ties. but the number of 81 dead was re-
ported unofficially. most of them mem-
arrested. Nineteen police were in.
jured, and at least one was killed.
The revolt began suddenly yester-
day afternoon. when in small groups
the revolutionists took control of the
university, facing the presidential pail
ace, and the insurance building, at the
rear of the palace
A woman saw one man with a re-
volver and gave an alarm A policeman
was killed and soon fighting became
general. Federal police used hand
grenades. machine gun, light artillery
and tank gun fire against the small
arms of the defenders of the two build
ings.
Government employees were trapped
in upper floors of the insurance build
ing, and police were unable for that
reason to use the force they might
have wished.
Prisoners Precede Police.
The university building was cleared
first and, iffformants said. some of the
prisoners taken there were forced to
precede the police in moving against
the insurance building fortress.
The secretary of the interior, Luis
Salas Romo, said the fighters also were
driven from radio stations which they
seized to announce the revolution.
Salas Romo said Ibanez and some Of
his presidential campaigners, includ-
ing Col. Tobias Barros. his chief aide.
were arrested in an infantry school to
which they had gone according to
their declaration, seeking refuge"
The arrest of Jorge Gonzalez Won
Maree, leader of the National Socialist
party and its only deputy in Parlia-
ment was ordered