The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20

NAQllNiiiNNN AANAA ' eNt NF confined to a few people in Rod riguesS party and executed With almost unequaled audaeity,
 President oscar R, Benavides sailed from Callao Saturday night for vacation at Pisca. Gen. Rod riyuez, the revolt leader, was one or the cabinet ministers who was at tho dock to see him off, Rodriguez bade him an afteetionate farewell and haStened back to Lima, to take his place as minister of goV- ernment," or cabinet executive, during his absence,
 Rodriguez Arrives
 Rodriguez arrived at the principal gate of the government palace at a, n, yesterday, witnesses told the United Press, He was accom- panied by Gen, ortega, a fellow leader in his party. and a group Of police and army officers. Guards suspected nothing because 1t was customary for Rodriguez as min ister of government" to sleep at the palace in the presidents absence.
 Rodriguez approached Capt. Ale jandro IsmodeS, chief of machine gun units guarding the palace, and Said;
 "You have been replaced by Capt, Acevedo of the police, Hand over your machine guns to him."
 Loyal Captain Acts
 lSmodes went quietly up into the palace tower where his machine guns were mounted and locked him self in, He trained the guns on ap- breaches to the palace, which the tower commands, expecting that troops and police would arrive to aid Rodriguez,
 Rodriguez said to a group of pol- aee guard officers;
 'The president has left for Eu- rope. have assumed the presi- deney,"
 Ismodes meantime had telephon- cd from his tower to loyal officers They called in loyal officers from the countryside and the city and ordered troops to surround the pal ace, Soon. through the crowds oi home going celebrants, army trucks loaded with shock troops were siren ing through the streets to the pal ace,
 Officers Enter Palace
 Capt, Luis IpaTaguirre, an aide de camp of the president, headed one column, Commander Luiz Rizc Patron the other, By agreement they entered the palace to recon- noitre, Iparraguirre at the main gate, Rizo Patron at the back en- trance.
 REQ Patron encountered Gen Rodriguez. It was now about 7:30 a m. and Rodriguez had held the pal ace with half a dozen men since two.
 sI am the president" said Rod- rlxuez. President Benavides has gone to Europe"
 "That is not true" Riso Patron replied.
 "so you do not comply with my orders," said Rodriguez, and start cd to draw a pistol,
 Revolting Leader Killed
 Kui8 Patron had taken the pre- caution, on entering the palace, oi holding his pistol concealed at hi; side. He fired three times, Rodri- gues fell on his face. dead.
 Now the surrounding troops mov- cd in. There was brief exchange of fire and the revolt was over.
 By this time thousands of troops were on duty. They cordoned oil the whole district around the pal ace.
 President Benavides had been notified of the revolt aboard the zteamship Rimac.
 Four sesplanes accompanied by 2s army planes overlook the Rimac and took off Foreign Minister Car los Concha. who presided at the recent Pan-American conference; Hector Boza. minister of public works. and Dicmedes Arias Schrei- ber. minister of justice. who accom- panied the president. They flew back to Lima. The Rimac turned on its course and returned to Callao u1fh the president. He arrived back hcre early this evening. He was par ficularly angry because he had uersonally advanced Rocirisuezs career despite the extreme right wjng and anti-government nature of Rodriguez's party. soon after the presidents arrival Inc cabinet met and Minister oi Justice Schreiber was appointed orovisionally minister of interior to Rodriguex