Evening star., 1941-09-24
Argentina Seizes
Army Airports in
Fear Of Uprising
Occupation Is Completed
After Arrest Of Young
Aviution Officers
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 24.-Regu-
lar army troops completed the occu-
patton of all military airports IN the
country today after arresting a
number of young aviation officers
in series of swift moves apparent
ly inspired by fear of an uprising
against the government.
Official quarters declined to COM
ment on the sudden developments,
which caused furry Of excitement
last night in the Chamber of Depu-
ties, but some sources linked the
governments action with a current
congressional investigation of Nazi
activities in Argentina
Raul Damonte Taborda, chairman
of the committee conducting the
inquiry, said he understood that the
officers arrested included some who
have been plotting with a view to
putting an end TO the investigation. >
Subversive Move Rumored.
Damonte Taborda made this as
sertion shortly after news reached
the capital that troops had occupied
military airdromes al the inland
cities of Cordoba and Parana-both
of which have large German popu-
lations-and were taking over air
fields elsewhere.
The news came as climax to
rumors which spread through the
chamber yesterday that a subversive
movement was afoot in the three
provinces of Entire Rios, Cordoba
and Tucuman which would call for
swift military action.
AS the chamber ended its session
late last night, while the nation s
highest military authorities con-
ferred in the capital. Eduardo TeS-
saire, a Radical Deputy, caused 8
furor by alleging that Acting Presi-
dent Ramon Castillo himself had
Joined in totalitarian plotting
Castillo earlier had denied rumors
Of unrest in the interior and hac
declared that the country, as g
whole, was calm.
Other AirpOrts Taken Over.
In addition to the airports al
Parana and Cordoba-where only
last month suspects in an alleged
Nazi plot was rounded up-the
army was said to have taken over
Ell Palomar Airfield just outside
Buenos Aires. El Plumerillo ir
Mendoza. Coronel Pringles in Villa
Mercedes and the military airplane
factory at Cordoba.
Among those reported arrested
were 1t. Col Edmundo Sustaita, air
corps officer at Cordoba; 1t
Krauss at Parana and a Capt
MenendeZ. also at Parana.
No reason for the arrests was
given in either official or press YER
sions of developments. Col. Fran
cisco Suarez, chief secretary of the
War Office. was uncommunicative
when questioned after leaving the
conference of military leaders here
last night.
Il am not authorized to speak
therefore l cannot confirm or deny
any report" he replied to inquiries
concerning a possible plot against
the government.
Others at Conference.
Present at the conference with
Col. Suarez were Rear Admiral
Mario Fincati, Navy Minister and
Acting Minister of War in the alb
sence of Gen. Juan TonaZZi, now
in Chile. and Gen. Angel zuloaga,
chief of the air force.
The new military developments
came as Castillo and his cabinet
considered a Chamber of Deputies
resolution asking for the expulsion
of alleged ringleaders of Nazi ac-
tivity, among whom Damonte Ia
borda's committee has included the
German Ambassador, Edmund Won
Thermann
Informed quarters said Castillo
also would ask his ministers to
consider a Berlin press attack on
Argentina which was provoked by
the committees charges.