Evening star., 1943-12-22
New Bolivian Regime
Hopes for Quinine and
Tin Pacts With j. ).
E- the Associated Press.

Z. the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 22-A desire
for effective corporation" between
the United States and Bolivia ano
an early settlement of negotiations
concerning tin and quinine was ex.
pressed today by minister of the
new government of President Maj
Gualberto Villarroel.
Il believe an effective co-opera-
ticn ought to exist between the
United States and Bolivia" asserted
Minister of Economy Gustavo Cha
con, land that within the shortest
time possible we should face the
matters left pending by the laxnes.
Of the former government, including
tin and quinine In the interest ol
both countries these matters should
not be further postponed"
The Villarroel government. which
installed itself with a coup deta,
Monday, turned its attention tc
.retributive measures for what was
described as last December's "Catavi
massacre" in which l9 we're killec
and IS injured when troops fired or
striking tin mine workers.
Indemnities Promised.
The Government announced to-
day decree providing indemnities
for the victims and said measures
aimed at determining culpability fol
the shootings would follow.
The CataVi killings have been the
cause of much bitterness in the
country and resulted last August in
the resignation of the nine mar
cabinet of Enrique Penaranda, the
now deposed president, in the face
of barrage of criticism directed by
the Nationalist Revolutionary Move.
ment tNRM) and the Leftist Revo-
lutionary Party.
The NRM, from which most of the
new leaders are drawn, blamed Gen
Penaranda himself for the killings
GA dispatch from africa, Chile,
meanwhile, quoted Gen. Pena-
randa as vigorously denying on
his arrival there that he had
either signed or dictated the res
ignation read over the radio
Monday by Victor Paz Estens-
soro. new finance minister and
leader OF the revolution.
CT have not renounced and I
refused to sign the documents
they brought to me-" Gen. Pena-
randa asserted. He expressed the
intimate conviction" that not
all the young army officers par
ticipated in the revolution.D
At the same time, Maj. Villarroel
the new president, emphatically
denied a charge which Gen. Pena-
randa made at africa that the revo-
luton was organized and carried
out by Nazi elements.
Air Traffic Resumed.
Gen. Penaranda mistakes the
sense of the words democracy and
Nazism." said Maj. Villarroel. He
states that his oppressive govern.
ment, full of lawlessness, was demo
cratic and calls us Nazis when oul
most firm intention is to attain full
democracy"
The capital became comparatively
quiet in the wake of the revolt anc
international air traffic was re.
sumed, but spokesmen for the gov.
ernment said state of emergency
would be maintained for some days
Traffic police were carrying rifles.
Paz Estenssoro said the govern.
ment would not burden the mining
industry, Bolivia S main source o.
wealth, with taxes beyond its capac.
ity, but added that the finance min.
istry would not be "a lawyer for thu
mining companies" The country.
tin ore mines produce a large spart
Of the tin used in making United
States and British arms.
Spokesman for the government,
said the regime intended to desig.
nate polling places in La Paz fol
presidential and congressional cleo,
tions in May, 1914, and asserted thai
a provision would be inserted in thu
constitution binding the new gov.
eminent to continue its guarantee!
to the citizens.