Evening star., 1943-06-07
Rawson Quits as Argentine Chief;
Allied Planes Strike New Blows
At Axis Bases in Southern |ta|v
Ramirez Charged
With Forming
New Regime
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, June 7.-Gen.
Arturo Rawson resigned as head
Of Argentina's new government
today and charged Gen. Pedro
Ramirez with organizing a new
regime after the two revolu-
tionary leaders had failed to
agree on the constitution of a
cabinet.
Gen. Domingo Martinez resigned
as Foreign Minister in a continual
ton of the reshuffling of the
provisional government cabinet.
Gen. Rawson, who ousted Presi-
dent Ramon S. Castillo in a coup
d'etat last Friday, was to have been
sworn in as President at noon today.
In brief statement he announced
that the lmpossibility of reaching
an agreement on the constitution of
a new cabinet had compelled him
to resign 'as leader of the revo-
luntionary forces and chief OF the
provisional government"
At the same time Gen. Ramirez,
minister of war under Castillo and
slated to hold the same post under
Gen. RawSon. issued statement
advising the people and the armed
forces that he had assumed the
powers abandoned by Gen. RaWson.
Swearing in Postponed.
He also announced postponement
OF todays scheduled sWearing-i in
ceremonies for which national
holiday had been decreed. There
was no indication as to when the
Ramirez administration might be
sworn in
Gen. RaWson's communique was
addressed to the national armed
forces and said: Having fulfilled
the aim to overthrow the govern
ment and being unable to reach an
agreement on the constitution of
the cabinet, I deliver to Gen. Pedro
Ramirez nv indeclinable resigna-
ton from the position as chief of
the provisional government, for
which I was scheduled to swear oath
today"
Gen. Ramirez addressed the
armed forces and the people in
communique which said: "On this
date I take charge of the provi-
sional government and command of
the national armed forces
The rapid change in Argentinas S
confusing political situation followed
by only few hours the issuance of
a decree by Gen. RaWson dissolving
Congress, which was to have con-
vened tomorrow. The decree said
that at the proper time. measures
will be taken for the constitution Of
a new Congress.
There were no further details on
the disagreement between the two
leaders of the revolution.
Effect Of Change Not Clear.
Some observers expressed the
opinion. however, that Gen. Rawson
had been considered from the very
first as not quite in line with the
ultra -rightest political tinge of his
new ministers.
Gen. Ramirez was generally re-
garded as having more pronounced
righteSt tendencies than Gen. Raw
son. but the effect his leadership
would have on Argentina's foreign
policy was not Immediately clear.
dispatches from Montevideo
said observers there had seen
clear pattern of ultra-rightest
tendencies in the first moves of
the Rawson government, which in
several proclamations. DEGREES
and orders failed to mention
even once the words democracy
and freedom.
(These observers noted. the dis
patches said, that the decree dis
solving Congress had carefully
avoided the word "elections." and
had referred instead to the Con
stitution of new Congress"
which might leave the door open
to the appointment of legisla-
tive branch of the government
rather than an elected body.
interested in Argentinas foreign
policy, said nothing had yet hap
pened either to confirm or deny
initial assurances following Cas-
tillo's custer that the revolution
would mean the end of Argen-
tina's aloof attitude toward Pam
American Solidarity
No Reason for Action Given.
Gen. Rawson gave no reason for
diSsolving Congress, but it seemed
logical to suppose that the Ramirez
government would not call it into
session Immediately and that the
democratic form of government
would remain in cold storage during
a period of readjustment, at least
in domestic affairs.
The functions of Congress had
been nullified during the last two
years by the inability of the lower
house. which was controlled by Op-
position parties. to agree with the
ment-dominated Senate or
any vital legislation.
Whether Gen. Ramirez would
carry over with him the cabinet
Gen. RaWson had planned to swear
in today also was not made clear
There had been unconfirmed reports
last night before Gen. Rawson re-
signed that three members of his
cabinet-Jose Maria Rosa and Hor.
ace Calderon, it's only civilians, as
we'll as Gen. Martinez-might re-
sign. although there was no hint OF
the reason for such a move. Rosa
was slated to become Finance Min.
lister and Calderon was to have been
Justice Minister.
watch and Wait" Attitude.
Diplomatic representatives of other
American republics have met three
times since the Friday coup, but
have maintained a watch and wait
attitude. 1t was assumed they were
awaiting the swearing in of a gov
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