Evening star., 1943-06-05
Castillo Gives
Resignation 10
Junta
Argentine Rebels
Free President
After He Gives Up
ARGENTINE UPRISING hailed as
bad news for Axis. Page ALL

ARGENTINE UPRISING hailed as
bad news for Axis. Page ALL
BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.
June 5.-The Argentine official
broadcasting station announced
in a communique today that Ra-
mon Castillo had signed his
resignation as President of Ar
gentina and was released shortly
after surrendering to the forces
Of military junta which yester-
day carried through a successful
revolt.
The announcement was made
shortly after Castillo and Navy Min
lister Mario Fincati had surrendered
to the military commander of the
army garrison at La Plata, Buenos
Aires Province, on returning from
Uruguay in the navy minesweeper
Drummon.
Daniel Amadeo Videla. Minister
Of Agriculture, also was arrested on
his arrival by special plane from
Montevideo, Uruguay. on orders of
the military junta, headed by Gen.
Arturo Rawson
Interior Minister Miguel Culaciati
was detained bv the I'd Infantry
Regiment in Buenos Aires. where he
was transferred from La Plata
Other members of the cabinet re-
mained free
Gen. Rawson told the governors OF
Argentina's IA provinces and 10 ter
ritories to remain in power until
the necessary steps are taken to
carry on the aims of the military
movement.
Martial Law Declared.
The Military Council which de-
clared martial law and assumed
governmental powers today after the
lightning revolt was headed by pro-
Ally Gen. Arturo Rawson. Argen-
tina was the last American state
with diplomatic ties to the Axis.
The international significance of
Yesterdays bold stroke by Gen.
Rawson and other military leaders
in forcing Castillo to flee to an Ar
gentine Warship still was not clear,
but there were these factors:
l. One of the first acts of the pro-
visional government was the arrest
OF prominent pro-Axis Nationalist.
Manuel Fresco
2. One OF several proclama tions
said to have been issued bv Gen.
Rawson pledged Argentina's Coop
Grafton in a true American union
OF collaboration and compliance with
our international pacts."
3. r = democratic newspapers
published an announcement. said to
emanate from the revolutionaries,
pledging compliance with a resolu-
ton adopted by the conference of
American foreign ministers at Rio
de Janeiro recommending that all
American republics break with the
Axis. These newspapers also called
the revolt democratic in character
Some reports. however, indicated
the objectives of the revolutionaries
were largely OOmeSC1C.
50 Soldiers Lost Lives.
The one-day revolution cost the
lives of about so soldiers, it was dis
closed today as the new government
banned all celebra tions and ordered
the country back to work.
Leaders of the revolt slept late
In Government House after attend
ing wake for the soldiers who were
killed in yesterdays only serious
clash at the naval engineering
school. 1t previously had been an
nounced that only soldier and Ia
civilians were killed as 1000 troops
under Gen. RaWson marched into
the city and forced Castillo and his
cabinet to flee.
Buenos Aires was back almost to
normal. Shops were open and COM
plete order prevailed. Onlookers
crowded the Plaza de Mayo, but
they were prevented by military
guard from passing alongside Gov
ernment House.
The last official orders given bv
Gen. Rawson before the dawn spiked
any plans there might have been for
a celebration. He said today would
not be holiday and that all public
officials should attend to their Jobs,
A strict censorship had been
clamped on all publications and
communica tions. Police in the
province of San Juan arrested edi-
tors of the newspaper La Accion be-
(See ARGENTINA paae ~