Evening star., 1945-10-12
Farrell Cabinet
Resigns, Peron
Reported Jailed
Buenos Aires Crowds
. Grow os Argentine
Officers Meet
BY the Associated Press.

Ss%StAASo "a NCli. LOCilllll " ali L.,
President of Argentina, resigned
today under pressure of both
military and civilian groups.
Farrell remained in the presi-
dency, at least temporarily.
Official announcement of the mass
resignation came as about 12O army
and navy officers met in the Officers
Club, and a growing crowd gathered
in the streets outside. 1t followed
announcement last night that a gen.
eral election would be held next
April 7.
Vernengo Lima, new Naval Min
lister. announced that Col. Juan
Peron, who resigned Tuesday as Vice
President, had been arrested. A
member of Peron's household re-
ported earlier that the former
strong man" had gone to the coun-
tryside "for rest" but there was a
steady stream of official visitors at
his residence during the morning
Plain-clothesmen guarded the home.
Repeat 3-Point Demand.
Leaders of various Democratic Or
ganizations harangued the growing
throng in the streets, repeating
their three-point demand that the
government be turned over to the
Supreme Court. that election be
held without political party activity
and that state of siege reimposed
month ago by Farrell be lifted.
Among cabinet members who re-
signed was Gen. Eduardo Avalos of
the Campo de Mayo garrison, who
Jed the coup which resulted in
'Peron's custer and his own assump-
tion of the War Ministry portfolio
But Avalos was returned to his po-
sition by the President. Avalos
called on Farrell this morning, along
with Lima.
Argentina's tumultuous political
events started rising to a climax late
yesterday when Farrell issued his
election decree.
The decree came shortly after
the military group demanded Per-
on's detention and resignation of
Farrell's entire cabinet.
Debate Sufficiency of Decree,
Voters will choose a President,
Vice President, state governors and
members of the national and state
Legislatures.
The Army and Navy group went
into session early today and it was
reported that its purpose was to
debate whether the election decree
was sufncient to meet their demands
Representatives of the group ap-
peared on balcony at intervals
urging the crowd to be patient, and
promising We're going to get this
thing fixed up" Each appearance
was greeted with wild ovations.
A youth who bicycled past the
crowd and shouted "Vive Peronp
was beaten severely A group OF
women rescued him, treated his
wounds and then turned him over
to a group of mounted policemen.
Papers Refuse to Print.
The political unrest was compIi.
Gated by both military and civilian
pressure on the government.
All Buenos Aires morning news.
papers, with the exception of La Ma.
cion and La Prensa, refused to 90 t.
press today as protest against The
closing of one morning and three
evening papers yesterday, although
the government announced last
night the ba nagainst the four pub.
lications had been lifted.
| Afternoon newspapers were pre-.
pared to go to press. although
undecided whether to distribute thei,
Earlier today about 5000 civilians
gathered outside the officers clut
building and clamored for delivery
OF the government to the Supreme
Court.
Other thousands thronged tn,
streets, hurrying toward the area
An officer wearing a generals in.
sigma shouted from balcony: "Wt
beg the people to be patient. w.
soon will make a very important
announcement. Please give tn,
police no cause to intervene anon,
YOU"
AS boots and whistling greeted hi!
mention of police, he added: But L
the police try to molest you thu
army will know how to fulfill it.
duty"
The election announcement was &C.
companied by government declara.
ton that there would be no off1cia
candidate, that voting must be
carried out with economic and So
cial consciousness" and that candi-
dates must be capable and honest