CAPITAL CALM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 212, 8 September 1930, Page 7

CAPITAL CALM.

PUBLIC REJOICING.

Ex-President Drops from Scene

In Argentina.

LOOTERS SUMMARILY SHOT,

(United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright)

(Received 12.30 p.m.) BUENOS AYRES, September 7,

General Jose Evaristo Uriburu, bead of the military committee that seized control of the Government, and his Ministers, received the joyous ovation of thousands while President Irigoyen was arrested and then released to drop from the scene entirely. His place of refuge has not been revealed.

It was learned that the ex-President after a fruitless attempt to embark on a steamer, surrendered to the military commander at La Plata, a suburb of the capital, where, after exacting a pledge that his liberty would be respected he 6igned his resignation from the Presidency.

The arrest of a number of prominent followers of the ex-President has been ordered.

The capital is calm to-day after an exciting night, during which soldiers shot several looters. One marauder was shot in his tracks whilo robbing a shop. Two more., discovered looting a store were lined against the wall and summarily executed.

To-day, however, the capital is filled with the happy shouting of the people. Aeroplanes flew over Government House, dropping flowers on the multitudes who' were cheering General Unburn. He is now Provisional President.

The police state that the total dead during the Government turnover will not exceed 100. Most of the casualties are victims of the Irigoyenist machinegunners. The revolution is far too popular for any concerted opposition.

It was intimated that drastic changes would occur in the provincial Governments. General Uriburu has indicated that the new Government would soon call for the elections of new national Deputies and that they would seek the return of the country to a normal constitutional basis as soon as possible.

Uncensored News. The "New York Times," overcoming the censorship which obviously is restricting the outflow of news from Argentina, has obtained from the newspaper "La Nacion" Buenos Ayres, by means of the telephone, and through its Monte Video correspondent, who employed the same method, an account of tho facts of the revolution.

The '"Times" says it has not heen able to - confirm reports current at Buenos Ayres that 1000 persons were killed and wounded in the revolutionary activities. Students-and the army and navy played the most important part in the overthrow of the Government.

The Washington correspondent of the

"Times" comments upon the serious import to the United States of the revolution in this most stable and important of the Latin-American countries. He says it is hoped that a greater degree of cooperation will result from the new political order developing in Argentina.

The charge has been frequently made that Senor Irigoyen was committed to a policy of combating any claim the United "Slates might have as leader of the Republics of the Western Hemisphere, ar,l that he sought to press this policy particularly in Europe.

Stress is laid upon the fact that Argentina is one of the few nations which has failed to adhere to the Kellogg Pact, and has failed to appoint an Ambassador to the United States for many months.

Viewing the entire Latin-American situation, of which the Argentine overthrow is the most important phase, officials say they arc confident that Latin-America is making progress along the road to stable political conditions and that out of the present unrest will come a period of renewed order and prosperity.