A STIRRING DAY
State of Siege in Chile
PRESIDENT ACTS SWIFTLY
New York, April 8.
A message from Santiago (Chile), states that President Juan Esteban Montero, backed by Congress, declared a state of siege throughout Chile on Friday, and struck swiftly at his political opponents, whom he charged with responsibility for the stirring day on Thursday, which began with a run on the National Bank and ended with a new Cabinet.
Although he was not mentioned by name the manifestp indicated that It was directed at the followers of the former President Seuor Carlos Ibanez, whose regime was overthrown last year and who is now in exile.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 167, 11 April 1932, Page 9
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107A STIRRING DAY Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 167, 11 April 1932, Page 9
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