Juan Fernandez Colonists Return.

Northland Age, Volume 28, Issue 2, 9 December 1927, Page 7

Juan Fernandez Colonists Return.

A Communist Failure. Co!. Carlo Ibanez, the Present head of the Government of Chile .evised ae rl put into practice a novel me’., id of dealing wi' h Conn: unist agitators. Some months ag” a group of Communist leaders were, by his orders, irrested ana summarily depc led to the island of Jean Fernandez which lies far out in the Pacific ©cean’ and which wa-, for a convict station. The island, howcv Jr, had no 5 rmanen: reside' is until the group of Communists arrived. , Col. Ibanez, in his report upon the epi«ogc, says that tbs families of tfi. Commi uists were sen* with them and they we*e provided wnt. "tools, houses, ani everything n»eesaary to permit them to * werk out their d< stinie? without interference.” They were thus e ven a free field to put their theories into pr?cti?fc, but they do not seem to have derived anv satcfaction from the opporiu iity. At an rateCoi, Ibarez reperts the receipt of a petition to the effect that they all desire to return to the m. aland and are ready to give a solemn pledge to refrain from any agitation against the existing , Government and social system. The Chilean Government has acceded to their request, and the whole colony will be brought back next month in time to land on Chile's Independence Pay-