ARGENTINE PRESIDENT SETTLES TO BUSINESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1075, 12 September 1930, Page 9

ARGENTINE PRESIDENT SETTLES TO BUSINESS

CLAIMS WIDE SUPPORT SENOR IRIGOYEN ILL United. P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 10.5 a.m. NEW YORK, Tliurs. A representative of the “New York Times” today secured an interview by telephone with the Provisional President of Argentina, General Jose Evaristo Uriburu, who expressed his readiness to appoint an Ambassador to the United States four hours after his recognition. The general expressed a friendliness of feeling for the United Spates and assured the interviewer that the Provisional Ministers were ready to step out as soon as the electoral machinery could be made to function again. He spoke of the universal confidence of the people in the new Government.

The ex-President, Senor Irigoyen, and the other members of the Radical Party had been apprehended, but would be free to go wherever they wished as soon as it was assured that counter-revolutionary efforts had ceased. SURPRISE DEPARTURE

Senor Irigoyen, accompanied by his daughter and his physician, sailed today oil the cruiser Belgrano in the direction of Montevideo. There was an unconfirmed rumour here that Irigoyen might continue to Europe instead of disembarking at Montevideo. His departure occasioned surprise as it had been semi-authoritatively stated only yesterday that he was at the point of death. Physicians announced today that he has almost recovered from his supposedly serious illness.

The Montevideo correspondent of | the “New York Times” reported earlier that the death of Senor Hipoj lito Irigoyen, the deposed President |of Argentina, is expected at any i moment. He is suffering from double I infectious pneumonia, which developed I from a recent attack of influenza. TOO ILL TO TRAVEL

i When the Provisional President, General Uriburu, learned of Senor Jrigoyen’s grave condition he paused i in his many urgent tasks to give per- ; sonal attention to the arrangements ; for the care of the ex-President. lie ! ordered him to be taken to the best | sanatorium in Buenos Aires and to be ! given the best possible attention.

Physicians examined the patient at La Plata, where at present he is in tlie army barracks. Afterward they telegraphed to General Uriburu that the trip to Buenos Aires would undoubtedly prove fatal, as his condition was dangerously delicate and his death was likely to occur at any moment.

Orders were given then that Senor Irigoyen should receive every care.