REVOLUTION'S TOLL

Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1946, Page 5

REVOLUTION'S TOLL

. ♦ C ONFLICTIN G REPORTS FROM EOLiVIA Received Wednesday, 8.10 ji.m. LA PAZ, July 25. It is estimated timi 1000 were killeu and 2000 injured in tlie (evolution, says tlie Associated Press correspondent. La Paz is relurning to norinal, business liouses reopening. Tlie Chanilier oi Commerce lias started a collection foi families of tlie dead and injured. The New York Tinies correspondent at Santiago says reports from La Paz received in ollicial circles today, run tij'm that a splif in tlie ranks of Ihe revolut ionary eJemeiits whicli overthrew t lift.".ViH.ar-yoel adluiitist lattipii., and J,l« probable rev'ival of arinv re,MsL'ihc4'-" f^i.ppprting .wliat %rmnaihs o;f Uis5f.bgoveVnjhbnt., have cre'aled grave (dihiilqiiiid are plunging Ihe population into sfre'ei warfare wliicli takes on tlie appearnnee of civil war (eontlict ing with As sociat ed Press nqiort). Tlie Foreign Gflice af Manliago today admitted olli cially that iiiformation from ihe Chilean Eiiibassv in Bolivia, states tliai a eounter revolntion is being Ied bv elements which at the beginning were sujjporting the revolntion, and is com posed of political leaders, workers and some militarv people. The DiplomatbCorps at La Paz lias asked tlie .Tiuila to guarantee tlie securily of foreign cmbassies and legations and all foreigners now in Bolivia, in view of Ihe grave deveiopments.