SAVED FROM REDS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1932, Page 3

SAVED FROM REDS

SCOTSMAN TO RESCUE 1

CHILE REVOLUTIONS.

Chile’s second revolution within a fortnight has seen a {Scotsman outwit ah Irishman arid put the latest junta in this’ troubled republic in a fa r way to recognition by the world in gtheral. Doin' Clarl'os D’evila, Who took thfe leading part in'the first coup d'etat,. and then lost the fruits of his daring a’ction' hecatiise he ’Would not coiintenaincefthb’extreme measiiivs of the Communists, is back in power, and “moderate Socialism,” with a fair deal for foreign investors, iis/hiri WritchWbrd. Colonel Marmadiikri Grove, the Irishborn" Chilean' revolutionary, who led the “R4ds” and sidetracked Davila a' fortnight previously; Was again pOaced •under look and key arid condemned' to depbatation. The man chiefly' responsible "for his downfall is the dashing,, red-haired son of, a Scotsman, Lieufehant Campbell. ''' C'ampibell and his associates laid their plans so well that not a shot was fired,' : though a great displa’y of aewplanes, tanks, arid armoured care‘had the desired moral effect ’on the population'of th r e papitaT' 1 ’'who wisely teffdined from interfering with tlie counterrevolutionaries. : '

: 1 Grovb; 1 when convinced of the serious challenge to his authority of the hew mbveihent, announced his intention to “die' fighting.”' - Buf> he' locked 1 himself in a small room' in the' palace, and a single threat of bullets through the, dopr \vas ' sufficient tb' ihake, him siir-, render.

Davila, onde in power, stated that his Government would respect all. international" agreements, and an' arrangement is to bo made with regn,r v to foreign holdings in ' Cosnch, Die great nitrate undertakings, in wl ich large sums of British riidiicy are s”nk. that; is expected to appeal to all concerned! "

It is stated that when the Grove regime was overthrown' evi deuce wa,.? discovered that the Irishman was. in the'pay of the Soviets.- The task rf the dounter-fevolutibnaries was made simple,' owing to the' fact that the leaders of the fighting ,services Were tired of the swing of the extreme Left to the men they had placed in power. A ’SequeT to 'the latest , coup may he the retunl to either ex-President- Mon-, tefo "or bX-Ptesid l eht - Ibanez. Both are in Argentina, and it was stated th,"t iehtative proposals hap’been made to thferii by the'new leaders over the teleiphohe." ' ‘ j Meantime, Ireland bae faded into the revolutionary stage, and 'Scotland is playing a bigger arid a bettor' part.