QUICK CHANGE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 June 1943, Page 3

QUICK CHANGE

IN NEW ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT RAMIREZ REPLACES RAWSON AS PRESIDENT. AFTER ALL-NIGHT MEETING OF CABINET. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, June 7. Agency reports state that General Rawson, who became the President of the Argentinian Republic yesterday, in place of Dr. Cardenas, has resigned. General Pedro Ramirez, another of the leaders of the revolt, who was Minister of War in the Castillo regime, and was again appointed Minister of War in the Rawson Cabinet, has assumed the Presidency.

• This turn in the situation, it is reported, came after an all-night meeting of the Cabinet. General Rawson issued a statement in which he said that the impossibility of reaching agreement on the questions discussed forced him to resign. General Ramirez then announced his assumption of the posts of President and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Today was to have been a national holiday during' which the Rawson Cabinet was to be sworn in, and the arrangements have now been cancelled. It was earlier reported that General Rawson had dissolved the Argentinian Congress pending the formation of a new Congress.

CRISIS IN CHILE RESIGNATION OF CABINET. FORCED BY RIGHT WING HOSTILITY. LONDON, June 7. A message from Santiago states that the Chilean Cabinet has resigned. It is stated that it has taken this step because of the persistent hostility of right wing political groups.

NOT VET CLEAR FOREIGN POLICY UNDER NEW REGIME. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) BUENOS AIRES, June 7. The Associated Press of America correspondent says General Ramirez is generally regarded as having even more pronounced Rightist tendencies than General Rawson but the full significance of the shake-up and its effect on Argentina’s foreign policy are not immediately clear. The United Press says there have been three other resignations of Ministers designate. It is reliably reported that General Rawson had previously dissolved the Argentine Congress and suppressed the Communist newspaper, “La Hora,” which published a plea for the restoration of constitutional rights, diplomatic relations between Argentina and Russia and a pledge that Argentina would join up with the United Nations.

NEW CABINET SAID TO BE MORE FAVOURABLE TO DEMOCRACIES. THAN THAT OF GENERAL RAWSON. (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 7. President Ramirez has formed a new Government, in which all posts are filled by Army and Navy officers, including: Vice-President, Admiral Saba Sueyo; Foreign Minister, RearAdmiral Storni; War Minister, General Farrell; Navy Minister, Rear-Admiral Sueyro. The United Press Buenos Aires correspondent says the new Cabinet is believed to be much more favourably disposed towards the democracies than General Rawson’s.

Reuter says unofficial private reports reaching London suggest that General Rawsons resignation arose from a split' in the new Government over the question whether the Argentine should break with the Axis.