GINKING suddenly after eerer preparations, revolution aries on New Year's Day stormed the police headquarters in Panama Cit} capital of the republic of Panama, and within a few hours had captured the presidential palace, seized the person of the president, and established a provisional regime. In the course of street fighting an American citizen' was mortally wounded by a stray bullet.
Great concern over events in Latin America is being shown by the U. S. Department of State, and a controversy over the complete withdrawal of U. S.
Marines from other countries in the Senate, is foreshadowed by declarations Panama City, Jan. 2.
The tiny Republic of Panama was held firmly in the grip of revolution to-day with youthful rebels at least momentarily ous, The fighting, which began on New Year's Day, resulted in the develop-plications, for My. Hartwell Ayres, fan American citizen, was wounded! by a stray bullet, i The youthful student revolt aries apparently" had laid their plans carefully, for the uprising came as a complete surprise, On New Year's Day they moved. with-four warning and suddenly captured the police headquarters here.
Then, holding police control of the capital, they marched jubilantly fon the Presidential Palace. Again the young rebels were victorious, They took as their prime prisoner Dr. Florencio Harmodio Arosemena, call "American Imperialism Latin-America Within the past few months the American department of state ha been caused anxiety ty revolutions in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Now there fon in Nicaragua.
No indication as to the American attitude toward the provisional] government of Panama, now holding sway under Dr." Harmodio Arias, will be given by state department officials until it is possible to determine what chances the evolutionists have of maintaining order and of stabilizing the government.—United Press, Panama City, Jan, 2 Dr, Hermodio Arias, the newly proclaimed provisional president of Panama, to-night issued a statement to' the citizens in which he Promised to effect a wholesale re~ form of the election laws and to "end the reign of mismanagement and graft."
Provisional President Arias said! that his -revolationary junta is Jo compute control of the country and that no further fighting may be expected.
"Our revolution," said Dr. Arias, "was aimed to overthrow loss' rule."
Tu an interview with the Press to-night Provisional Presi Arias said that the decision of the United States to "keep hands off" the Panama revolution contributed greatly to its success.. He explained that many, although discontent with the Arosemcna-Chian rule, for a time feared to join the rebel move-_ ment because they were afraid of American intervention.—United Press, Washington, Jan. 3.
Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, the Minister of Panama here, has accepted the presidency of Panama.—Reuter.
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