| Show panama President Flees From Coup dE i Pr na i Unfriendly to U U. U S. S Finds Cuban Cuban H. H Haven tM n Justice f I Leads Revolt lJ 1 I By C C. B. B ENGELKE PANAMA CITY Oct 9 UP UP President Arnulfo Arias fled to Cuba by airplane an and the government was overthrown overthrown overthrown over over- I thrown by a bloodless coup Thursday Ernesto Jean Guardia second vice president of Panama was sworn in as president following the peaceful overthrow of the Arias government by democratic clements elements elements ele cle- ele- ele ments led by Adolfo de la Guardia minister of government and jus jus- tice First Vice President J Jose o 0 s e was not available and presumably presumably presumably pre pre- had fled the country Supreme Court Magistrate Dario administered the oath of office to Guardia After the ceremony he raised his hands in ina ina ina a prayerful gesture and said At last theres there's democracy in Panama Even as Guardia took power over the little republic which flanks both sides of the vital Panama Canal Zone it was reported that the secretary general of or the German German German Ger Ger- man minister for Central America had arrived by airplane Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day It was not known where he flew from or whether he was in Panama The same sources said that Otto German minister for Continued on Page Five Column Six Skips to Cuba F LL IA r y S r R ARNULFO ARIAS First vice pre president t gone too p PANAMA AN AM A CHIEF FLEES REVOLT Continued ed from Page One Central America had arranged to fly here Thursday but changed his plans at the last minute because because because be be- cause of the coup detatA A reliable quarter reported that several officials of the Arias administration administration administration ad ad- ministration have ave been arrested including Antonio private secretary to Arias Olmedo Fabrega Fabrega Fabrega Fab- Fab rega an aide of Arias Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Barletta mayor of Panama City and and Cristobal Rodriguez Rodriguez Rodriguez Rod Rod- secretary of the presidency a cabinet member g Public services continued to function normally despite the coup All radio stations shut down It was assumed that the new president Guardia would remain in office only a few hours resigning resigning resigning resign resign- ing in favor of another presumably presumably presumably ably Adolfo de la Guardia Police surrounded the t al palace and other government buildings The staff of the government government government govern govern- ment newspaper La Tribuna was arrested La Tribuna is owned by bya a corporation of which Arias Arias' is a shareholder First intimation of anything unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual came Wednesday night when American military and naval authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au suddenly ordered all army and navy personnel out of Panama and back to their posts in the Canal Zone Arias had been in power only a year He took office October 1 I 1940 and almost immediately indicated indicated indicated in in- sympathy with the axis powers and a strong dislike of the I United States Relations between Panama and the United States were subjected to increasing strain until I 1 last a s t spring when Arias appeared to moderate his stand and agreed to allow the construction of American air fields on Panama territory Only last Monday the Panamanian Panamanian Panamanian Pana Pana- manian government at Arias' Arias Instigation instigation instigation in in- issued an edict that no ship flying the Panamanian flag could be armed f for 0 r protection against high seas attack and that all aU such ships carrying defensive armaments would be stricken from Panamanian registry |
