Show SOCIALISTS I IRUlE RUlE I IN CHilE Make lake Swift Change Pledge Fight Against Capitalism Will Adjust Adjust Adjust Ad Ad- just Control Of NItrates Nitrates Nitrates Ni Ni- Nations Nation's Chief Industry A Socialist government pledged to state control of production and the liberation of Chile from the yoke oke of capitalism assumed dictatorial dictatorial dic die powers last Sunday in one of the most remarkable politIcal political political ical experiments in the modern history of South America The was comparatively little outward excitement concerning the new government headed by Carlos G. G Davila former ambassador ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- to Washington and General Gener Gener- al Acturo Puga militarist and diplomat The public under the eyes of police and troops was almost in indifferent indifferent in- in different to the first great socialistic social social- socialistic adventure in the western SOCial SOCial-I hemisphere inaugurated after a bloodless revolution which ousted I the re regime ime of Juan Esteban Esteban Este- Este ban Montero The press as usual I withheld comment Foreign interests chiefly United United United Unit Unit- ed States Investments will be seriously seriously seriously ser ser- serI I affected It was learned that the program of the new cabinet cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net at present provides such revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary revo revo- social measures as collective collective collective col col- col- col farming for unemployed state monopoly of nil fill foreign fOT com com- u J 0 merce marce state control of industries and public utilities progressive socialization of credit housing of the poor heavy taxation of all wealth and either cither liquidation or reorganization of the nitrate combine combIne backbone backbone of Chilian Chil Chilian ian inn wealth in the past and involvIng involving involving ing huge United States invest Invest- ments It was stated officially that all foreign interests in Chile Chile Chile-as as well as all national enterprises would enterprises would be strictly controlled for the benefit benefit benefit bene bene- fit of the forsaken classes The influences of foreign Imperialism imperialism Im im- Im- Im will be subjugated The government will not permit foreign foreign for for- eign or other firms to suspend work merely to safeguard their Continued on page pago four tour SOCIALISTS LISTS NOW V RULE IN CHILE Continued from page 1 own interests at the expense of laborers The wealth of Chile has been based on ni nitrates and copper copper- chiefly controlled by United States Interests The Guggenheim interests are the chief stockholder The government declaration out outlined outlined lined a program of state control high taxation of wealth social benefits and protective measures for workers which would result in establishment of a socialist state from communism by its methods of transformation I and provides 1 The revolutionary junta com corn committee committee headed by Davila takes charge of all government depart depart- ments 2 Congress will be dissolved immediately 3 Organization and control of all an factors necessary to secure food for the population and to distribute food supplies 4 The placing of unemployed persons on land under a collective system of farming fanning and under technical technical technical tech tech- direction of the state The executive power will be used to and transport jobless to the land 5 Suspension of present methods methods methods meth meth- of evicting the poor from their homes and immediate occupation of all vacant houses by the evicted evict evict- ed who connot pay rent 6 Pardon of all persons condemned condemned condemned con con- in recent rebellions or for political crimes Suspension of the state security law 7 Immediate opening of nitrate plants which were under low-cost low production system 8 Liquidation or immediate re reorganization reorganization reorganization re- re organization of the nitrate com com- bine 9 A state gold All gold mines will be worked by the state until 30 kilos of gold are obtained 10 Establishment of Iodine plants oil and sugar refineries alcohol match and tobacco factories factories factories fac fac- tories and organization of nitrate and iodine production to a point which will permit exports at a alow alow aJ low price t 11 State of all foreign commerce 12 Progressive socialization of credit credi t. t 13 Organization of a n state chamber of commerce and use of railroads for transportation and distribution of the necessities of life 14 Reorganization and o of armed forces 15 Study of plans for a constituent constituent assembly to frame a n new cons constitution ti tu This program was outline to the Press after the new cabinet had been sworn in and a manifesto manifesto mani mani- festo had been Issued declaring The liThe government has as its aim solely the accomplishment of three fundamental propositions Organization technically of the country's productive force under control of the state establishment of ample social justice assurance of work for all aU The governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- desire is to bring to forsaken forsaken for for- classes the rights which are theirs as producers of the country's country's country's coun coun- try's riches I |