Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1894 — THE PERUVIAN CRISIS. [ARTICLE]

THE PERUVIAN CRISIS.

The Republic of Peru is struggling with a new crisis. Just how those South American governments would get along without a crisis is hard to understand. No sooner is an old crisis worn and threadbare than a new one is procured —very much like a man discarding an old suit of clothes for new garments. In the same fashion, their crisis is uncomfortable till the new is worn off.and there is considerable commotion on account of it. The present situation is alleged to be dangerous. The President, Mr. Bermudez, died March 31. According to the constitution the First Vice-President should discharge the executive's duties until a successor to the President is elected. Failure on the part of the F. V. P. to act throws the responsibility on the Second V. P. The F. V. P., instead of taking the reins of government, took refuge on a British gunboat in the harbor of Callao, and requested those of his friends who favored his election to the Presidency to take no part in the election. The Second V. P. accordingly assumed the executive functions. It is now feared that the Second V. Pr will usurp the Presidential office whether he is elected in August or not. He is an avowed candidate. If npt elected, and he attempts usurpation, the partisans of the First V. P. will attempt revolution. In the meantime war with Chili is threatened, and altogether the crisis is grave enough to call for the most patriotic devotion on the part of Peruvians and the situation seems to demand a leader of nerve who is willing to sacrifice his personal ambitions for his country’s welfare.