University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Portend, Me. Pm»» HereM. Wedre dey. September Hr, ftn Chile’s Military Ousts Marxist President Allende a Salvador Allende’s legacy mixes chaos, social change By JAMES NELSON COOUSBLL BUENOS AIRES Major social ir. ! cc nonnc change» for Chile, together with mas- five financial chaos aod deepening political polariOrtioo, ate the legacies that Salvador Allende bequeathes ha nation. With the events of his last 44 hours. In- cluding the circumstances of Dr. Allende’s Heath, still unclear, there is no mistaking these legacies facing Chile and Chileans. It is too early to assess them fully — but In the uake of tne military coup that brought down the constitutional Allende government Sept it, Dr. Allend©' apparent suicide could itself prove to be the most serious legacy that Chileans in general ar.d the military in particular have to deal with. IT COL'l-D well ir.ako something of a martyr of the man who styled himself tbo comrade president.'' Had he merely been placed under arrest or sent packing Into exile. Dr. Allende's posi- tion would in some measure have been typi- cal of that o! most deposed Latin Americas leader . His passing has robhed Chile's mili- tary of that possibility - and clearly ex- acerbates the situation m which tie military finds itself ia taking over the government Just how the military plans to bring some order out of the legacy of political and econorrl? chaos now so evident in Chile is far from clear. Gen Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. who emerges as the trader of the military Junta replacing Dr. Allende. may well have nc real plans. From a!i indications, while the coup d'etat has net come a a surprise, much of military preoccupation In recent weeks has dealt with the mere act of ousting Dr. Al- lcnde from La Moncda, the Spanish colonial building in the heart of Santiago that has been Chile's stalehcusc since the JS2bs. SANTIAGO REPORTS indica'.© that the building was severely damaged and burred out during a joint air force and army attack on :t the morning of Sept 11. Tne military obviously is concerned about the rampart terrorism of recent months, which ties in with the deep political polarization of the nation into two camps Im- post! ion of martial law and a curfew during the day as well as at night was evidence of this concern. Reports reaching Buenos Aires Sept. 13 Indicated that the military was busily en- gaged in skirmishes throughout Santiago with Allende-supparting terrorists, and that “sui- cide bands” of leftists have taken to the streets. THE NEW MILITARY commanders in- itially closed all borders ami no planes were flying into Santiago's International Airport or into any other Chilean airport. The military commanders wanted to euro the situation before opening th« frontiers. They had the muscle to do so - a 1 though it was rot expected to be an easy task Difficult as this task is proving and will continue to prove in the days ahead, how- ever. the job of solving the legacy of chaos left by Dr. Allende will prove more strenuous. The economic aod political problems am well known. They include rampant inflation now running at JCO per cent a year, a SO per cent reduction in industrial activity, and a 40 per cent drop in agrlcukural production Countless factories have been taken over by their workers, both before and since the coup d'etat. It will take time and patience to solve these problems. AT TIIE SAME TIME, another legacy of Dr. Allende's should prove mere permanent. He and ha popular unity coalition gov ernmen: of Communists and Socialists in 34 months in office took Chile a long way along the road to socialism. Much of the nation's economy is now in state hands. Som? 60 per cent of the nation's industry and at Iea3t one third of its land was transferred from private to public ownership during these months. Moreover, foreign business and economic activity, especially that from the U S., has all but d appeared. THERE ALSO was a significant stride mado toward redistributing Chile's wealth from the middle and upper income brackets to the lower income brackets. Various eco- nomic policies, including wage controls, were responsible. These changes are likely to remain — and the military in its takeover announce- ment has indicated that they will. In addition. Dr. Allende's exp«nmMt ©f brirging socialism to Chile through legal con- stitutional means has had a major impact throughout Latin Ame-ica. In a som Ms election in 1970 and the way in which he aod his colleagues con- ducted their government haj made political activity by Communists and Socialists ir. oth- er Latin Amer.con countries more respect- able, although Chile’s neighbors have watched Chile's troubles over recent months with mounting concern. Some Chileans Executed; Many Held At Stadiums Thoughts Of Man CCit7j» rw«for‘ K « .r «t}r m »0 4 M 1« »«i vH PATERNITY is a career im- posed on you without any in- quiry into your fitness. ADLAI STEVENSON

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