Stern, silent President Juan Antonio Ríos of Chile has been faced since his election in February 1942 with a chronic political crisis. His problem: to appease refractory, quarreling politicians of nine parties who cannot agree among themselves on what they want. His solutions: recurrent Cabinet reshuffles. His results: none.
Last week President Ríos tried again. Out went seven members of the tecnico Cabinet which he formed three months ago in the hope that it would bring the politicians into line. In came the party men again,...
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