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Smiling new President Juan Esteban Montero, elected after his friends upset the Ibanez Dictatorship (TIME, Oct. 12), faced an appalling crisis last week, cheerfully declared, ''Courage is the greatest need...
...Manhattan the Brothers Guggenheim bided their time in silence, waited for Chile's seething Cosach pot to clarify. Who was honestly against Cosach, and who wanted money? Were agents of the German synthetic nitrogen trust perhaps at work in Santiago to ruin Cosach? Would smiling President Montero decide to come out for Cosach or against? When the President called courage the greatest need was he only weaseling and watching...
...Santiago last week Senor Montero studiously ignored the Cosach crisis, reorganized his Cabinet, talked of doing something to aid the 15% of Chilean workers who are now unemployed...
Juan Esteben Montero, winning candidate and President-elect, had more than the sunshine of U. S. favor to help him win. A Conservative, a former University professor who had played no part in politics until the fall of Dictator Carlos Ibanez seven weeks ago, he was the official candidate of the Government party; and, although Chileans cast the votes, it is the Government that counts the ballots. Moreover Candidate Montero had the picturesque support of nearly 50,000 guasos (cowboys) in flopping ponchos and silver spurs who rode in from the country districts, threatening destruction to anyone who should oppose...
Premier Esteben Montero at once assumed the vice presidency. That made him acting President of Chile. He is temporarily the favorite of the students, who were making the most ruckus in Santiago last week. Versed in student excitements, he appeared at a tall window of the Moneda Palace, presidential residence, and got the clamoring crowd to sing. They sang until thirsty. Then they dispersed to restaurants for beer and harangues...