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[[in pencil]] Feb 7, 1930 [[/pencil]]

in filthy condition. Everybody seemed to
me to be seriously fearing a revolution. The
two ^ [[insertion]] Kolb [[/insertion]] daughters who returned from Parana just before I left São Paulo said the
people there were fearing revolution too. I had asked Mr. Hunnicutt what it was about. His idea is about this: It is a struggle between the Ins and the Outs. Each president
practically selects his successor, Bernardes
selected Washington Luiz, the present president, W-Luiz selected Julio Prestes the well-advertised candidate. The Outs are getting desperate. Getulio Vargas of Rio Grande do Sul is the "Out" candidate. He visited Rio de Janeiro, arriving in an airplane and received an ovation. If he is defeated it is feared he will head a revolution and if he is elected Mr. Hunnicutt said the Senate may refuse to seat him, and that will mean revolution. Just as I was leaving Lavras a small detachment of soldiers came with an officer and took all the guns and ammunition they use for military
training ^[[insertion]] [[underlined]] required by government [[/underlined]] [[/insertion]] in the Mission school! It strikes