The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
POLITICAL TURMOIL
 IN ARGENTINA IS WASHINGTON REPORT
Resignation of Dr. Naon As Ambassador to U. $.
 Throws Country Into Political Chaos

Washington, November 21-Arsentina is in a turmoil of political excitement according to information received here today through official channels, over the controversy aroused by the resigna- tion of Dr. Romulo $. Naon as am bassador to the United States with the declaration that his government al titude during the war has made ms position in Washington impossible.
 Publication of President lrigoyen degree accepting the resignation and replying to the ambassadors criticisms apparently has stirred the situation al- most to the stage of violence, and re- iations of the President with mem- bers of his own party are reported any thing but harm onious
 pr. Naon's friends are said to be or ranizing to support him for the presi. dency with the present government failure to bring the nation into the war on the side of the allies as the issue although the next presidential campaign is nearly four years off.
 DECREE MADE PUBLIC
 The full text of President Irigoyen's decree was received by cable at the embassy here today and was made pub lie without comment.
 It discloses something that has not , been indicated in cable abstracts of the document that the President specifcal- ly charged that the only proposal bear ing on international relations submitted by pr. Naon during his last visit to Buenos Aires was that advantage be taken of the exemptions and benefits afforded the allies by Argentina in or der to obtain reciprocal material ad- vantageS.
 "A suggestion" says the decree. which was repudiated by the govern ment owing to the fact that it per- verted the character of those benefits. in view of their having been inspired by eminently altruistic spirit and a solidarity with the peoples to whom they were granted"
 SUPPORTED POLICY
 As already shown by press dispatches. .he decree denies that the policy of the government prevented closer rela- tions between Argentina and the United States, and declares tat pr Naon could not allege his dissent from that policy as a reason for resigning because he had supported it in public statements and recently returned to Washington with the appointment of high financial commissioner, Suggested by himself as a means of giving him greater efficacy in his efforts to fulfill his mission with the American government as his re- sumption of the post without loss of his dignity would otherwise be inexplica- b1e"
 It refers to proposals of the ambas- sador for neutral conference at Madrid to seek to prevent war between the United States and Germany and later for a joint commission by Argentina, Chile and Colombia that Germany ac- cept peace, both of which were rejected by the government After setting forth that your excellency fulfills your duty as a functibnary and citizen, suggest ing any measure which you esteem cont venient,, and the government in its turn fulflls it's own of accepting or rejecting it." the decree concludes:
 The resignation presented by pr. Romulo S. Naon as ambassador extraor- dinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Argentine republic to the govern ment of the United States is hereby ac- cepted, thanks being given to him for the services rendered to the country in his fulfillment."
 pr, Naon, who still Is in Washington, announced few days ago that he ex- pected to be in Paris during the peace conference and then would return home.