The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
NAzI INVASION OF LATIN AMERICA

President Roosevelt's comments at his press con-
fororoo Tuesday made it clear that he is giving
winch consideration to the matter of defense Of the
Nor+b American and South American continents
oooinet nossble future attack directed by the mad
MANI in Germany who already is waging war of
,,o,oo,orda for the conquest of some of the Latin
American repablcs.
T., HI. statement about the German dictatorship
.oatn,or+ of the Jews-which was extraordinary
:; +bo+ be narmitted himself to be quoted directly
I'D :, that i has been additionally for the
hood of one state to comment upon the internal af
fi.s Of apotber--he gave Hitler and his regime
tho sbarnest kind of rebuke compatible with the
5iorit,, of the Presidents office, and there was e
snooastion of loss of respect for the head OF the
German government in the words;
oI myself could scarcely believe that such things
oorId occur in twentieth century civilization"
Those words were linked directly with the state
mont that he had ordered Ambassador wilson TO
return at once" from Berlin.
Tho President forecast at least by implication
that the defense Of the American democracles,
North and South would be major subject OF
consideration at the forthcoming Pan american
conference at Lima, Peru, to which Secretary Hull
will he Fastening Immediately after the arrival OF
Ambassador Wilson.
The situation in Latin America, with which the
President is eonversant, was discussed recently by
Charles Benedict in an editorial IN the Magazine OF
Wall Street in which ne pointed out that Che
Dictators have won by attack, and then opponents
have lost. because they have been on the defense
onlv" that eve are actually feeling the effect OF
such attacks at home; and are at last becoming
alive to the astounding undercover invasion OF the
Western Hemisphere by Japan, Italy and Ger
many"
Mr.. Benedict declares, and it is fairly safe as
sumption that President Roosevelt has the same
idea in mind that eve must turn our attention hfSt
to those who most endanger our security III the
Latin Americas-the NaZls.
Asserting that to the south of us German aggres-
siveness has grown by leaps and bounds, the maya
zine writer saws eve are encountering her in Mex
leo, in the Argentine in Chile, in Brazl-every-
where" He reminds that the NazlS felt themselves
so firmly entrenched in Brazil that they attempted
to take over the state on two occasions, and that
it was the discovery of most recent plot to GUST
the president and overthrow the government which
caused the breaking off Of diplomatic relations be-
tween Germany and Brazil.
There seems to be no lengths to which the Nazis
will not go to gain their ends" Mr.. Benedict de-
eares a fact which the world to be sure is receg-
nizing Asserting that for years the Germans have
held dominant position in Brazil he points out
the obvious fact that Germanys arge-scale actlv-
ties, both political and economic, are becoming in
creasingly holder, recalling the Nazi brazenness IN
the inflammatory address by the German consul
General at New York recently, in which he attacked
American institutions. That "s evidence of the
power she believes she already holds in the United
States ITSELF" Dir. Benedict writes
He goes so far as to suggest that "if we started
attaching German property, as in war time, and de-
porting meddlesome German citizens, we would get
somewhere with the Nazis, for ut is the language
they understand" He adds that 1--WE have plenty
of proyocation in the various Bunds that are being
formed everywhere and given military training and
taught disrespeet for institutions and ideas"
In that connection, the magazine writer reminds
that Germany owes our people, directly and ind-
reetly great deal of money, much Of which she
has refused to pay, although she has honored
similar debt with other nations"
Mr. Benedict concludes that we are in a position
to destroy German influence in the Americas and
that with the example of what happened to Eng
land and France-the end of which is not yet-we
know we cannot hesitate nor quail We must fight
Nazi attacks with their weapons to win. If we
break the back of Nazi pretensiOns, we break up
the schemes of Japan and Italy in South America
as well Charlotte Observer.