Evening star., 1938-12-11
Solid Front Urged
Against Faseism
In Americas
Pon-Americon Democracy
Conference Broadcast
By Short Wave

Through short-wave broadcasts to
Latin America last night the con-
ference on Pan-American democ-
racy went on record against Fas-
cism and other forms of totalitarian
government.
Following the theme that de-
mocracy for the Americas rests on
solid front against dictatorship,
the conference meeting in the
Washington Hotel gave complete
support to the Inter-American Con-
ference meeting in Lima, Peru.
The group urged on their listen
ers in the south a solidarity Of
Americas instead of connections
with European and Asiatic coun-
tries. Pointing out the history Of
the Americas as one line OF con-
tinual democracy, the delegates
asked for a continuance of the
"American" way of government.
Both in Latin America and in the
United States democracy has been
one of the things nationals expect,
it was declared. Economic and So
cial betterment, it was said, come
out of the american" form of gov
ernment Rather than follow the
panaceas painted in the skies of
totalitarianism, the conference went
on record in favor of democratic
government.
Talk Directly to Nations.
In issuing the call to fellow Amer
leans to the south, the speakers
talked directly through radio to
Latin Americans who are closely
watching developments at Lima.
The Lima conference, as follow
on others held for the betterment
of relations between the Americas,
is one of the most important held
in recent years. 1t was declared.
With the world powers closely
watching developments in the two
day-old Lima conference, the Wash
ington group particularly stressed
dangers from across the oceans.
AS warning it was pointed cut
that great numbers of Italians. Ger
mans and japanese have penetrated
Latin America but still maintain
their home affiliations. To keep
America American" it was declared
more attention should be given this
problem.
Timed to coincide with the meet
ing in Lima, the meeting here def
nitely denounced dictatorial gov
ernments and asked for liberalism
in the western world.
Arnold Gives Keynote.
Thurmond Arnold, assistant At
torney General. as master of cere-
monies and keynote speaker, de-
clared that in view of the strife
in Europe and Asia the conference
In Peru lis perhaps the most hopeful
sign in a world torn py crisis and
wars"
With optimism he pointed out
that the nations of this hemisphere
should face problems ard work out
a solution for the general good.
when the nations of an entire
hemisphere sit down together to
face frankly their individual and
collective problems, we can say that
free government lives and grows as
a force for democratic brotherhood
and peace in the world" Mr.. Arnold
said.
Other speakers earlier in the day
charged that European countries
were making a definite effort to take
Latin America under control both
politically and economically. DR..
David Efron, a native Argentinian
and a professor at Sarah Lawrence
College in New York, said Germany,
Italy and Japan were making "ac-
tual military preparations" in Latin
America in addition to working
through schools and other cultural
channels for dominance.
Flat charges of shipments from
totalitarian governments to Latin
American countries of munitions
were made at the conference. These
shipments, it was declared, are
aimed at economic control of those
countries. This, in turn, could be
used as a lever for diplomatic and
commercial pressure from govern
ments outside the Americas, 1t was
declared