The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-07

known, is eX-
tremely DESTROYS TO align the Latin
Americas among themselves and
with us, here in the United States
And It wants them TO be pro-Brit-
ish, also, because that's what we
are.
or all the southern countries,
Argentine is-t he-lesst- responsive
TO Washingtons affable overtures
Its GOODNESS toward them is a de-
cided deterrent to the development
Of our New World good neighborly
policy. for the Argentine Is a pow
erful influence in the southern ma.
tons counsels. II isn't as big OF
populous as Brazil, but it's very
rich, it's strong, as strength counts
on our adjoining continent. and its
civilization surpasses the civiliZa-
ton OF any Of the national groups
on the other side Of the Rio
Grande.
One reason II looks somewhat
askance in our direction is that ii
has long-standing grudge against
Britain-and we're so strenuously
pro-British.
Probably not mIay newspaper
readers here noticed it, but our
press recently published brief &C.
count OF a demand in the Argentine
congress, in Buenos Aires, that
Britain hand over the Falkland
islands to Argentine.
London Cool to Idea
It's a demand the Argentinos
know they can't enforce, but it's
made every time the British have
some good reason for needing Ar
gentine friendship. due to some
emergency or other. II was made
during the last World war London
paid no attention to it, II it had
been needed, the Argentinos un-
questionably would have turned
vehemently pro-Ally Immediately
Inasmuch as 1t wasn't, they re"
NAMED, not exactly pro-German
but not a bit pro-Ally.
Now, Uncle Sam. If he would, un
doubtedly could induce Britain &c
surrender the Falklands to Argen-
tina.
He should make II Enthusiastically
obvious TO the Argentinos that they
were indebted TO him for the trans
fer. In that way he'd gain Their
everlasting gratitude. And II he
succeeded in doing that, he'd have
removed the last considerable OBJ
stacle to fulfillnent OF his program
Of Pan. American friendship.
incidentally. Argentinas chronic
crouch against the British would
be liquidated
Uncle Samuel ought TO post up
on Argentine history.
Argentina originally was Span
ish possession. So were the Falk-
lands (then known as the Malvinas
islands They lie in the Atlantic,
not far off the Argentine coast. In
due course Argentina rebelled
against Spain and attained indie
pendence. II assumed that the NAL
vinas archipelago went with it.
Pirates Started II
The young republic WASH
equipped then, however, TO police
the group effectively. Those were
piraticsl days, and the sea thieves
established headquarters there
They preyed on English shipping 10
such an extent that Britain finally
sent a war feet to the scene
cleaned out the marauders. COB
blsd the whole archipelago, anG
has hung onto 1t ever since.
The Argentinos always have
contended that 1t was a British
grab at their expense.
They want their islands back and
have said so repeatedly.
The islands are In a rather out
of-the-way place, however: Most
folk probably never heard OF them.
scarcely-though a sea battle was
fought there during World war l
Consequently. Argentine hollerins
not only got no results; II wasn't
even audible beyond the republics
Atlantic three-mile limit.
Yet It's been an extremely sore
subject with the Argentinos anC
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