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The United States is getting much
better cooperation from some of our
South American neighbors than has
leaked out to the public.
When Portugal protested to the
United States against Roosevelts
Preside chat limiting the seizure Of
the Azores, the Brazilian govern,
ment Immediately got in touch with
the u. S. state department. The
Portuguese had sent the Brazilians
a copy of their protest, and Brazil
asked us what reply we were going
to make.
Ambassador Caffrey in Rio de ia
metro Immediately showed Foreign
Minister Aranha a summary Of our
proposed reply, and Aranha volun-
teered to send Portugal exactly the
same answer-telling them 1t was
vital to the safety of the Western
hemisphere that the Azores be in
friendly hands, and that Brazil could
not afford to see the islands taken
by the Axis.
This message was sent: which
means that Brazil will cooperate
with the United States if and when
the time comes to occupy the
Azores.
Argentina also has been more Co
operative than ever despite the die
hard efforts of our Rocky Mountain
congressman to prevent the lmpor-
tation of Argentine canned beef. Ar
gentine sentiment is overwhelmingly
anti-Hitler and pro-Roosevelt. The
Argentines are much stronger for
Roosevelt than for the United States,
and have their fingers crossed as to
what may happen after Roosevelt
leaves office.
Dakar and Robin Moor.
For approximately one month,
however, all White House advisers
have agreed that the Azores were
far less important than Dakar and
the coast of West Africa. That is
what makes the sinking of the Robin
Moor by Nazi submarine so dou-
bly, significant.
Despite the menace Of Dakar,
presidential advisers have been wor-
ried as to what we should do about
it. To take Dakar from the French
and to hold it against all corners
would require more men than the
$4,000 in the u. S. marine corps. It
would require an expeditionary
force from the regular army.
And while such troops are avail
able, the bottoms to transport them
are something else again. Once be-
fore, the British urged us not to get
mixed up in the South Atlantic be-
cause it would divert our navy from
the an-important North Atlantic.
The sinking of the Robin Moor,
however, has played directly into
the hands of those who have been
urging the President to adopt the
strongest policy in the South Allan
tic and, if necessary, land troops on
the bulge of Africa.
CATHEDRAL OF AGRICULTURE
Paul H. Appleby, diminutive, d.
dactic undersecretary of agricul-
ture, made flying trip to Nebraska
the other day which had some in
teresting inside background.
Purpose of the trip was to set
up what some agricultural hands
call a Cathedral of Agriculture" in
Lincoln, Neb. What Appleby was
working on was a plan to pool all of
the different federal agricultural
agencies under one roof and under
one director at Lincoln.
These were to include the AAA,
Rural Identification administration,
soil conservation, farm security, ex-
tension service, farm debt adjust
ment, and so on. The plan was to
make the state of Nebraska guinea
pig to test the idea. All of these
different farm representatives would
then report to one director in Lin
coin rather than to Washington.
However, the proposed Nebraska
director was Cal Ward, regional
supervisor of farm security. And al
though working for a Democratic
administration, he is branded as a
staunch Republican. His selection
therefore caused opposition from va
rious federal farm representatives
in Nebraska who didn't want to join
any Cathedral of Agriculture" un-
der Cal Ward.
Chief objector was Fred Wallace,
chairman of the Nebraska AAA, and
it was to bring him into line that
Appleby few out to Nebraska.
Appleby had first ordered Wallace
to Washington. But Wallace refused.
Even after Appleby few out to see
him, he could not make Wallace
bulge. ''I'm interested in an agri-
cultural program, not a lot OF bu-
reaucracy," Wallace said.
Appleby stayed an extra day,
finally flew back to Washington. His
Cathedral of Agriculture" for Ne
braska definitely side-tracked.
Note - Secretary Of Agriculture
Wickard has been looking around to
find a new berth for his undersecre-
tary-outside of the agriculture de-
partment.