The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-24

Zeuulne Ofilclal alarm about poS- ability of trouble in South Amer tca.. Tt almost broke in Bolivia over she, weekend. Yesterday the Be- ANtan government released letter From Major Elias Belmonte, Boliv- San military attache in Berlin, to Ernest Wendler, German minister co Bolivia, in which the former pro- posed "coup detat" to take place Aa 1nid-July. Wendler has been or iefed out of Bolivia. Bolivia has been assured of United States as- BistRnce in event an incident" de- NelopS from Wendler's custer. Off, &he-record information about the EOUth American situation is uni yorfhly pessimistic or apprehensive.
 Events Obscured
 Developments to the south have been somewhat obscured by more spectacular conflict or maneuvers on the European and Far Eastern fronts where Japan apparently is taking over Indo-China from help less France. But Washington was somewhat prepared by President Roosevelt's July .2 q message to
 
 America. It was remarked here that in asking Congress at that Cin1e to keep Selectees, National Guardsmen and Reservists under arms for the duration. The Presi- dent put particular emphasis upon our commitments to aid countries in this hemisphere against attack. And he said events have brought rtae issue of Nazi domination closer Go shsS hemisphere" He didn't press for congressional permission to send citizen soldiers outside this hemisphere although military oftl- Slals are anxious to lift that bar, t6o.
 What the President had to say @ being interpreted increasingly as having been prompted by fear = Gyen expectation that one or more South American nations may meed our military aid. That aspect M his message was overshadowed hy his request for a declaration of national emergency to enable him @ keep citizen-soldiers under arms. Here are the pertinent quotations: #"It is the Well-nigh unanimous hpinion of those who are daily cog nizant as military and naval off cers and as government servants fiji the field of international relations, that schemes and plans of aggressor nations against American security are so evident that the United States and the rest of the Amer iY11fN fNnfsi1nH
 We have definite responsibility to every country in the Western Hemisphere to aid each and every one of them against attack from without the hemisphere. So not believe that any branch m the American Government would desire today to abrogate our Pan- American pacts or to discard nolicy which we have maintained for nearly a century and a quar- ter"
 Two Nations Act
 - BuenoS Aires, July "A. = (UP)- Slrgentina and Bolivia moved vigor- Silsly to suppress Naz-inspired sub Wersive activities today which the small-scale war between Peru and Ecuador, alleged to have foreign Inspiration, was renewed.
 {. The new vigor of South American hfficials in combating fifth column activities and seeking continental Unity was seen in the supreme appeal" Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinauzu sent in the name of the Argentine government to- 3eru and Ecuador to end their war and submit to American con- Tliation.
 - Argentine authorities were study ing documents seized in a sudden Taid on the allied headquarters of Nazi propagandists and secret agents in this country. Seventy Policemen, directed by Deputy Paul Damote Taborda, chairman of a congressional committee investigat- Ing subversive activities, swooped down on the Edificio Naco Ger ananico, in which are located the Herman embassy, the German con- sulate-general, and the offices of various German organizations, yes- ferday afternoon. They closed off &he third and fourth floors, alleged 10 be the headquarters of the Ger man National Socialist (NazD party in Argentina, though the party has been long prohibited here.
 Alleged Nazi Leader
 \ The raiders, 1t was said in re- liable quarters, broke up a con- ference among Enrique Korn. who is alleged to be the NaZi leader in Argentina, Enrique Wolberg, who also is an Argentine German, and Heinz Froeling, who was detained lzn an anti-Nazi raid in February. No one was arrested but books, aocuments, and files were seized for Examination.
 - It was understood that the raid Followed official advices from Be- 1ivia where Nazi putsch was sup Dressed last week end. Judge Ra- snon Cazuqe accompanied the raid Ners to overcome the ministry of in 7erior;s prohibition abainst raids githout court warrant. Cazuqe is- sued the warrant on the scene, thus Preventing the Germans being top zped off in advance.
 Bolivia Acts
 Bolivia was moving with equal @igor against subversive clements Early today, the government in La Paz announced that Radio America, a powerful station there. had been losed down for two weeks flor broadcasting intensively Nazi prop uganda" La Paz police Chief Gab- ziel Arze revealed that Gustavo Sa- zinas Armayo, Bolivia correspondent