Evening star., 1941-11-26
Controversy RACES
Over Time Article
On Chilean President
Roosevelt Labels Story
Disgusting Lie; Reports
Apology Sent by U. S.

A two-continent controversy in
volving this Government good
neighbor" policy with other nations
of the Western Hemisphere Was
under way today between President
Roosevelt, the weekly magazine
Time and Chilean friends of the late
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
Beginning with Times publication
of an article about the illness OF
President Cerda, who died yester-
day, followed by expression OF re
grets" by Ambassador CLAUDE
Bowers, the incident reached a
climax when President Roosevelt
called the Time story disgusting
lie."
At his press conference late yes
terday, the President disclosed that
the United States Government mas
been forced to apologize to Chile
for the article in question and spoke
of the general indignation and dis
gust" which 1t engendered.
Luce Assails Roosevelt.
Times editor. Henry R. Luce, re-
piled he considered the president
words are unwarranted by the 1actS
and unwise as an attack on Tree
and honest press" even though theS
NAV have been influenced by pres
sure of international politics.
"In view of President Roosevelt
extraordinary outburst,' Luce SAID
Thine will later make a complete
report" on the article.
uast week Ambassador Bow
ers conveyed the regrets OF tne
United States Government 10 the
Chilean government for the
article appearing in the Noveh-
ber II Latin-American edition
of Time.
(The United States edition OF
the same date stated at one
iuncture that Aguirre Cedra hao
"spent more and more time with
the red wine he cultivates. Fort-
night ago he was reported ILL.,
This week his journalistic enemy,
FL Imparcial, called for a med
ical bulletin to allay public anx-
iety."
CThe article reported that a
political bulletin" was then Is
sued. announcing temporary re-
tirement from Office "on account
of bronchitis and grippe)
Brings Up Subject.
President Roosevelt brought up
the subject at the opening OF ms
nress conference yesterday. He said
he had Just received word OF the
death of the Chilean President, ana
he was deeply sorry to receive the
news. Then he continued:
That brings up a dlsagreeaoie
fact-that the Government OF the
United States has been forced 10
apologize to the government OF
Chile for an article written in Time
Magazine-a disgusting lie which
appeared in that magazine.
ut was, Of course, Immediately
cabIed to Chile. 1t arrived at the
time that the President had lett
Office in a very i'll condition. and
we are informed by our Ambassador
that this article was a notable con-
tribution to Nazi propaganda against
the United States.
Used by Nazis.
at is being widely used by the
Nazi, Fascist and Falangist press.
The United States Ambassador to
Chile shares Fundamentally IN the
general indignation and disgust, He
reports to the Secretary OF State
that this is another illustration OF
how some American papers and
writer's by such methods are stock
ing the arsenals of propaganda OF
the Nazis to be used against US.
The episode of the article will
not be easily forgotten in Chile
Mr.. Luce, in q statement issued
last night in New York, said:
Times sympathetic article on the
political difficulties and i'll health OF
the late President of Chile was based
on a number of reports received
from Times correspondents.
Time has already received pro-
tests from Chilean officials. but nc
one had said anything in Times re-
port was untrue until the President