Evening star., 1942-08-23
BraziI's Declaration
May Create Crisis
In Argentina
Quick Action Of Uruguay
Foreshodowed in Talk
By Foreign Minister
3, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug. 70
--Brazil's declaration of war on Ger
many and Italy and the likelihood
that Uruguay would follow suit were
regarded here as bringing Argentina
to a grave crisis in maintenance of
her rigid neutrality policy.
The Brazilian act brought the
war literally to Argentina's frontiers
and with the entry of Uruguay the
war would spread to within few
miles Of Buenos Aires itself
Uruguays course was foreshad-
owed by observers who believed she
would be in the war within "a hours
of Brazil's declaration and by For
eign Minister Alberto Guani's as
surance to Brazilian naval officers
and Embassy staff that both the
people and government of Uruguay"
would be "in entire and complete
solidarity with Brazil in the present
circumstances"
DR.. GUAM was aware of Brazils
entry in the war when he spoke to
cheon presided over by Brazilian
Ambassador Joao Baptista Luzardc.
DR.. Guani said he was unable to
predict when and how the Uru-
guayan decision would be reached
but that he expected to confer i'm
rediately with President Baldomir.
Uruguay Studying Note.
The Uruguayan foreign Office said
tonight it was studying the note
which Brazil sent to all the Ameri-
can republics informing them of the
course she was taking, and added
that DR.. GUAM would give suit
able answer" after his conference
with the president.
In Buenos Aires, President Ramon
S. Castillo told reporters the gov
ernment would consider its new pol
icy Monday in view of the Brazil
ian action.
Some observers believed Argen-
tina's situation might be further
complicated by diplomatic breach
between Chile and the Axis. The
belief has been increasingly ex-
pressed In informed quarters in re-
cent days that Chile is tending
toward sewerage of diplomatic re-
lations with the Axis. leaving Ar
gentina as the only American re-
public still dealing with Berlin
Rome Toxic.
Many observers predicted Chile's
severance would be made in con-
nection with Chilean President Juan
Antonio Rios visit to the United
States in the autumn.
1t was further noted that Chile
plainly affirmed solidarity with
Brazil by addressing a protest to
Berlin after the recent sinking of
Brazilian ships.
Argentine Position Difficult.
Informed sources agreed it would
be rash to forecast that Argentina
would quickly abandon her isola-
ZIONIST policy to which she thus far
has adhered with stubborn tenacity
Nevertheless, it is recognized that
Argentinas position would become
almost untenable if she remained
the Axis only friend In the West
ern Hemisphere.
1t was also pointed out that a
serious situation might arise be-
tween Brazil and Argentina on their
common frontier. This border is
drawn by the Uruguay River
separating Argentina's remote
Misiones territory and BraziPs
southern province of Rio Grande
do Sui, which is largely German
inhabited
The frontier is difficult to patrol
and would present an ideal oppor-
tunity for Axis saboteurs and fifth
columnists to penetrate Brazil.
The Argentine Foreign Ministry
said Argentina would not adopt
any new decision in view of Brazils
position until formal note from
Brazil was delivered to President
Castillo.
1t was likely, high quarters said,
that Argentina would declare a
state of non-belligerency regarding
Brazil, as she did when the United
States went to war.