The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-04

ample, without
saving anything disagreeable about
II. Official Argentina, however, has
expressed itself somewhat unpleas-
antly Foreign Minister Enrique
Ruiz Guinazu. for example. accused
Washington Of trying TO lead all
Of Pan-America by the nose. and
remarked that mis- republic wasn't
going to join the he'd.
This style Of conversation has led
TO Yankee surmises that AXIS
agents are making medicine" for
all they're worth TO our southwark
and TO predictions that. pretty
soon, they'll succeed in stirring up
actual pro- Axis outbreaks there.
That the attempts being made /
don't for minute question, but II
there are any outbreaks. I'm here
to forecast, as longtime resident
In that part Of the world, and as
the ancestor of an Argentine born
daughter and two grandchildren.
that they'll be suppressed in the
shortest possible order
Time was. until the Good Neigh
borliness Of President Roosevelt.
Vice President Wallace and State
Secretary Hull began to take effect.
when we were distinctly unpopular
south Of the Rio Grande
Many Germans in Buenos Aires
Except in Brazil. which always
has liked US, this complex still pre-
vailed into the days of World
War No. l. II was particularly
acute in Argentina. For one thing.
the Argentinos have in Buenos
Aires, their capital and t>e biggest
city on their continent, a large and
very vocal German colony. Fur
thermore. the republic produces al
most exactly the same raw mate
rails that we do. Consequently its
folk class themselves as our COM
peutors. The northerly Latin
Americas have tropical stuff, such
as rubber, that were perishing for.
making US darned good customera
Chile isn't so northerly, but It
has minerals we need.
Hence Chile isn't so brash as
Argentina.
The Chilenos hesitated at joining
the anti-Axis herd OF late. it's safe
betting, because Of the fear Of Jap
air raids on their coast. They're
practically nothing but Pacific
coast and it's wholly undefended.
What would happen to their ports
and slightly inland mines. if Jap
aviators descended on EN-. would
be a plenty
So Chile hung out when the Pan
American summons sounded-not
from anti-democratic sympathy.
but as precautionary policy.
Argentina. though. undoubtedly
has some prejudices in the matter.
Still. they shouldn't be exagger-
ated
I've spoken Of the last war and
OF Germany's formidable colony in
Buenos Aires. These colonists at
tempted to insurrect pro-German-
ly The then president. Hipolito In
goyen. was pro-German also The
local populace Immediately took
the anti-German wsrpath. sacked
all German Establishments in its
midst and unquestionably would
have overthrown the government II
it had objected II took but two or
three days to do II Up-countr7
was. not pro-German, but 100 per
cent local
Italians AsSimilated
Italians are thick there. but
they're completely assimilated into
their own environment.
Southern Brazil is as Germany
populated as blue blazes.. The Ger
mans down there. in Rio do Sui
province. tried 10 start an insurrec-
ton at this wars beginning Presi-
dent Vargas squelched it in a week
or so.
Chile is afraid OF Japan. yes, but
It hates the Japs-worse than our
Pacific coast does. because it's
more apprehensive Of EN-.