Evening star., 1942-01-21
Rio Farley Committee
Expresses Sympathy
For Axis-HeId Lands
Big Test Of Solidarity
Not Expected to Come
To Vote Till Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 21.-
The Defense Committee Of the
Pan-American Conference unan-
imously adopted a resolution to-
day expressing sympathy for
Axis s-occupied countries and as
suring recognition to their gov
ernments In exile.
Delegates said the big test Of pan
American solidarity-action on the
resolution to break of relations
with the Axis which Argentina has
said she would oppoee-would not
come to committee vote until to-
morrow.
The expression Of sympathy res
olution touched of . few minutes
of heated discussion because of q
misunderstanding Of the attitude Of
Brazil.
Oswaldo Aranha. Brazil's Foreign
Minister, had said America Is for
Americans and must be defended"
mo, senor." q Cuban delegate de-
clared. America Is not for Ameri-
cans. America Is for humanity"
Aranha quickly cleared up the
impression that Brazil was not in
sympathy with the conquered coun-
tries and emphasized that he was
criticizing only the superficiality Of
such a resolution. Brazil. he de-
clared. wanted more definite action
from the conference.
Hopes Ard Dealt Blow.
Hopes that Argentina might fall
into line on the proposal to break
relations with the Axis were dealt
blow last night by Argentina's act
ing President. Ramon s. Castillo.
who said his government could not
modify its attitude toward the pro-
posal.
UNITED States Ambassador
Norman Armour went to the
Argentine presidential ofices in
Buenos Aires this morning for
conference with Castillo. No an
nouncement was made as to the
purpose of the Ambassadors visit,
but 1t was assumed in informed
quarters that it had to do with
Argentina's policy at the Rio de
Janeiro conference. especially on
the question of breaking relations
with the Axis)
| Castillo's assertion, made last
night in Buenos Aires. was gener-
ally accepted here as meaning that
Argentina had definitely decided
against joining the other American
nations-at least for the present
in forming solid anti-Axis front.
OF the 20 other republics repre-
Sented here. Chile Is the only one
whose stand on a proposed joint
break with the Axis-scheduled for
debate tomorrow-is in doubt.
No Hint Of Compromise.
Castillo's statement surprised OBJ
servers. for only yesterday there were
reports that Argentina, long re-
garded as the chief obstacle to unan-
imous action by the conference, was
being won to the majority view
There was no hint now, however, of
compromise.
Proponents of the anti-Axis dec
laration indicated they were ready
to go ahead. regardless of Areen-
tina's attitude, and there were re-
ports one subcommittee member
had proposed that Argentina or any
other nation opposing the measure
be ousted from the Pan-American
Union.
Some hope still existed that Argen-
tina, while apparently unwilling to
subscribe to an immediate break with
the Axis, might do so when she
feels the time is ripe. Those hold
ing to this belief maintained that the
present attitude of Argentina. as well
as Chile, was being strongly influ-
enced by political considerations at
home.
DR.. Eduardo Anze Matienzo, Bo-
lvian foreign minister in charge OF
reporting out the resolution for de-