Evening star., 1942-07-25
Argentina Expected
10 Give Little Aid
To Allied Cause
Costello Government
Declared Suspicious
And Resentful Of u. S.

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ting the Argentine governments
opposition to support OF the
United Nations and its intent to
continue relations Uith the Aris
comes significantly from Uru-
0Ndy, which has broken of dip
Ionatic relations Uith Germany,
Japan and Italy.
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ting post near enough to the
sources to relay accurate intorrnn-
ton on the dissension betUeen
the incumbent Argentine admin
istrdtion and the opposition
forces fdDoring q solid pan Anler-
icdn stand against the Aris)
- rht Associated Press
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay July
35.-The shape Of Argentine foreign
policy, as illuminated by recent
events including last weeks closed
session of the Chamber of Deputies
IN Buenos Aires. was authoritatively
said today to offer scant prospect of
future concessions by Argentina in
favor OF the United Nations cause.
This conclusion was drawn by in
formed sources here who insisted on
anonymity but who speak with
knowledge of what occurred in last
weeks session, when the Argentine
chamber interrogated Argentine For
eign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu,
behind closed doors and with no
stenographers present.
The general impression is one of
government whose attitude toward
the war and the obligations it con-
tracted at the Conference of Amer
lean Foreign Ministers at Rio de.
Janeiro last January is deeply condi-
toned by suspicion of and resent
ment toward the United States.
The broad lines of Argentine policy
as traced by these informants is as
follows:
First-Argentina will not 60 to
war unless directly attacked and
won't take any step considered like
ly to lead to war. In its interpreta-
tion Of what constitutes direct at
tack" the Argentine government is
prepared to overlook such mistakes
as the German submarine tor
pedoings of the Argentina merchant
ships Uruguay, Victoria and Rio
Tercero.
Supported by Chile.
President Ramon s. Castillo him
self Is represented as believing none
of the belligerents can claim to be
fighting for idealistic objectives and
that Argentina can get along for
five years without aid from either
the United States or Great Britain.
Argentina is convinced her view Is
shared in large measure by Chile,
that Chile's future companionship
in isolation Is assured. There Is
reason Also to believe the govern
ment Is impressed by reports of its
military attaches abroad stressing
Axis war successes.
1t is pointed out in circles Sympa-
thetic to the United Nations, how
ever, that it is not surprising that
Argentine attaches tend to favor the
Axis prospects since the majority
of them are assigned to Axis or Axis
dominated territory. Moreover, it
has been remarked by q high Ar
eentine ofacer who espouses the
Allied cause that 1t is understand
able that professional soldiers ad-
mire the German military prowess.
Second, in the opinion of those
familiar with the government ten
denotes, Argentina will not sever re-
lations with the Axis. The govern
ment considers this would be step
toward war. It believes its obliga-
tions in that direction, as desired
by the Rio resolutions, were modi-
ned by the fact that various other
American republics Jumped the
gun" by breaking of relations or
declaring war in advance OF the Rio
consultations.
Dubious of U. S. Aid.
The administration takes the view
that the state of Argentina's mill
tary establishment is such that its
paramount obligation Is to avoid war
at al costs. It is dubious Of the
United States ability to supply war
materials for the defense of South
America. 1t considers the military
aid Washington thus far has ex-
tended to such neighbors as Brazil
and Uruguay is scant.
The Argentine position is that
Washington contends countries
which sever relations with the Axis
should have first call on military
supplies since they are exposed to
attack, but that Argentina cannot
risk q severance with the Axis be-
cause she can't obtain the needed
war materials from the United
6tates-in time II at all.
This leads to the sole question of
lease-lend negotiations with the
United States-the prime source of
the Argentine resentment. The ad-
ministration says Washington made
lease-lend aid contingent on Argen-
tina's agreement to convoy mer-
chant vessels. The convoy plan
was rejected as . maneuver to draw
Argentina into war. 1t is clear that
Argentina is determined to keep her
merchant vessels out OF the block
ade zone declared by Germany, even
at a great economic sacrifice.
Finally. it explained that Ar
gentina feels wounded in its sov-
ereignty by the United States
blacklist. Sovereignty IN the view
Of the Castillo administration is a
precious endowment which must be
defended at all costs-especially
when there is the remotest suspi-
cion 1t Is being threatened by the
United States.
Bethlehem Steel Head
Paid S537,724 in 1941
Es the Associated Press