The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-19

in WAR OF NERVES
Continued from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
the question outside the conference
hall. The delegation of Ell Salvador
asked that a declaration of unity on
the resolution be voted today, but
Aranha said:
Here for Action
1--WE are here to take action, not
make a declaration
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla
of Mexico which with Colombia and
Venezuela, Jointly presented the sew
erance resolution, said, 1--WE abso-
lutely refuse" to accept the Argen-
tine compromise on the resolution,
which was communicated to the
committee Sunday.
The subcommittee charged with
reporting on the resolution included
Argentina but not the United States.
Permanent subcommittee of the
main hemisphere defense committee
were formed, one to study measures
to restrict activities of non-Ameri-
can nationals against the security
of the American countriest, and the
other to draft plans for the re-
establishment of world order.
The economic committee under
the Craftsmanship of DR.. Padilla, also
met today to consider % resolu-
tons and projects already submit
ted. The resolutions were distri-
buted among seven subcommittee,
and the main committee adjourned
until Thursday.
The deadline for the presenta-
ton of new resolutions was again
extended to tonight. A total of so
resolutions were before the two main
committees today.
Argentine Foreign Minister En-
rique Ruiz Guinazu, who opposes an
open break, conferred at length late
yesterday with Brazilian President
Getulto Vargas, who is emerging
with United States Under-Secretary
of State Sumner Welles and Bra
lillian Foreign Minister Oswaldo
Aranha-as a strong man of the
conference.
During Guinazu's conversation
with Vargas, it was understood, VAR
gas telephoned acting President Ra-
mon S. Castilol at Buenos Aires.
Chilean Foreign Minister Juan B.
Rossetti made a lengthy call in
Welles' hotel room, leaving we'll
after midnight. Guinazu also Wis
tied there.
Delegates Seek Unison
The delegates were striving ur-
gently to find means of reconciling
resolution for joint severance of
diplomatic, financial and economic
relations with Germany, Italy and
Japan, with compromise version
Castillo was believed to have auth
orized GuuinaZu TO submit
There was no official confirmation
but this compromise was believed
10 give permission to the individual
governments to choose their own
strategiv time for severing relations,
with the understanding that they
would suppress all subversive ele-
ments at once.
The supporters of the severance
resolution already before the con-
ference will refuse to compromise,
although a spokesman said they
would be willing to "alter the
eignlenghrazilianb i,sontphrase-
"phraseology" If the principles were
untouched.
Nineteen of the 81 nations ap-
peared ready to vote for an immedi-
ate break and the first real test of
the opposition's strength was ex-
pected at today's meeting of the de-
Tense committee which will con-
slider the severance resolution intro
duced by Mexico, Colombia and
Venezuela
Under the conference rules, the
resolutions text should be made
public tonight, but there were indi-
cations that Argentina and Chile
were attempting to delay to provide
an opportunity for redrafting it.
A high source said at leasat one
South American nation was likely to
sever relatiosn with the Axis before
adoption of the resolution which
was expected to come on Wednes-
day. The nation was believed 70
be either Uruguay or Brazil.
Chile Is Confused
While Argentina appeared to be
seeking a compromise, Chile's dele