Evening star., 1943-06-06
Developments Darker
Allied Hopes Of Aid
By Argentine Revolt
Urueuoyon Officials
Say Pro-Axis Figures
Appointed to Cabinet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTEVIDEO. June S. - Uru
guayan officials interested in muster
ing a strong American from
against the Axis expressed surpris,
and disappointment tonight at tn,
personnel Of Gen. Arturo Rawson
new military regime in Argentina.
Because of its almost complete
military character and the fact thai
several of the new ministers are
known as extreme rightists, these
sources said their own earlier hope.
that Argentina finally would be
ruled by a democratic regime hac
been exploded.
One important official of the
Uruguayan government exclaimed
oh! This cold shower upon our
hopes" when he was told that only
two civilians-one of them Jose
Maria Rosa, known as an anti
liberal-were included in the new
cabinet.
Diplomats Disappointed.
A quick canvass of the diplomatic
corps revealed similar disappoint-
ment as the immediate reaction to
the Buenos Aires announcement
No government Diplomatic officials
wanted to be quoted but the general
concensus was that the actual con-
stitution of the Argentine Govern
ment tended to undo ;he first hope
full expectations aroused Ev the
overthrow of Ramon Castillo's ieo-
lationist group.
There were a lew. however, who
tempered their criticism. saying
that it was still too early 10 make
any prediction on TIE new regimes
plans for the future. They even
saw the possibility that the gov
ernment might permit the holding
OF the election which was sched-
uled for September,
Other sources suggested that
while the new government might
carry a rightest tinge insofar as
Its internal policies were concerned
there was reason to hope that it
might adopt Allied stand in
International affairs.
Nazi Influence Feared.
This latter hope was based appar-
emily on the original proclamation
Issued Yesterday, in which Gen
RaWson announced that the revolu-
tlonarE government would abide bv
international agreements and would
perfect her part in American soli-
darity.
The hope that the government had
taken a true-antl-AXis line bios
somed Yesterday with the announce
ment in Buenos Aires that former
Gov. Manuel Fresco of Buenos Aires
Province, leader of the Nationalist
movement and Nazi svmpatkizer,
had teen arrested.
But today it was learned that
FrescO was released yesterday after
noon.
The fear that nationalict bloc
was included in the new cabinet
was expressed when it became
known that Rosa and Horace CAL
deron-both of whom are known to
have Nazi tendencies-had been
given the finance and justice, and
public education portfolios.
Liberal Circles Panied.
Liberal circles here did not at
tempt to disguise the painful i'm
pression created by the announce
ment of the complete cabinet. and
Socialists in Buenos Aires were frank
in their condemnation The official
Socialist newspaper, La Vanguardia.
was forbidden to be circulated in the
Argentine capital today.
On the other hand. if liberal SEN
timent branded the cabinet as
rightist and ultra conservative. il
brought no cheer to the conserva-
tives either. Although the main
leaders Of the conservative groups
were not available for comment,
their lieutenants were strcng IN
their condemnation.
Several Of the military members
Of the cabinet have not been active
politically, and their afiliationS and
policies are not known. Others.
including Admiral Segundo Storm.
are generally believed to be tie
least extreme of the rightistS. Rosa.
who was Finance Minister under
Gen. Jose Uriburo, is the owner OF
the printing plant where e. PAM
pero, pro-AXis newspaper, is pub
lshed. Calderon. who has been
absent from politics for :, lengthy
period, was cabinet minister under
the conservative president. Victcrlno
De La Plaza nearly 30 years ago.
Democratic Hopes Dim
Gen. Domingo Martinez, Foreign
Minister in the new cabinet and
former chief of police under Castillo.
Is also considered to be a rigltist.
Champions of a democratic rule
could find no hope in one of the
early measu reported pushed
through by the new cabinet which
curbed activities by political par
ties, ruling that not more than three
persons would be allowed to meet
inside the headquarters of each
party with the exception of paid
employees.
The most marked political about
face during the day was that of the
Union Civica radicals, several of
whom had boasted yesterday that
they had been in contact with the
revolutionary leaders. Tonight's de-
velopments left them so chagrinned
that 1t resulted in the deferment-
and possible cancellation-of plans
for a courtesy call radical Con-
gressmen intended to make upon