Evening star., 1943-04-20
Argentine Journalists
Report People Look 10
Unity Of Democracy
Group Sees Victory
Being Forged in Tour
Of War Plants

Declaring the Argentine people
sare deeply identified with the cause
Of liberty of the United Nations"
group of nine visiting journalists
from Argentina joined in a state
ment here to say their people feel
and know that the unity of the
Americas, in the democratic form, is
the only guarantee of continental
security and the best means of COL
laboration for true peace in the
future"
The group, which has toured war
plants of the United States, char
acterized what they had seen as
"the insurmountable industrial and
military effort of the United States
to speed that victory which already
Is assured"
The statement, issued after a
luncheon given in their honor at
the National Press Club, was inter-
preted as having special signifi-
canoe, since Argentina is the only
one of the countries of the West
ern Hemisphere still maintaining
diplomatic relations with the Axis.
The statement of the journalists
was emphatic in its pronounce
ments on democracy and the cause
of the United Nations Their state
ment was called Joint declara-
ton"
To Attend Press Conferences.
During their visit of six days In
the Capital, the journalists will at
tend press conferences of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Hull, and will be widely entertained.
Their hosts include the Argentine
Embassy, Representative Bloom,
chairman of the House Foreign Al
fairs Committee; Nelson Rockefel-
Ter, co-ordinator of inter- American
affairs; Robert Woods Bliss, former
Ambassador to Argentina, and the
Overseas Writers Club. They plan
TO leave Washington Friday, some
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ceeding home by way of Miami.
I'VE believe that very few citizens
of this country have seen what we
have been permitted to see" they
said in their statement. And every
where we have received the fraternal
and warm American welcome.
Seeing the marvellous results of
af
forts of more than 300O0,000 people,
we believe that if the enemies of
democracy had suspected the exact
magnitude of what the United
States would do for the cause Of
liberty, they would have already Of
Tered an unconditional surrender.
Example of Democratic Action.
This country is not only assuring
the victory and future peace that all
free men desire, but is giving the
world an example of what a de-
mocracy is capable of doing when
1t resolves to defend itself
The tours of South American jour
nalists to the United States, they
said, constitutes the beginning of
vast projects AS a result, they
said, the most important South
American newspapers are making
known all the aspects of the life, the
progress and the war effort of the
United States.
The information and the opinion
Of the free press are the best and
only means to draw the peoples to-
gether," the statement continued.
IF the North American Journalists
do not go to our country, as we have
come here, the possibilities in this
beginning will not be fully realized.
1t is necessary that it be known here
in the United States, in fuller and
more positive manner, that the Ar
eentine people are deeply identified
with the cause of liberty of the
United Nations. and that they feel
and know that the unity OF the
Americas, in the democratic form, is
the only guarantee of continental
security and the best means of COL
laboration for true peace in the fu-
ture."
North American Press Praised.
Messages of fraternal greetings
we're brought to the National Press
Club from the Press Clubs of Buenos
Aires and Rosario, Argentina. A
handsome scroll on parchment pre-
sented to the National Press Club
by Jose w Agusti of Buenos Aires,
owner and editor of Noticias Graf
icas and Cordoba, praised the North
American press for its sense of
responsibility in the war.
The visiting newspapermen, in
addition to Mr.. Agusti and Fabian
Gale of Mendoza assistant editor,
Los Andes; Alfredo Coviello of Tucu-
man, editor La Gaceta; Jose Santos
Gollan, Buenos Aires, editor La
Prensa; Nestor Joaquin Lagos of
Rosario, assistant news editor, La
Capital; Ricardo Enrique Maqui-
EZRA, Buenos Aires. secretary of
Board of Directors, Ell Mundo; Hec-
tor Peralta Ramos, Buenos Aires.
member of Board of Directors, La
Razon; Juan S. Valmaggia, Buenos
Aires, secretary general of editorial
department, La Nacion. and Fran
scisco Mateos Vidal, Cordoba, acting
director, Los Principles.
Felix Gotten of International News
Service, president of the National
Press Club, presided at the luncheon
yesterday.
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