Evening star., 1943-11-27
Good Neighbors
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which have joined the war at oul
side, and which have severed diplo-
matte relations with the Axis,
want to say that the policy of the
good neighbor is the policy of the
people of the United States and
am confident it will continue and
not be temporary.
The fantastic figures which have
been used in an apparent effort to
discredit the good neighbor policy
will be refuted by the agencies
involved"
McKellar Hits Figures.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee-shouting to Senator
Butler that the Nebraskan was let-
ting his imagination run away with
him'-argued that actual Govern
ment spending in Latin America
amounted to approximately s2,700,-
100000 and half of that went for
the purchase Of critical war mate
rials.
He said Senator Butler had not
been fair or just" that he made
his personal report without getting
financial figures from Government
agencies involved.
Senator Butler told a reporter
that Mr.. Rockefeller objected to
the 0O0000,000 figure the Senator
used, but he was unable to give
figures to disprove it,
Senator Byrd said his committee S
first attention would go to good
neighbor activities in Uruguay, but
he did not explain why. Senator
Butler criticized United States
spending there. but he did not single
it out for special attention.
Speech Called Sabotage"
The Mexico City newspaper Ex-
celsior declared today that the But
ler criticism was "sabotaging' the
good-neighbor policy just when the
sentiments of friendship and mutual
comprehension are beginning to bear
their evident fruits"
The Senator's words tend to bring
back "old doubts regarding the sim
cerity of the good -neighbor policy
"a situation that fifth column
propaganda also is trying to create" "
the paper said.
Prompt reaction to Senator But
ler's statement also came from other
Latin American newspapers which
published the story prominently
some carrying parallel editorial
comment.
In the Argentine capital of Buenos
Aires the pro-Axis Pampero did not
comment. but it published many
direct quotations by the Senator.
The report met varying response
to Capitol Hill.
House Minority Leader Martin
suggested that the revelations de
manded an immediate correction of
conditions" while House Majority
Leader Mccormack warned that the
American people should view such
utterings with caution"
There has been a lot of talking
by Republicans playing politics" Mr..
Mccormack added, land some have
gone beyond the limits of political
decency."
In his address Mr.. Rockefeller said
the good neighbor policy lis a prac-
tical policy, and it works, and there
have been many mutual dividends -
His references were to an article by
Butler in the Readers Digest.
Brazi's Bulge "Victory Corner"
Let us look at few facts of
first Importance" Mr.. Rockefeller
said. There are 20 other Amer
lean republics in this hemisphere
Nineteen of them have broken rela-
tions with the enemy and have
given freely of their resources to
the cause of the United Nations
Twelve have declared war. AS re-
suit we have the use of military,
naval and air bases which have
enormously simplified our strategic
problems. In a very real sense the
great base at Natal on the bulge
of Brazil, where our planes swing