Evening star., 1944-06-10
Officials CHALLENGE
Charges Of Strained
u. S,-Latin Relations
nr ahn A..ncinlnA f,rs..

! HS inc Associated FfeSS,
Of1icials here today questioned
the assertion of Brazilian edu-
Gator that United States relations
with Latin America have been de-
teriorating for months because of
political. economic and personal re-
lationships, but Senator Butler. Re-
publican, OF Nebraska. who toured
South America last summer and re-
turned highly critical of the good
neighbor" policy. said he Endorsed
the educators statement 100 per
cent"
Speaking before the International
Education Assembly at Frederick
Md, yesterday, DR.. Hernane Ia
wares De Sa. who is on leave from
the University of Sac Paulo while
employed in the advisers Office OF
the co-ordinator of inter-American
affairs. scored "the succession of big
and small blunders" by the United
States, and said that politically
Latin Americans do not know and
they fear" what will be done after
the war with Brazilian bases now
being used by this Government.
Officials here emphasized that the
war has caused economic disruption
in all countries, and they said it was
doubtful if any one country could
be blamed for the economic dislo-
cation of another.
Butler Mentions His Report.
The Brazilian Embassy said DR..
Tavares in no way presented the
views of the Brazilian government
Senator Butler said that DR..
Tavares' statement confirms the
main point I attempted to make in
my report to the Senate after a
20,O00-mile trip through Latin
America last summer"
Senator Butler also expressed
agreement with DR.. Tavares' as
sertion that United States propa-
ganda has "backfired."
DR.. Tavares said United States
short wave broadcasts were "ad-
dressed to 12-year-old morons,
where, as a matter of fact short
wave sets are owned only by people
of some means who rely more on
the British Broadcasting Co. because
of higher standards"
Il would like to repeat what I
said in my report to the Senate"
Senator Butler said in this connec-
ton, that we are making terrible
mistake in not treating those people
as our equals. They even excel us
in many respects"
Rockefeller Out of Town.
Nelson Rockefeller, co-ordinator
of Inter- American Affairs, was out
OF town and his Office would make
no comment.
Other officials, who requested
anonymity, were sharply critical of
the Braziliian's statement that the
situation he described had been 'verv
carefully kept out of the press in
this country" They pointed out
that Senator Buffers attack on the
administrations Latin American
policy had been widely published, as
well as recent reports of unrest. such
as the revolts in Ell Salvador, Ecua-
dor and Bolivia.
AS for his personal conduct
criticism, DR.. Tavares said United
States officials sent to Latin America
were mot carefully selected" that
they spent too much money" and
many became "rowdy and drunk in
the best casinos"
Really, it is minor thing" DR..
Tavares commented, but these few
give an impression of the United
States all out of proportion to their
numbers. The pity of it all is that
Brazil is one Latin American coun-
try where there existed general good
will and a sympathetic attitude to-
ward the United States even before
the Good Neighbors' policy"
Wide Exchange Of Students Urged.
He recommended an exchange of
students by the thousands" and of
teachers as vital part of relations
with Latin American countries, say
ing that those who have lived in
the United States for year are your
friends, no matter what the rest of
their country may think, because
they know the Americans"
Although DR.. Tavares was unsuc-
cessful in his attempt to obtain a
commitment from the Assembly to
invite Argentine representation to
the next session, the representatives
OF 80 Allied nations attending rec
commended that the Executive Com
mittee consider inviting all nations.
OF the Argentine people, he said
that go per cent are out of SYM
pathy with the regime" DR.. Tavares
indicated he planned to leave his
post of special adviser shortly and
planned a nationwide lecture tour
In October in an effort to better
relations.