Evening star., 1946-02-17
Argentina Proposes
To Submit Case 10
UN0 or Americas
BY the Associated Press

oO5NoO n4LELC, 4 Gu. lO.-1ne
Argentine government offered
tonight to submit its case to the
other American countries or to
the United Nations in answer to
the United States Blue Book
which charged that prominent
Argentines were linked with the
Nazis.
The Blue Book, q government
communique said, was causing wor-
ry over the United States inter-
vention in Argentinas internal af-
fairs. The communique accused
the United States of a violation of
international law and the good
neighbor policy in making the
charges public.
Foreign Minister Juan Cooke
stated the governments official an
swer to the Blue Book in the COM
munique.
The foreign minister added that
the timing of the publication of the
Blue Book had caused many Sec
tors of the public to worry that it
was intended to influence the pres
tdential election Of February "a.
Will Fulfill Obligations.
The elections, the communioue
said, "are the exclusive function of
the will of the Argentine people" !"
The government has fulfilled and
will fulfill faithfully international
commitments and can prove
to the governments of our sister
countries and members of the
United Nations the efficiency and
loyalty of her conduct"
Cooke said such willingness proved
Argentina's good faith and gives
us authority to demand from other
nations equal respect for their in
ternational promises, particularly
those pertaining to the obligation
not to intervene in internal politics" ;"
He added that Argentina rejected
as damaging to the dignity of the
nation "the unjustified and errone-
GUS accusations, at the same time ex-
pressing the belief that activities of
this nature compromise the good
neighbor policy"
Finally, he said, the Argentine
government was convinced the hour
had come for proper estimate of
the rectltude of its procedure.
Earlier, Santiago Giorgi, Progress
sive Democrat party leader, charged
at news conference that Col. Juan
D. Peron, Laborite presidential can
didate, was planning to have his
supporters put on street riots to
keep anti-Peronists from the polls on
election day.
Several Arrested for Riot.
Meanwhile several persons were
arrested. today in connection with
riot last night at Cuatro de JUNO,
10 miles from Buenos Aires, when 81
persons were wounded, one fatally
during rally for the Radical party
candidate for governor of Buenos
Aires province
GiQrgi, whose Progressive Demo-
Gratis are affiliated with the anti
Peron Democratic Union, asserted
that "Peronist leaders are making
plans for their forces to vote be-
fore 10 am. After this hour, his
supporters are to create terror in
various parts of the city by shoot
ing In the streets, thus trying to
dissuade the citizens from going to
the polling places. This shooting is
to be accompanied by shouts for
the Democratic Union, in order to
impute the disorder to the opposi-
ton"
Those named in the United States
Blue Book continued to present
their side in series of advertise
ments here. Among those denying
the Blue Book charges were Rich
ard Staudt, who was named as one
Of the chief German agents still
living in Argentina, and the Delfino
Company, named as implicated in
German maneuvers. The company
asserted it was entirely owned by
Argentines, and that while it was
an agent for the Hamburg South
American Line, it was also an
agent for the Grace and United
American Lines.
Oscar Ibarra Garcia, former Ar
gentine ambassador to Washington
and former undersecretary of for
eign affairs, in press conference
at the chancellory today denied all
of the Blue Book charges against
him.