Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
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BIG-TIME DICTATORS do not exist
solely in Europe. One of the most effective
and ambitious of them all is now practicing
in Latin America His name is Juan Do
mingo Peron, and he is the unquestiOned
boss of Argentina which, after the United
States is economically and politically the
most powerful state in the Western Hemis-
phere.
great deal has been written about
Per0n and his purposes. The gist of it is
that Argentina is putting into effect a Five
Orny into kind of state capitalism modelled
to some extent on the Soviet Union. And
what makes this particularly important is
that Argentina is not only the richest coun-
try in Latin America today, but probably
also the richest in the world in proportion
to population. The war, which Argentina
formally entered only few weeks before
Germany gave up the ghost, greatly enrich
ed her.
Another thing that makes Peron out
shadow the mill run of Latin American die
tators is the evident fact that he is efficient,
intelligent and enormously reSourceful. He
is a man of strong personality and great elo-
quence. He has an effective partner in his
handsome wife, who recently made a diplo-
matte world tour during which she was re-
ceived with the highest state honorS in
Spain, the Vatican, and elsewhere. The mag
nitude of Perons achievement is indicated
by the fact that only four years ago he was
a little-known colonel in the Argentine
Army
Peron has incorporated what he regards
as the best features of German and Italian
Fascism and Soviet Communism into the
Argentine government. AS young officer,
he spent much time in Italy and came away
with a considerable admiration for Musso-
lini. During the war, German experts of
various kinds assisted him.. Some of the
Germans have become Argentine citizens
and hold important posts in Argentina.
PerOn has devised an ingenious system
for financing his program. He has made the
import and export business a government
monopoly. The government has been buying
wheat at $40 per hundred Kilograms ano
selling it abroad at $40, for a profit OF
$50 per cent A similar deal in linseed oil
is reported to have made profit of some
thing like S200,000,000.
AS in all total states, the Peron pro
gram involves naturalization of basic in
dustry, and this has been accomplished ii
part. Socialization of medicine is also OF
the agenda. He has followed the familiar
pattern in eliminating critical elements from
schools and universities and replacing then
with teachers who pay faithful allegiance tt
his new order. Finally, means have beer
found, despite constitutional barriers, t,
check criticism of his regime in the Argen
tine press and radio.
Peron has used Argentina's economic
power to the limit in extending his influence
throughout South America. This has beel
done through intricate trade agreements o
one kind or another, all of which have beer
economically and politically favorable t.
Argentina More and more neighborin
countries have become dependent on Argen
tina for necessities. He has exploited oil
suspicious of the United States to gain hi
ends. The traditional cry of Yankee impe1
ialism" is used frequently by Peron spokes
men.
Perons appeal to the Argentine people
he cemented his power in an election whic
is universally believed to have been fair, an
in which he received some 55 per cent of tn
vote-iS simple enough He offers all thing
to all men, Capital was wooed by brilliar
word pictures of a greater Argentina whic
would take its place among the top powers
the world. Workers were promised bette
pay-which they have received, though thei
standard of living is still far below that i
the United States-and an interest in th
profits of industry. He told farm worker
that great estates would be broken up an