Evening star., 1949-09-04

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many individuals Of pinkish hue
Reds have been moving on Mexico
every one of the American nati'
attend the loudly heralded West
ern Hemisphere Peace Confer
ence."
Tomorrow, they begin a rousing
f1ve-day round of speech making
in denunciation of all those whom
the instigators and spokesmen for
the parley are pleased to call "war
makers" who are perpetrating An
armament race" Since the meet
ing is strictly confined to delegates
from the American nations, and
since the United States is not only
the most powerful among them
but the one which is taking the
lead in bolstering and rearming
the Western World, the inference
is, of course, clear.
On Our Doorstep
In view of the Mexican press
and many of the highest diplo-
mats in this capital city this gath
ering was not only inspired but
engineered by the clever friends
of Moscow. AS the Ambassador
from one of the most important
countries explained. THE Com
munists with the help of willing
fellow travellers and gullible intel
lectuals have put one over on the
republics and the United
States in particular" AS he sees
1T. having been frustrated in their
attempt to hold such an all
American confab in Brazil, Chile,
Argentina or any of the other
larger South American countries,
they have succeeded in staging
one in Mexico, on your very door
STEP"
Our own officials and diplomats
are convinced that the actual ar
chitects of the conference have
three main purposes in mind. The
first is to lull the peoples OF the
American nations into a more
complacent, If not more friendly
attitude toward Russia by spread
ing false peace propaganda. The
second is to create confusion
among the countries of the West
ern Hemisphere and thus under
mine the solidarity that has char
acterized their relations during
and since the war. The third is
of course, to embarrass the Unit.
ed States by having Latin Ameri'
cans and others engage in public
criticism and condemnation o1
Yankee imperialism" at the very
moment Washington faces a cru
cial period in its economic rela'
tions with Great Britain and thu
European countries, not to men
ton the critical situation in Asia
There were also significant
strategic reasons why Mexico Cit!
was selected as the scene Of thi!
gathering. It Is next door to us
the most easily accessible Of any
Of the countries to travellers from
the United States. No passports
no visas are necessary. Only 6
tourist card, easily obtained, Is
required. -
Toledano the King Pin
Mexico is also tremendously in
fiuential in Spanish America. It
has a widely read and circulated
free press. There Is no censor
ship. Its books and writings. the
works of its artists and painters
as we'll as its movies, are widely
distributed in the II other Span
ish-speaking nations. Also. In
spite Of the present friendly rela-
tions between the two countries
there is in the minds and hearts
of millions of Mexicans a smoul-
dering suspicion and fear OF the
United States, which might easily
be famed into flames once again
In addition to all this, no other
Latin American country has such
a resourceful group of leftists. fell
low travellers and avowed friends
of Russia through whom to op-
crate. Vicente Lombardo Tole-
dano, leftist labor leader and Bit
ter adversary of Uncle Sam, is
the moving spirit, in fact, the
king pin of the congress. He i!
not only one Of the most skillfu
organizers of such propaganda
meetings, but his frequent trip.
to- Russia, and his intimate &C.
quaintance with the outstanding