Evening star., 1951-04-01
Goinzo Poz, Refugee in Uruguay,
Tells of His Losing Bottle


the Perons for many years, this
writer concludes that Eva is only
Ia woman like many in every coun-
try. For some men she must be
attractive, and she has been able
to use that fact to her own advan-
|tage.
Mr.. Peron is another case. There
seems to be q good deal Of evi-
dence that he remains infatuated
with his wife. This gives Eva a
certain arbitrary power which
may one day help lead to their
downfall.
More important than Eva are
the men around Mr.. Peron. That
They include many prominent Ger
man Nazis and Italian Fascists is
well known and has been set out
in detail both by the American
Blue Book. published after Am
bassador Spruille Braden's stormy
career in Buenos Aires, and by
statements made by responsible
|anti-Peronistas in the Argentine
Congress before such statements
were likely to be fatal to the
authors.
Red Leader in Circle
What is somewhat less well
known Is the established fact
that more than one known Com
munist is giving advice, aid and
comfort to the Peron group. Luis
Carlos Prestes, prominent Brazil
ian Communist leader now in
exile, has found sympathetic sane
tuary within the Peronista circle.
When a Peronista priest, Father
Filippo. not long ago attempted to
Introduce a bill outlawing Com
munism in the Congress, in which
he is a member. he was stopped
by MIR. Peron or his henchmen.
All OF which leads to an in
teresting speculation as to the rel
ative elements of "Fascism" and
Communism" in Peronism. The
question, however, is purely one
of isms. AS in all police states,
doctrine must give way to force
and expediency.
Nor is there any doubt that
United States diplomacy is buy
ing a product of at least question:
able worth when it supports Juan
Domingo Peron and his Eva,
Everywhere is the current slogan:
"Peron cump.e." This slogan is
translated, 'Peron fulflls his
promises"
AS is usual in police states, one
must evaluate the meaning to get
an approximation of the truth,
Somewhat early in his career.
Mr.. Peron fell from power briefly
and was jailed, but a group of
friends helped him back to power
and to the presidency. Today
most. if not all, of that group
either is in jail or in exile.
After the war, the British
traded their Argentine railroad
and a lot of manufacturers for
Argentine meat in a series of eco
nomic deals. Mr.. Peron took the
benefits but in a large measure
failed to perform his part of the
bargain. Today Mr.. Peron is max
ing a highwayman's demands for
beef Britain sorely needs.
Last year American Ambassador
stanton Grifis, later transferred
from Buenos Aires to Madrid,
managed to get $40 million Ex-
port Import Bank loans for Pc
ron's government.
Promises Unfulflled
MIR. Peron's record of fulfill
ment of promises that went with
the loan is not creditable. He
signed the Rio treaty of defense
OF the Americas, then states that
our people would decide" if and
when Argentina would meet it's
obligations. Mr.. Peron or his
henchmen promised that the Pc
ronista press would be friendly"
in tone toward America. Economic
agreements were made concern
ing packers, oil companies, motion
picture companies and a power
company in Argentina owned by
Americans.
Impartial experts give Peron's
record here credit for considerably
less than SO per cent compliance.
These promises, except for the
Rio treaty. were not in writing.
They were informal agreements"
At least by implication, another
informal agreement" added up to
a Peron promise that Argentina's
press would not be throttled. This
promise lasted exactly until Mr..
Peron got his hands on whatever
part of the loan he could obtain
access to.
1t is a representative of this Mr..
Peron who today sits at the Con-
ference of American Foreign Min
listers in Washington, apparently
protected there from criticism for
the suppression of La Prensa be-
cause some American State De-
partment and military people be-
lieve his promises of cooperation
in event Of World War III will be
invaluable.
Controls Strangle Trade
No one denies that Mr.. Peron
is strangling Argentine business
and agriculture with controls, de-
crees and plain rackets. No one
denies that he has taken over the
schools. even requiring police
certificate of students before they
may take examinations. Even
Peronistas shrug and smile at the
Peron announcement of atomic
energy" discoveries, conveniently
timed to take attention from La
Prensa and possibly increase Mr..
Peron's prestige at the Washing
ton conference.
Nor is the Peron record Of "anti-
Communism" above reproach. Not
only has he protected South
American Communists, but often
poSeS for rict1lreS with members