Evening star., 1951-05-06

people of La Paz and hanged to
a lamppost. Nest Bolivians are
sure if he should by any chance
win and be allowed to become
chief executive he would follow
all the policies and practices that
Peron fosters in Argentina.
The nationalistic "Herreristas,
the party headed by Yankee hat
ing, old DR.. Luis Alberto de Her.
rera of Uurguay. are again whoop-
ing it up for Peron as they did
during World War II. The official
newspaper of the party, Ell De-
bate, which Uruguayans insist re-
ceives large financial support from
"Buenos Aires sources" praised
what it called "the great triumph
lof Peron's Foreign Minister at the
Washington conference"
"The Argentine delegation, ~
declares El Debate, prevented the
conference from turning the In
Iter-American Defense Board into
Ia Superstate." The pro-Peron
paper goes on to gloat over the
fact that, ''the ArgentineS man.
aged to secure the unanimous
approval for all their suggestions
relating to hemisphere military
collaboration" .
Some of the most offensive of
the Peronista tactics are being
displayed in Brazil. Not only the
Brazilian press, but high officials
of the Vargas government are
particularly incensed over the
latest propaganda of Peron's
friends in that country. It is
common knowledge that the pro-
Peron newspaper, o Mundo, in
Rio de Janiero is either owned or
subsidized by Argentine officials,
Traitors of all the countries of
the continent" says o Mundo,
ARE carrying out tremendous
campaign against President PeronI
because this great statesman is
a living example of how Amer
lean men and governments should
behave. Without any other OBJ
ject than the greatness of his
country and the welfare of his
people" the paper goes on,
Peron demonstrates how it is pos
slble to oppose Imperialism" the
last phrase being. no doubt, the
usual sly dig at Uncle Sam.
Opposes Vargas Regime
This newspaper plunked heav-
lily for Getulio Vargas in the re-
cent presidential campaign and
often published stories to the ef-
feet that if elected Vargas would
work closely with the Peron gov
ernment. But when the willy new
Brazilian President failed to show
any warmth toward the Argentine
ruler, and did not even encourage
an invitation to Feron to come
to his inauguration, as the pro-
Argentine group had wanted him
to do, o Mundo turned violently
against the whole Vargas admin
iStration.
The week before he left Rio for
the Washington conference. the
paper launched what the Brazilian
press called "a campaign of Will
fication" against DR.. Joao da
Fontoura, Vargas Foreign Minis
ter and long his closest adviser on
international affairs. According
20 Samuel Wainer of the powerful
Chateaubriand press and the
Brazilian newspaperman closest to
President Vargas, "the attack on
Foreign Minister Neves was due
entirely to the fact that the min
lister went against the interests
OF the group that represents Pc
ron's policies in Brazil"
This group" said Mr.. Wainer,
had a specific candidate for the
Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Having failed to comply with these
Wishes" he goes on, "Senor Joao
NeVeS suddenly found siege of
batteries turned on him in one of
the most infamous campaigns
which a foreign minister has ever
had to undergo on the eve of his
departure for a diplomatic confer
ence of the greatest importance
for the political and economic fu-
ture of the country"
"All of which," declared Ailomar
Baleiro, prominent Brazilian Con-
gresham. emphasizes the dan
gers of dictatorship, not only to
the country over which it rules but
to others as well. Dictators are
dangerous" said the Brazilian
legislator, mot necessarily be-
cause of their power at home, but
because in their attempt to de-
ceive their own fellow countrymen
as well as other peoples they end
up as victims of their own deceit.
A dictator creates his own myths
and ends up by believing them
n1mSeu, tnereby causing him tOl
embark on daring and usually dis
aStrouS ventures"
AS if to confirm Senior Baleiro's
implied prediction of PersonistaI
expanSionism, an announcement
from Buenos Aires that very same
day told how the Argentine gov
ernment had taken possession of
Antarctic territory claimed BY
Great Britain. According to al
government communique, "the es-
tablishment of this new base is al
new and decisive reaffirmation oil
Argentine sovereignty in these re-
gions."