Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-06


cized by United States officials
on the charge it is Communist
infiltrated, insisted his attack
was aimed at intervention" the
Observation-Disclosures of McCar-
thyism," and the great North
American monopolies.
The Guatemalan Foreign Min
lister told newsmen:
I'VE did not and do not attack
the United States; the attack is,
and we repeat it, against the
great monopolieS, which do not
represent, we are sure, the last
ing interests of the American
people nor of their Government"
Resolution Awaited.
After the undercover feud be-
tween Mr.. Toriello and United
States Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles had blazed into
the open yesterday. today's
plenary session of the conference
was Cancelled. There was no
explanation, but it appeared
likely that conference leaders
wanted time for tempers to cool.
The United States delegation
may present Monday a LONG,
awaited resolution on the threat
of communism in the Western
Hemisphere. Delegates are Won
dering whether it will try to pin
a Red label directly on Guate-
mala. Several other Latin
American delegates have indi-
Gated they do not favor such an
approach, preferring to handle
the Communist threat on a
hemisphere-wide basis.
In his speech yesterday, Mr..
Toriello said his country is bat
ting the big stick and dollar
diplomacy employed by "the
forces of international reaction. a"
He said he opposes any dec
laration or resolution considered
by his government as a violation
of fundamental democratic rights
and intervention in it's internal
affairs.
Dulles Takes Up Challenge.
Mr. Dulles took up the chal-
lenge promptly He said Mr..
Toriello had repudiated two
resolutions approved by Guate-
mala at previous international
meetings condemning interna-
tional communism "as incom-
patible with the concept of
American freedom and as a
danger for the American states. /"
He expressed confidence that
this conference would adopt an
even stronger stand.
The question comes up Mon
day before the political-judicial
committee. To have a debate,
there must be a resolution to
argue about. The United States
delegation has the week end to
draft one
The United States won the
first skirmish before the COM
mittee, its motion to put Com
munist inf1ltration at the top Of
the agenda carried. 1873. Guate-
mala. Mexico and Argentina
were opposed. They wanted to
discuss the question of Euro
pean colonies in America.
American Position Outlined.
Mr.. Dulles outlined the Amer
lean position in a statement
after the conference had given
Mr.. Toriello so seconds of ap-
plause, nearly twice that &C
corded Mr.. Dulles speech.
1--WE do not intend to let this
issue be obscured by an abusive
attack made upon the United
States" Mr.. Dulles said. 1--WE
deplore the fact that this Inter-
American meeting should be used
as a platform for efforts which
seek to defame other American
states and to exploit every pos
sible difference with a view to
diSrupting the harmony of our
gathering.
"Guatemala's position with re-
spect to Intervention of inter-
national communism in the
American republics will be put
to the test when this agenda
item is taken up.
I'VE, are confident this con-
ference will reaff1rm the position
of the ninth conference on this
question and will go on to de-
clare that domination and con-
troll of political institutions of
any American state by the inter-
national communism movement
would constitute intervention by
a foreign political power and be