Evening star., 1961-08-09
CONFERENCE
Gueyoro's S Restrained I one
Impresses PorIey Delegates
Continued From Firzt PaEe

Interference Limited
In the draft resolution, the
quintet Of nations claimed
that members of the alliance
should have charge Of their
own planning. They announced
q determination to allow out
side interference only from a
loose international planning
staff"
Argentina has taken the
lead before and at the con-
ference in opposing the Ameri-
can suggestion to give some
overall committee of indepen-
dent experts a voice in chan
neling American aid to Latin
America.
Roberto Aleman, Argentine
Minister of Economics, has
contended the United States
committee would be q duplica-
ton of other hemisphere
machinery and also a violation
of national sovereignty.
During his speech, Mr.. Cue
vara announced Cuba also
would vote against "seven wise.
men," although he had no part
in drawing up the draft reso-
luton.
Later the Argentine delegate
said the United States knows
about this draft and is largely
in agreement with it,"
From ALI Sources
AS to the amount of foreign
aid. the five sponsoring nations
followed almost exactly the
thoughts Of United States
Treasury Secretary Dillon. The
draft says economic and social
stagnation of Latin America
demands that "a supply of
capital from all external
sources during the coming 10
years Of at least $40 billion be .
made available to Latin Amer
ican countries. !"
AS did Mr.. Dillon, the draft
added that the bulk. of funds
should be public. Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru
also indorsed Mr.. Dillon'S clear
warning that aid of this mag
nitude would demand "neces-
Sary internal reforms" The
draft asserts that future par
Elephants in the Alliance for
Progress should formulate long
range development plans with
in next 18 months.
This draft was one of key
documents delegates studied
when the conference broke up
into small working committees
today. Delegates are generally
agreed that Mr.. Guevara's
performances yesterday was re-
strained In comparison with
Cuban antics at earlier Inter-
American conferences. They
are busily assessing the effect
Of his announcement that Cuba
does not intend to be forced
out Of the hemisphere.
Skillful Performance
I'VE want an Alliance for
Progress, an alliance for our
progress" he said. I'VE op-
pose the idea of our being left
aside. We oppose the idea of |.
masterminded cultural dom
ination."
While most Latin American
delegates played down the ;
speech as too long or too
political for this technical con-
ference, they treated the per-
formance as the most skillful
yet seen here.
Even the American represent
ative admitted Mr.. Guevara
was restrained enough to be ,
taken seriously here, while !
impassioned enough to appeal
to nationalist-minded masses
Of this continent. ...
His words caused the only
outburSt vet seen in the con-
ference hall. When Mr.. Guevara
finished, three Cuban exiles
jumped up and hurled insults
at this adopted" Cuban born
in Argentina. He smiled, while
intruders were bundled out of
the hall and "FidelistaS" in the {
audience shouted Cuba, Cuba"
in unison and the delegation
unfurled a Cuban flag. 4
From the opening Of his
much-awaited speech the eco ,
nomic car of Cuba served b
notice he had come to discuss 1
politics, not economics. Turn
ing to Mr.. Dillon's earlier men,
tion here that the Alliance for
Progress might mean $40 bill
lion foreign aid in next decades, |
Mr.. Guevara said the United L
States generosity was due to ,
the Cuban revolution.
Cuba is the golden-egg hen,"
he said with evident amuse-
ment. while Cuba is there,
the United States is ready to
give" ,
He noted that the Dillon ,
figure was only two-thirdS Of
the $50 billion Cuba's Premier
Castro had called upon the
United States to contribute to ,
Latin American development
at a similar conference in
Buenos Aires two years ago.
All delegates must push the
United States for specific COM
mitments in working commit
tees-which begin today, he
said, so that all of them, ex-
cept poor Cuban Cinderella"
would finally get that $50 bill
lion.
He struck several sympathetic
chords even in this sober Latin
audience. For the first time
during any speech by a dele
gate the largest audience Of the
conference, sitting in a sitting
hall, interrupted with applause
and laughter.
Thn- a~r1orIad .a,a.z..