Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-06
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer

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Chile is dramatizing anew
how little real unity exists in
this hemisphere over Castro
Cuba.
For As minutes this week in
the Council of the Organiza-
ton Of American States the
Chilean delegate dashed out at
every major tactic currently
sponsored.by the United States
to isolate the Communist virus.
The occasion was the full
dress debate on the overdue
Special Security Committee re-
port to ban transfer of money,
men and funds between Cuba
and other hemisphere nations.
Before Chilean Ambassador
Manuel Trucco spoke United
States Ambassador deLesSepS
Morrison pleaded for a show Of
unity to back up the balanced
formula" against subversion.
Calls Report Dangerous
But the Chilean course was
fixed far in advance. On June
90 q special session Of the
Chilean Senate had denounced
the security report as danger
Gus, inadequate and self de-
feating."
At the GAS meeting the
Chilean Ambassador asserted
that recommendation after rec
ornmendation in the report vi
olates the Chilean constitution.
He said Chile could not ban
travel to Cuba, could not re-
strict friendship" and Com
munist cultural societies, could
not prohibit circulation of
Communist propaganda, could
not unilaterally cut back activ-
tiles of Communist embassies.
United States officials hide
their irritation behind soft re-
minders that this attack came
as no surprise. The Chilean de-
votion to legalism was well
established in advance.
Vexed at Venezuela
But these officials are sur
prised and vexed over the I'M
expected position Of Venezuela
on the report. Venezuela abb
stained when the vote was
taken.
This oil-rich country on the
northern tier of the continent
is described here day in and
day out by everyone-includ-
ing the Venezuelans-aS Tar
get No. /" of the Communists.
And to make matters worse,
Brazil and Mexico joined Vene-
zuela in abstaining. With the
outright Chilean rejection,
these abstentions (Haiti also
abstained) give the 14-nation
majority vote only the most
hollow ring Of victory.
u. s. officials now are talk
ing about letting a decent
period" Of time pass before
pushing for the next step to-
ward co-ordinated action.
That may be a call for a hem
ispheric meeting of security
ministers under auspices OF
the GAS.
But few people see how such
a meeting can contribute much
to the cause of anti-subversion
If representatives of major
countries still retaining rela-
tons and communication with
.Cuba-Brazil, Chile and Mex
ico-boycott the campaign.
Cite Internal Politics
Officials here tend to ex-
plain both the Venezuelan and
Chilean positions in terms Of
domestic politics. Both are In
the throes Of crucial presiden-
tial election campaigns. The
government OF each must con-
stantly prove that 1t is as
jealous in protecting civil
rights as is the political oppo-
sition.
But the antagonism to the
anti-subversion recommended
tons goes deeper. 1t betrays
a suspicion that-despite de-
mails to the contrary the anti
Communist measures can be
used to suppress legitimate OPP
position.
Most Of Latin America is Just
emerging from an era Of die
tatorship. No matter how un-
stable or impure the new DEM
ocracies, their leaders are
acutely sensitive about any
possible wedge for res6rrect-
ing police states.
It is noteworthy that the
Chilean delegate coupled his
attack with a reminder that
Chile has been able to main
tain one Of the Oldest demo-
cratic republics IN the hemi-
sphere because 1t has been
scrupulously careful never to
violate constitutional guaran-
tees II waa a raVnindar MT