The Archive · 1940

Shock From Brazil

The editorial continued, "Among the Latin American nations, Brazil has long been regarded as the friendliest to the United States. Over a number of years her foreign policy has frequently and deliberately been aligned with our own. Hence the shock resulting from Tuesday's proist speech in Rio de Janeiro by dictator President Vargas.

"Defending the vigorous peoples,' Vargas attacker sterile demagogy of political ideas.' Since this may mean us, it is again necessary that we take another look at our political hand."

The newspaper asserted that the Pan-American conferences at Panama, Lima and Buenos Aires brought only agreement to confer.

"Since by Congressional resolution we are committed to action, we may have assistance or only conferees," the "World-Telegram" asserted. Congress has sach us with a responsibility that stretches from pole to pole and ocean to ocean without any assurance that President Vargas or any of his fellow Latin American dictators and Presidents include us in this group of vigorous peoples. United Press,

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