Show THE BREAKS Chile Brazil Kiss Russia Good Good Good-By By Acting almost simultaneously two South American na nations Brazil Brazil and Chile curtly Chile curtly announced severance of diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic dip dip- relations with Russia because as they both implied they couldn't stand it any l longer g r. r Brazil which beat Chile to then the jun un n by a few hours in breaking relations had the less valid reason or its action on the surface at east Stated reason for the move was vas as given as the extremely outrageous out- out ageous and even calumnious artiles arti arti- les in the Russian press attack- attack ng jig Pres Pros Enrico Gaspar Caspar Dutra and he Brazilian army Russia's Literary G Gazette zette had sol sol- railed Dutra an incompetent Her iier and a Fascist It was the same magazine that had compared lent Truman with Hitler to which he U. U S. S strongly objected but took 10 further action Chile however had a more deep deep- seated grievance Communist ration in the nations nation's southern oal zone leading to recent labor there undoubtedly purred spurred the decision to sever rela rela- ions Chilean Pres Gabriel Gonzalez videla idela previously had accused the Communists of planning to cripple hiles hile's production of copper ni of- Ij II j I II I I j I II i i I I and other strategic materials and hamper defense of the western hemisphere and the United States I He also had announced his intention intention tion to end once and for all what I he called Communist dictatorship over Chiles Chile's mine workers And in a burst of thoroughness Chile also ended diplomatic relationships relationships relationships rela rela- with Czechoslovakia If no other end is accomplished the action by Brazil and Chile at least may answer the question of whether Communist penetration Into a nation a actually can be halted by breaking diplomatic relations with Russia |