Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-15 | Page 2 | Germany-Brazil Breach Widens

I GERMANY GERMANY BRAZIL BRAZil BREACH WIDENS BERLIN Oct 15 German I INS INS German German German- Brazilian diplomatic relations were ruptured today according to an official official official cial announcement which revealed the two nations have withdrawn their respective ambassadors from Berlin and Rio de Janeiro The announcement disclosing the break which climaxed a steadily increasing strain in relations stated The Brazilian government Informed in informed informed In- In formed the reich that the German ambassador Dr Karl Kar Ritter is not desired in Rio de do Janeiro The reich government go thereupon thereupon there there- upon expressed the greatest astonIshment astonishment astonishment aston aston- at such an unmotivated step and requested that the Brazilian Brazilian Brazilian Bra Bra- ambassador here be he with with- dra drawn wn Dr Ritter will be appointed to special work in the foreign office here During the period that the break remains in effect charges des affaires af af- af- af faires fames will remain in charge of the embassies at both capitals and conduct conduct conduct con con- duct the business of the two coun coun- tries The quarrel originated over al alleged alleged alleged al- al nazi activities in Brazil and andas as an aftermath of President Getulio Getulio Ge- Ge tulio tulle Vargas' Vargas antinazi drive regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing which Ambassador Ritter Bitter took tooka 3 a strong stand Island i It i is is- understood Ritter also at attempted attempted at at- tempted to stem stern the American trade dr drive e in Brazil meanwhile incurring Brazilian political opposition opposition op op- position until he finally became persona non grata in Rio de Ja Ja- Ja- Ja Ritter at present is chairman of the international commissions commission's economic economic eco ceo subcommittee sitting in Benun Berlin Berlin Ber Ben lin un and handling arrangements connected connected connected con con- with the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia