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Show CLASSIFlEi Friendly Neighbors to the South of US South America, Led by Republic of Brazil, Now U. S. Army Mans Outposts Closely United With U. S. After Rio Conference Of Battle Fronts Far-Flu- js;,mP'w"'?wTI By CHARLES A. SINGLER (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) 3f Rirth Pprtificatoc Mme,,. ng s'-J-v-J x t hK, 4 ZZSgpt HeJ Even on a most of the heat from the land and it being absorbed by rectly from the sun. in&tc waft ut V --- (Satin.. Reflected United States Assumes Military Command In Area Many Times as Wide as Its Own Borders. 'is? Consider briefly the great continent to the south of us, and see what bearing it may have upon Uncle Sam's all-ovictory effort. Time was, in the early days of the war, when South America was very much like Benito Mussolini. Remember that stocky orator, poised on the fence of power politics, eagerly watching each move in the great struggle to see which way the balance of power was shifting. And then, satisfied that he had made the right decision, jump into the fray with his Italian legions. iv th By BAUKIIAGE . A'etts Analyst and Commentator. i If 1 -- no 111 WNU Service, 1343 H Street, N-Washington, D. C. Spring has unloosed her fluttering green scarf over the capital, the stark pattern of black branches against sullen skies was gone. Behind the classic portico of the Treasury building I could see, from my high window, pointed tree tops like a jade comb in a gray dowager's hair. That was May in Washington as it has looked for nearly a quarter of a century. But there was a attitude was South America's grim signature in the upper corner Interdependency much on this order for a long time. of this picture framed by my office Today, bound together In the -y f flslfl im r v i window If Germany were to win in Europe, that made the whole scene same cause, the United States and South America stond ready to move ft modern strictly, brutally, 1942. It Canada are more interdependent Here are Just a few of the Brazilian "Good Neighbor" In a totalitarian direction. If Gerto crews. addition In more and their as such guns, many these, was the silhouette of a parapet, the than ever. They must share in the guns many lost, she would be content with not only in Brazil but other South American nations, Brazil's good neightop of a tall hotel and on the pent- framing of a new world after the what might have bor program calls for a largely increased fleet of planes and house roof a black cylinder pointed war. to offer her. gun. But pilots to fly them. This South American nation, working with the United upward an Canada has never accepted a The United States was regarded States against the Axis, has received many "mass deliveries" of bomb- that did not hold my attention. I e arrangement with the as "the Colossus of the North" and ers from the U. S. have seen hundreds, if not thouUnited States. viewed with both suspicion and consands, of those guns in the past Canada's parliament has voted a resentcombi the United States proper. Into these weeks. It was a doughboy under free cern. The the gift of a billion dollars to ed Uncle Sam; they distrusted him; nation of international brigands, for great spaces of mountain and val- his rounded helmet sitting on the Britain. ley jungle and plain the whole of edge of the parapet kicking his heels they thought he was meddling.- Shirt at that time Juan A. Rios, Canada, dependent on so much of could candidate for the presi Europe organizations, cut to the measure of omitting Russia into space as his watchful young America's output to sustain her war Adolf Hitler's military tailors who dency, was elected by a landslide easily be enclosed. eyes followed the skyline. effort is struggling to maintain While Brazil with its 43,000,000 were cutting up Europe on a pattern vote. And while these two coun To me he was the symbol of a financial independence so that she reof their own, were flourishing everytries have not gone all the way, the and boundless natural million men scattered from the can sit down at the peace table with where throughout South America. steps they have taken indicate a sources represents a vast potential Arctic to the Antipodes, scanning no debtor's shackles on her wrists, definite trend away from the Axis, of power, it also represents a miliHere was a picture that needstrange skylines, soon to see them no burrs on her tongue, as an equal which is reassuring to say the least. tary liability because of that daned changing a pattern which all turn red. counselor among the Northamerd towards They have pledged to cut business gerous land-bulg- e could only spell trouble and Never in history has a nation sent icans. war to the of with relations on bar the Axis, Dakar, bulge plenty of it. Confronted with But because the United States is a front as wide-flun- g materials from going to the ene- Africa. It will be recalled that the its sons out to America this picture, Uncle Sam evolved a giant, financially and industrially, is which as that guarding mies of the democracies, and to British and Free French forces bathis "good neighbor policy" such a and Canada is small in comparison, combat totalitarian influences with tled to wrest Dakar from Vichy ear- today; never in history has which already has gone a long built been machine terrible by a she is deeply affected by what in their borders. ly in the war, but found the job too way towards banishing distrust America does. That is why she is people. single too costly. Dakar is 1,600 air and bringing about that hemiArgentina's and Chile's failure to big and In less than half a year a nation keenly interested in how the United miles from Brazil. Natal, at the Rio sphere solidarity so urgently give full that yesterday spent less on its States works out the program for World War I Ally. needed to present a solid front conference, however, has not been army than on its movies, its autos, checking inflation laid down in the in America not has that forgotten without its price. against the Axis powers. has begun to man President's message of April 27. World War I Brazil went to battle or its cosmetics No attempt will be made in this That price is the cutting off of on the side of the Allies. With its the outposts of the United Nations. Canada's war effort depends on limited space to cover all the po special economic military and na- the United States for certain maStates has United the of Gradually reserve coastline and its big big tentials in natural resources, or in assumed military command in an terials which Canada neither grows vital war materials, such as rubmen, munitions and ships, which area ten, perhaps 20 times, as wide ;in her fertile soil nor fabricates in leaderber and its and manganese, South America represents to the movement as its own borders. Boys from Flor- her factories. Canada has things ship in the United Nations. And it is well that natural ida and Texas' live in iron huts in America needs. You cannot go into the is It Axis, quite against we bear in mind that we are bound one of the busy Canadian war facin should come for the Iceland under an American comBrazil that to South America by much more tories without seeing the name of Dakotas are from the most manderboys States. aid from the United than a thin neck of land through in Asiatic jungles boys an American city stamped on some sweating of an Brazil 100,000 has Which the Panama canal has cut army from New England are fighting machine American machine tools men, the largest army in South Its way. is an essential which we have fursandstorms in the African deserts America, and most of these men Spirit of Freedom Kin. American generals give commands nished Canada so that she could under arms are in the zone in China, in the South Seas, in India equip not only her own army and We are bound to South America where her coastline bulges to and the Levant. navy but help Britain to equip hers. by cultural, traditional and economwithin attacking range of the ic ties. We are kin to it by the car And Canada has had a problem. The is still running though reof The base Dakar, Africa. not so far in the East and the northShe bought much more from us than spirit of freedom. For the very has about 300,000 republic same love of freedom which caused west Pacific we still have at least we from her. American dollars beserves, and an untrained manthe Pilgrim Fathers to break away one teaspoonful of sugar for our cof- came as scarce north of the border power of 1,000,000. Brazil not from Europe's feudal ties caused fee, school begins, father goes to as corn pone (and it's hard to think controls the shortest invaonly Brazil to break away from Portuthe office or the fields, there are of an American product unknown in sion route across the ocean, but still dishes to wash, shoes to shine, Canada). gal. Rio de Janeiro, with its magthe southern shores of guards nificent backdrop of 365 mountain umbrellas to mend, babies to Tourist the Caribbean In gateway. Dollars If it weren't for these peaks a mountain peak for every change. northern Brazil air defense drills One of the chief sources f Amerday in the year was founded 53 common, engrossing things human are held almost every day. The ican dollars Was the American tourbefore the on landed not could while at the years Pilgrims beings carry l 3 t wild and uninhabited coastline ist. The tourist trade fell off with whole world goes through the exPlymouth Rock. offers many an ideal site for enThe conference in Rio de Janeiro of travail that will the beginning of the war. It has agony cruciating "1 emy submarine refueling operaalmost disappeared with the rationwas charged with significance, and bring forth something whose nature within but a few hours' tions, ing of gasoline and tires. No Canathe outcome of that conference, no one can guess. flying time from the Panama dian can come to the United States while it was not a total success, was At Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sumner To survive this ordeal requires and canal. In realization of this spend his money here (reducing so full of good import that every Welles, under secretary of state and the dull, unthinking indifference of Canada's forces patrol the air threat, dollar exchange) without citizen of the United States can take head of the U. S. delegation to the of the or brute faith saints and the coastline. proving his visit is strictly business. heart from the results achieved. Rio conference of American repubOne of the clauses of the famous Brazil has two battleships, seven martyrs. After the conference in Rio, In lics, Is pictured with a Brazilian two and four "Hyde Park agreement" made by destroyers, which Under Secretary Sumner naval man during a visit to the submarines. Its cruisers, Prime Minister McKenzie-Kinair force consists Canada Struggles for and Welles and Foreign Minister Oswal-d- o navy yard at Rio. A Brazilian warof a sizeable President of U. armada Roosevelt was "coFinancial Independence Aranha of Brazil, former ambasship is pictured in the background. planes. Happily for all concerned, sador to Washington, were the prinChanging its business all around ordination of price policies." Toit is rapidly expanding its army, is one of the biggest jobs this counday that has begun, aid val the under Brazil moved into theory cipal figures, top 14 months alter it was laid down. being that the countries that have navy and air force. Happily, also, try has today. Changing the busiposition among the ten South American republics a position which Ar- either severed relations or declared is the fact that Getulio Vargas, pres- ness of a hundred million people is For there can be no effective price ident of Brazil, is a great aviation a long, hard job. We've only real- control in Canada if there is no gentina had enjoyed over a long pe- war have exposed themselves to riod of years, and the Western hemi- Axis attack and possible invasion. enthusiast, who has a plane and a ly got down to cases since Pearl control in the states whose products pilot of his own, and who knows Harbor. But when the President she has to buy. If American prices commitments will, theresphere began to turn hopeful eyes Lend-leas- e should soar how could the Canadian to the great republic of Brazil for fore, preferentially be extended to what it's all about Another item told us about forgetting the "creanew leadership in the solidifying of those nations which have already on the happy side of the ledger: ture comforts" and the efforts that government force its own merchants South America against the wiles and made the breach. Chile, however, Brazil has a sizeable merchant fleet, have been made since April 28 in to keep prices down on the many because of her long coastline and the second largest in the hemi- Washington to carry out his seven things they get from the United tricks of Axis propagandists.' point program most States, or how could the Canadian At least three countries which had her small navy, will get modified sphere. treatment in regard to military and Warplanes and munitions are be- people began to realize that we are war budget bear the strain if the been satellites of Argentina Paramany war products they must have naval supplies. ing made in Brazil's factories on a on the way. Bolivia Uruguay-switc- hed and guay, us (gas engines for instance, .from iron is I large scale; mined a contook being and The of Recently Amerithe South smallest specially allegiances, began ior and tanks and trucks) from the hills pianes and rubber is ducted a of section the 3 can republics is Uruguay, with being trip through looking hopefully to Brazil for guidwent up in price? ance. square miles. Brazil, the larg- tapped from her rubber trees. territory of our northern neighbor, Canada began to study price conAmerica's desperate rubber situa- Canada, where they have been busy As for Chile, she demonstrated at est, has 3.285.319 square miles withtrols find tion immediately after her declaat a anleast 1939. may ever since her last election how she felt about in its borders, an area larger than "changing" partial of war with Germany in 1939. swer in Brazil. From the moment you get off at ration But it was not until December, 1941, of the busy station in Montreal filled Colombia. Importance that maximum price regulation The Vastness of South America Among other vital raw materials with uniforms and the folks there went into effect. Since then Canada come which from to Brazil bauxare meet imhow realize them, you The estimated population Is 91,300,000. has been watching, waiting, hoping which is vital to the manufacite, The Amazon river there Is the longest In the world 3,900 miles. portant Canadians are to Americans, ture of war planes; quartz, graph- how important Americans are to that we would follow suit, because The Andes mountain system, extending 4,400 miles from Panama ite and mica, also castor oil, which Canadians, and how vital it is that there could be no Canadian price to Tierra del Furgo, is the longest and highest mountain range In ceiling unless there was a " is used in the lubrication of each of these good American neighthe world. It averages nearly 13,000 feet a dozen peaks exceeding price ceiling. It would bors see eye to eye, work together engines. 21,000 feet. Colombia's position on the map and learn to forget "border and be a house with less than half a Brazil, alone, Is more than 2G0.0O0 square miles larger than the root makes her full with the breed and birth" and to greet each United States. That South American nation territory covers 3,285,319 On December 1, 1941, Canada U. S. a matter of vital importance. other frankly and freely as brother square miles. froze prices and wages allowed for Colombia was Northamericans. among the first oi Paraguay with 61,847 square miles Is the smallest nation in Sooth rise in the cost of the nations to deCanada is big a little bigger in unprevcntable America, excluding, of course, the three Guiana nations in the north. living by granting a bonus in wages on clare war the Axis. She In has northern Brazil, is the nearest American point to Africa. than the United if the cost of Natal, square miles living went up. It some 15,000 men under nrms, and States. It has a tenth of the The wild, and hardy tribe of Patagonlans live at the very end of people has,' however, varied little, now if more than 250.000 trained reserves to support and South America, along the Magellan strait. this develop great the President's program is successguarding areas close to the Panama heritage. Unlike the United States, Some of Its most Important products are gold, diamonds, coffee, fully carried into effect, stabiliza-tio- n canal. Colombia's principal exports d of the Canadians are nitrates, manganese, tin, copper, cattle, cotton, cacao and rubber. can be assured. We have folare coffee, oil and gold. French-speakin- g and of lowed the Canadian pattern. Bolivia, shivering on her cold and U. S. Influence barren mountain plateau, is more BRIEFS: Wood Successfully Replacin '0 rnnoaa But some American prices had vr UII'VOIO .AUWJ important in our war effort than affected Canada. Take the already More on dishistorians a the artistic side are Over 200 Latin American youths Though skipped it, most of us imagine. Since the fall case of the Canadian mer-chatypical wood age must have preceded the played scores of new woodenware are aviation receiving training in of Malaya into the hostile hands of who either had to sell the United States. grape-fru- it Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages, but products that come under a gift tin the the center of at a loss or stop Japs, the all-oworld, taclassification. Among these is a them Going the Axis, one selling that oversight is now to be remagainst because the United States was at least for the U. S., has become mess hall at the Camp Roberts, Calif., ediedA Wood age is going to fol- ble piece carved in the form of a Bolivia. Tin furnishes 70 witX a well in its back for per cent of has renamed a popular breakfast only source. If all the merchants low them. We are now in the first lobster' had stopped selling salads or snacks. Then there is a her export. dish "Free French Toast." grapefruit it would have had a bad effect phases of this new wood age. It is variety of carved trays, and platVenezuela's vast oil fields are of Chester Bryant of KnoxviUe, reit would have meant a ushering in new businesses and ters. Some of the latter have strategic importance in the all-oTenn., suggests that Americans and greater viving old arts was revealed in a grooved outlines to fit the shape of war effort of the United Nations. other peoples of the United Nations, strain on the market for other fruits or vegetables-tomat- oes, survey of displayed consumer goods turkeys, ducks, etc. The great bulk of this crude oil is In closing all correspondence, busifor Items at a large merchandising cenHere are more items being made refined at the huge plants on the ness and personal, use the words, instance, which happen to be in demand for great ter in Chicago, III. out of wood instead of metal; similar vitamin Dutch Islands of Curacao and Aruba. "Yours for Victory," content both at home and in Britain nft iM - A w- - ftf uf w m flr t J. Fuller the English speaking mixed with a heavy smattering of races drawn from as many different lands as our own population. "Daughter I am in my mother's house, but mistress of my own" wrote Kipling of "Our Lady of the Snows" as he called Canada whose wide vistas of lakeland, prairies, mountain and forest were too wide for even his facile genius to bring to a single canvas. Now she is a grown-u- p daughter who can speak to the motherland on equal terms. By JERRY Pep link J art anti-aircra- "Fuller," says Aunt Netb J Some sour with age, and like you, get better 1" "Mebbe." savn T tiinn little compliment, "that's te euuu iuwk oi me time For. voti knnw , fniu, uca feel good your disposition's im OUI, woo nut se anti-aircra- ft lend-leas- J Latin-America- 6". 1 got to eat right, which lncicsj all your vitamins, i gettin' , T wr nnn'o ehn i thfl tvn Tnnst. rfto euuib laorciJ nary meals vitamins Bi m nl r n, Vichy-controlle- 1; anal thai A Jtlkioms nipplia pa aaily need of raammtl.f, minimum daily need of rktmm K ttmngt to 100. Trj 11$ 111 KILL ALL FUES PI anywhere. Dais Killer AttrafU .ml kill. 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