Show THE BREAKS Chile Brazil Kiss Russia Good Good Good-By By Acting almost simultaneously two South American nations nations- Brazil and Chile curtly Chile curtly announced severance of diplomatic relations relations relations rela rela- with Russia because as they both implied they couldn't i 4 4 d J if t 1 stun i I It a CJU ny I Brazil which beat Chile to the gun by a few hours in breaking relations had the less less' valid reason for its action on the surface at least Stated reason for the move was given as the extremely outrageous outrageous outrageous out out- articles articles articles arti arti- and even calumnious cles in the Russian press attacking attacking attacking attack attack- ing Pres Enrico Gaspar Caspar Dutra and the Brazilian army Russia's Literary Gazette had called Dutra an incompetent soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier and a Fascist It was the same magazine that had compared President President President dent Truman with Hitler to which the U. U S. S strongly objected but took no further action Chile however had a more deep- deep seated grievance ance Communist infiltration infiltration infiltration in the nations nation's southern coal zone leading to recent labor difficulties there undoubtedly spurred the decision to sever rela rela- Chilean Pres Gabriel Gonzalez Videla previously had accused the Communists of planning to cripple Chiles Chile's production of copper capper ni- ni and other strategic materials and hamper defense of the western hemisphere and the United States He also had announced his intention intention intention tion to end once and for all what 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 actually can be halted by breaking diplomatic relations with Russia |