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Show BRAZTL OPIMION AGAINST RATES RU) DE JANEIRO Dec. 23 (Correspondence) (Cor-respondence) Considerable ami-Jolted ami-Jolted States sentiment in Brazil la resulting from newspaper comment on the unfavorable situation growing out i or the high rnte of pxrh-ins"' for Hie I American dollar in tli last ine fcnnnth?. During this peril i the t ilue Ol ,ho Brazilian r.llrels hnf dropped iftom 25 to 16V; cents to the dollar. Its loweat mark in moiv than 20 years. AlniOSt dally one or more OBWSpaV ,p:'i. fdfiorlally eliaruc I nbc-i! Statu:-; Ihankfl and trusts with being responsl ible for the local situation, urglojf mer I than til to diseont Inn purchitst-s from North America end supestln',' t vern-niental vern-niental action tn prfvent coDtrol of na tlve products by United States trusts Most of the local newspapers ignore ekpla nations ol foreign bankero triat the drop ln exchange is due to lack of balance in tradt U .ted States banks opera' Ins; in Brasil are rh?.'ged in these rdltorlaia with exchange specula, on, while N'onh smeric,n trusts ire declared to eit' inplln a nionopl . o-i Brazilian pruducls, particularly rubber, which some of thi more violent editorials' attribute to the "expansionist policy" Of tne Unite I States govemnienL President Pesioa is charged by the r nt I t iivernm. nt sr-etlon -n the press Willi unduly layering lTniled States o, i : ul and rnnim'.p; il mtorcatS. These attaci.s on th preaidenl have bi-n intensit'ed dur'nj: tho UtSt week since he has ordered registration of a c mcesalon to a North merlran Iron and steel syndicate headed iy Perci val Fnrquhar to operate mines and jptelters in Rrazll. This loncession h.l prevloUdiv been refused registration registra-tion by the Tribunal d- ontos, which pPetes 'Judgment on v? r.menta' cor tracts an i eoncessiun |