NO BREAK WITH AXIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 86, 22 January 1942, Page 4

NO BREAK WITH AXIS.

DECLARATION BY ARGENTINA. POSITION OF NEUTRALITY. (United Press Association—Copyright.) NEW YORK, January 20. The Acting-President of Argentina (Dr. Castillo), declaring that Argentina would not break relations with Germany, Italy and Japan, said that Argentina had not veered from her position of neutrality toward all the warring'nations. “Argentina’s position is open, frank and loyal, and represents, rightly or wrongly, the opinion of the country,” he said. “Our position has been misinterpreted to a point where they say Argentina is not going to collaborate in the Foreign Ministers’ conference. But Argentina, which defends the thesis that it believes best for America, will collaborate.” By this he apparently meant collaboration on all Hemisphere matters excluding a unanimous break with the Axis by the LatinAmerican Republics. The Rio de Janeiro correspondent of the “New York Times” says that the resolution before the Pan - American Union for severance of relations with the Axis will be approved, this week, regardless of whether Argentina and Chile join with the rest of the Hemisphere in this issue.