GERMAN PROPAGANDA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 253, 25 September 1939, Page 9

GERMAN PROPAGANDA.

IN SOUTH AMERICA

NEW YORK, Sent. 23.

The Buenos Aires correspondent of the New York Times states that the German propaganda flooding Latin America contains warnings that the neutrality conference is an excuse for making the southern republics protectorates of the United States, and declares that Washington is exploiting the assassination of the Rumanian

Premier (M. Calinescu) to side-track the neutrality issue, again offer United States protection, and spread a scare over the necessity for continental defence against a German invasion. It is further alleged that the sale by the United States qf freighters to Chile and Brazil is designed to isolate the Argentine in an anti-United States stand.

The presence of the large German delegation in Panama is explained on the ground that they are watching German interests in- Latin America. The Mexico City correspondent of the New York Times states that Italy has contracted for increased shipments of oil in exchange for rayon. The amount of the increase is not known, but is described as “very considerable.” '' Italy at present is Mexico’s _ best customer for oil. She bought 3,250,000 barrels from January to August, compared with Germany’s purchase of 6,300,000. . - Russian support in this direction to Germany is likely to result in the passing of the Mexican Anti-Communist Measures Bill, which has been presented to the Deputies. It requires .Mexican! Communists to. sever their ties with the Mosocw Third Internationale. The penalty is outlawry.