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a page five power around the possession of its tin mines, Bolivia is always at the mercy of whoever, at a given moment, is the strongest, is domin&timg the Sothh American situation and thus is in control of Bolivian mines, In April, President Paz Estenssore, one of Peron's protegees has taken over in Bolivia, It was a proof of Peron's strengths; but the fight is far from being over. US influences still) sia hold strong assets and possibilities, According to all | experts and reports received, the outcome of this struggle should be closely watched, Bolivia is South America's political barometer and its most vulnerable spot. Should the Paz Estenssoro regime be overthrown, it would be a grave setback for Perons Observers who have the closest inside into that complicated situation give President Perontx not more than a year in power after a possible downfall of Paz Estenssoro, For them this latter event wovld be the elearest evidenee that the political balance has change in favor of the United States, 3. Uruguay is another country whose future evolution warrant cares ful attention, Up to now, indeed, Uruguay was considered South Americants "lungsts the one country not under Rrgentine influse|ce where anti-Peron political activity and propaganda could develo and where the capital, taken out of Argentine, found refugee A present there are strong and alerming indicatiomof a growing Peronism even in Uruguay, Further deteils will be given in another dispatch. It is evident however that a Peronist victory in Uruguay would give greatest spur to the present Argentine regime and would make Latin America a unified political blocks | There has been much speculation as to know what practical | effect Mrs,Eva Peron's death would have on the evolution in | Argentina. It is of course too early to give a definite answer or to see and evalu&te all the repercussions. 4 One basie factor however seems evident already now. Mrse Peron'ts personality and influence was important for all matters connected with Argentine social and labor structure. Consequgntly — her name and memory are continued to be used as means of propaganda among the country's working masses. As stated above however, Labor Unions,-although one of Peron's power instruments, - could not save the regime in case of a setback along foreign policy lines. The general South American angle and not the Argentine labor structure, are the primary fagtore. In the question of Latin American solidarity however it was not the person of Mrs,?eron who played the decisive role, but the feeling of a racial and cultural unity, as opposed to a US anglo-saxon influence and powers The best proof for this statement is that the Peronist movement has continued to develop in South America, despite MrsePeron's sickness and death. Continuing the sam trend of thought it can be eoneluded that a possible downfall of Peron will not to be traced back primarily to his wife's death, but to a strengthening of the US positions Pia
