"No obstacle shall deviate the men of La Prensa from defending, at the risk of their material interests, of their personal security if it were necessary, the liberty of thought and expression of ideas." This is the credo of one of the world's great newspapers, La Prensa of Buenos Aires. Last week it was living up to its credo. It defied the Argentine dictatorship (see p. 40), demanded restoration of freedom of the press.
The personal security of slender, ascetic Adolfo Lanus, La Prensa's editorial writer, was in doubt. He was reported under arrest. No Argentine regime had yet dared to ban...
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