The Hemisphere: Monotheism on the Pampas

When 400 Japanese Argentines called at Buenos Aires' Government House last week to urge President Perón to run for re-election next year, Evita Perón graciously replied to their spokesman, an Argentine priest. Said she: "Without Perón there could be no Evita, but Perón could exist without Evita or anyone else . .. There is only one Perón ... He is God for us, so much so that we cannot conceive of heaven without Perón . . . He is our sun, our air, our water, our life."

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