The Hemisphere: Language of Truth

"Remember always," President Pedro Aramburu told his military colleagues last week, "that political decisions are not to be taken in barracks, bases or ships." Still firmly on timetable for returning Argentina to democratic ways, Aramburu issued a decree formally setting Feb. 23 as the date when the country will elect a President, 187 Deputies, provincial governors, legislators and municipal officials. "We ask the candidates to be cautious in their pledges," said the President. "Whoever promises a paradise for indolents will be lying, and if he should win, the country will be in danger. Let citizens beware of miracles and medicine men,...

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