The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-09-14
ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA,
WILL NEVER BE FRIENDSHIP
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BY G. GROsvENoR DAVE.

safe to predict that, though there is an
uninterrupted stretch of land from
Artic to Antartic in the American
continent, there will never be a strong
aense OF unity between the two halves
OF the continent. AS time goes on and
rs wars OF conquest as well as wars oil
commerce, grow into more disfavo1
with the human family, there will un,
doubtedly be many attempts, like that
Of B,aine's reciprocity treaty, to bring
10 pass a vital union between North
and South America. It viii be found
too that the approaches in relation to
such treaties Of the future will nearly all
take their origin in a candid expression
Ct bsogherly feeling on the part Oh
North Americans. AS an example,
look for moment at the generous,
almost Quixotic, way in which the
United states took up the Venezuelan
dispute, and with how little regard CT
gratitude her noble ss!fforgetfulness is
viewed by the Little Venice of South
America This is typical OF what Will
always be our experience in dealing
with tha countries on tie mainland,
south Of the Tropic OF Cancer.
~
Distrust of the people of their own
country and of the greatest republic
On the American continent is the key
note OF the policy OF the republics OF
South America. Viewed from our
more enlightened standpoint, these
fiery and dlsputatious neighbors OF
ours do not understand what human
liberty means and their republics are
| tyranules, III many cases, tempered by
assassination and revolution. They
regard their own people with suspicion,
then they entertain the same feeling
for each other and are constantly
pickering among themselves oyer arbi-
trary boundary lines that might we'll
be swept away in one vast South
American federation. The unreason-
ableness Of their enmities is seel, in the
fact that practically all Of the South
American republics belong to what are
called the Latin races. and hence have
In large measures common history, a
common literature, and racial tie.
| ~
Yet their common origin is the very
thing that explains their internal rest
lessness, their continental disputes,
and their attitude toward ourselves.
The Latin races as we now know them.
and even as they were in the days
when Venice was in its glory, cannot
understand what it means to give free
dom of political choice, and freedom
Of religious view to the least as we'll as
to the greatest Of their members. Even
SO advanced, 80 artistic, and SO power
full nation as France, may be used as
the strongest possible illustration OF
what Republic is under Latin man
agement The common people are re-
garded by the rulers as mere children
who need watching and whose most
simple acts are constantly under the
eye OF the government, by means OF
tho spv system. What IS bred in the
bone will come out in the life, and
though South America has entirely
freed itself from Spanish and Portu-
gese dominion, the setting up Of gov
ern,pents-soroe Of them closely mod
elied upon that of the United States
has neither made for quietude among
themselves nor for progress that at all
keeps pace with the rest OF the world.
| This amount OF justice, however, must
be done to the rulers OF all Latin re-
blics-they know the characteristics
OF their people for plotting and unrest,
and undoubtedly have to watch them
closely in order to produce anything
of a permanent character in the way
Of government. See how the dregs OF
humanity asserted themselves in the
Reign of Reason and the Commune IN
France. These two occurrences Illus
trate the very dangers that are always
possible in q Latin republic, and hence
explain why it satisfies Latin Repub-
lie to give freedom to the people IN
word only.
1t may seem daring to prophesy SO
far ahead, and yet one Is almost tempt
ed to say that, though 'eNever is long
day." there meyer will be friendship
Of a vital character between ourselves
and our southern nelghbors. Mastifts
and foxes do not run together. Our
ideals are so different and our leading
men so keenly in touch with all classes
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