Washington sentinel., 1900-06-09
HOW Others sec Us.

feeling OF dread and latent hostility
which the lingo policy OF the pres
ent Administration has excited
throughout Latin America, ut
is undeniable," SAYS the Herald,
"that since he United States
fought with Spain and remains
with Porto Rico and the Philip
pines as annexed possessions and
with Cuba held in tutelage, a sen
timent of apprehension regarding
the future policy Of the Colossus
OF the North has come to be gen.
eral throughout Latin America.
In our opinion an act OF wise
craftsmanship on the part OF the
United States would be for Con-
gress to adoDt a resolution COM
mitting to policy Of maintaining
the territorial integrity not only OF
Mexico, but OF the Central and
South American countries. Such
an act would be in line with the
Monroe Doctrine and would pow
erfully aid in bringing abouemore
kindly and intimate relations be-
tween the republic of Washington
and the nations farther south.
Followed by the granting OF inde
pendence to Cuba such an act
would assure the Latin American
people OF the frank good will of the
people OF the United States"
The recent aggressions OF this
Government have evidently caused
the Spanish republics to regard US
with suspicion. 1t would not be
more difficult to iasten a quarrel
on any one OF them, they think,
than it was to find cause for war
with Spain. If our desires are 10 be
the guide OF our policy and the
measure of our duty. Chile re-
members how nearly President
Harrison brought her to war, and
Nicaragua has constant cause to
apprehend that we are going to
seize a canal route and control it
without much consideration for
her rights. So long as the Monroe
Doctrine restricted itself to pro-
Jectiug the republics from Euro
pean aggression it was regarded by
them with grateful appreciation,
but now that it seems to mean only
that the United States has the ex-
elusive right to gobble them up it
wears a very different aspect. The
Latin republics value their inde-
pendence, and they see in Cuba a
test OF our fidelity to our former
principle OF non-interference in the
affairs Of neighboring republics.
The HeyaId shows that our new
imperialism has excited alarm and
criticism in Europe also. ITO
day." it says. "the Monroe Doc
trine is openly ridiculed in the
press Of Continental Europe and
hints for a coming day oil reckon
ing for the United States are heard.
1t is felt that the growing CONNER
cial and naval importance Of the
United States must be checked.
The project is at a iavorite oppor-
tunity to assail and, ii possible,
defeat the arrogant and intrusive
Americans and then proceed to
divide the rich continent Of South
America" Africa is parceled up,
China is in process OF distribution,
and South Americas turn comes
next. South America has gold -
the magnet that attacks roaming
populations--and "as a permanent
colonization ground South Africa
cannot compare with South Amer
ica." The Continental press holds
that by Yenturing into the Orient
the United States has abandoned
the Monroe Doctrine. If we may
cross the Pacific to Manila, Europe
may cross the Atlantic to Rio.
"Now," the HeyaId concludes,
"we come back to our main point,
viz, that the relations of the
United States and Latin America
are unsatisfactory; that the more
blatant politicians and the minority
of the American press are undoing
the work OF two generations OF
statesmen at Washington, and that
a clearly defined policy OF good
will toward Latin America must
be adopted"