Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-09
SOUTH AMERICANS FEAR Us.

The commercial classes in America have recent
y realized that provincial policy in matters per-
tanning to trade ia incompatible with their interests
In an industrial way we lead tho world The applic.
alton of American capital to American labor in the
utilization OF the material o. America has made
us practically invincibe in tho world OF trade We
have today outgrown the American market. We are
now strong enough to tear down the tariff wall and
more than hold in foreign markets. The
problem for the solution of our statesmen in the fu
ture is to markets for products and thus
furnish cors ant employment for our capital and la
bor
This problem has been recognized by imper-
alists who conceive it necessary to the people
with whom We trade. The idea that deadly enemies
are the best customers is comparatively new The
theory of greatest statesmen in the past has been
that the friendship and confidence of foreign powers
are all that is necessary to supply with profitable
markets abroad This was the idea which inspired
the policy of Me-. Blaine.
This able politician early recognized the future
commercial Importance of South Americas contin
ent rich in natural resources, in which larger pop
ulaton, more capital and more stable Government
were aono necessary to create magnificent COM
merce. The Monroe doctrine by protecting that
continent from the subjugation of European powers
has won for us tho gratitude of it's people. Our po
litca principles and the entire course of our history
were calculated to inspire it's people with confidence
in the integrity OF our purpose. They paid us the
highest of nil compliments the compliment of inn
itaton. They modelled their Institutions after our
own. just as they looked to us for protection so
they coveted our appreciation. Tho great continent
seemed rpening for our especial beneft
During the past few years a marvellous change
has taken place in the attitude of South America to-
ward the United States With remarkable rapidity
che US repudiate the much-lauded principles of
the past and plunge with alacrty into career Of
crime and conquest She saw US renounce as puerile
that code of political morals which had prohibited
career of subugation. And she naturally lost faith
in integrity and began to look upon US ms an en-
envy to be foed.
This new sentiment in South America has lately
been clearly and passionately expressed by Senior
dransac OF Buenos Ayros in paper discussing the
advsabty of sending Argentnean delegates to the
Pan American Congress in Mexico Accepting our
actions OF the past three years at their face value he
concludes that we are unscrupuous selfish and
graspng. And being so, he holds that any action
we may take In reference to South America will be
likely to advance our commercial interests at the OK
pense of hers. Hence be advises tho South Ameri-
can delegates to accept ooldly and weigh carefully
our propositions, lest there lurk behind them the
same per6dy which we practoed upon the Filipinos
and the Cubans.
This distrust which has thus been engenderod il
not likely to aid AS in the establishment of the most
favorable trade conditions with the Southern con-
tinent We may learn after a while that il does not
even pay to be dishonest