New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
THE PASSING THRONG.

Has prestige been gained or lost with the Latin-
American republics and has the influences OF the
Monroe Doctrine been strengthened
A LATIN or weakened by the attitude of the
AMERICAN United States in the compllcafed
VIEW. Venezuelan affair? These are Gues-
tions that best be answered ny
those men who in their own country are accuS-
toned to mould and voice public opinion LII.
Vicente PaZ a lawyer of Guayaquil and eoltoT VI
the leading Ecuadorian paper. La Nacion.' VINO
is visiting this city, is we'll qualified to express the
feelings of the people Of northern countries OF the
west coast of South America in regard TO the pfoD
able effects of the completion of the Panama Haha
the politics of those countries Dr. Psz mas
frequently been exilcd from his country for the
expression of his opinions. In regard to the way
in which the aggression of the allied European
powers against Venezuela had been judged by the
Hispano- American press, DR.. Paz said YESTERDAY
THE Latin American republics. being senSluFelI
Jealous of their independence considered that the
concert of several powers of Europe. with England
and Germany at their head, to act against Ven
ezuela in demanding the immediate payment en- ., OF
debts arising from claims OF losses suoJect 70 as
quest Of the Holy Alliance with the object Of col
0nizng the territories Of the young da LAIN IN as
and Africa, and that this was a peril ana InenaSe
sttitude at % Of the Gnied States tHovernmen Dr. Paz
said that aroused to Just Indignation ny Ie oc
patton OF some Of the principal ports and custom
bardment Of some Of them without previous dec
larat0n OF var TIE nae and pTt
into practice its famous Monroe Doctrine but as
this not done Immediately, and. on the otner
come the official representative Of the aggreSsors.
their indignation extended against the North Amer
leans also and their suspicious excited that
their projects of conquest were associated Win
those of the allies. This last opinion, however
had. he said, changed notably since 1t had nee1
prevented the United States from acting with pre-
cipitatiOn, and that thanks to the wise p0ilcy OF
President Roosevelt and his Cabinet the ye6ef1e ~
tribunal of arbitration, thus saving the influence
and prestige of Monroeism. the only guarantee OF
publican system that absolutely prevails on it.
AS to the political effect of the necessarily closer
contact between this country and its Central and
South American neighbors that
CLOSER would result from the constructing
UNION OF of the canal DR.. Paz said: In
SAXON AND spite of the pessimism that in gen
LATIN eral dominates tie Latin American
AMERICANS. press in regard the so-called
peril from the North attrtbutng
to people plans of conquest, there are organs
that like La Nacion, OF Guayaqufl, believe that
the influence that North America is called upon to
exercise in Central and South America is that
which governs the social process the characteristic
of which like that OF the physical process is that
the molecule that does not attract must OF neces-
sity be attracted. Now. if 10 the natural and in
evitabIe influence of the laws that work out the
SOCIOLOGICAL process we add that the speed with
which these same laws must accomplish their re-
suits, there is TO reason why We should not expect
that on the days when by the opening OF the Pan
anna Nicaragua canal the Saxops and LatinS OF
two greatest oceans of the earth Will be followed
by that of the two races that nave done most 10
the most pages in the history of the civilization OF
the world"