The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-02
An Item of Eggs.

$42 by wedding out the overcharges,
and that was not bad for rainy after
noon.
An Item of Eggs.
South American landlords charge ex-
ira for morning meals. A Yankee ma
chinery salesman was settling up al tho
same time with me. There was an item
OF IS for eggs on his bill. He said 10
the clerk: See here, you have charged
me with a case OF eggs. only had
about a dozen OF them. I really don't
need any more. but so long as you'vs
made the sale, II you'll deliver the rest
of them I'll settle" These are neither
unusual nor extravsSant examples of
the business methods of our southern
heighbors. Their rule seems TO be.
Charge all you want and collect all
you can When bribery becomes the
rule rather than the exception In ad-
ministering public matters, and when
private affairs are transacted almost
altogethe- on sliding scale OF prices.
: II Is not surprising that the institutions
| OF people become unsoUnd.
While it is very evident that the
South Americans are not progressing
as they should. 1t is equally obvious
mat they feel no gratitude TO the
/ United States government for it's de-
fensiNe measures in their behalf. They
are worse than ungrateful They are
hostile Their public speakers offer
/ open anront to Americans. while their
writer's are Outspoken in their anirnos
ity 10 the United States Both sneak
ers and writer's know the sentiment of
their audiences, so that applause and
appreciation are never lacking.
In Brazil mob assailed a store and
oeoaubed mud on the display windows
| because this sign was printed on rbe
grass: English spoken here" Among
the passengers on the steamer upon
which / sailed from Rio de Janiero. was
an aged sister Of charity who had been
/ teaching English in the schools there
Tor eighteen years. The edict. no
/ more English in the schools" had de-
! prived her of her position The Bra
zllan government declined to transact
Iurther business with the American
/ Bank Note company for no other rea-
/ son than prejudice. 1t paid a higher
/ price for an inferior article merely to
/ have the privilege of dealing i'm Europe
/ An American sent the president of Ar
! gentina thoroughbred bull Ii was
| a splendid animal and a fine gift. but
1 u was shot by the Yankee hating Of
/ fcials of what is sold to be the most
advanced republic Of South America.
All Are Unfriendly.
Chill never loses an opportunity to
/ take slap at the North Americans
/ Peru's encouraging attitude is due more
| from fear of further encroachments by
/ Chilli, than from any real friendliness
! for US. She would rather sell out cheap
I TO the Yankees than be robbed by the
| CEileans. Whatever objection might
! be raised against the recent action OF
/ our government in Panama, there is
/ scarcely anyone ready TO contend that
! Colombia acted in good faith with US;
I and he would indeed be a guileless per-
son who believes that the notorious AR.
! Castro, of Venezuela. has any respect
for the Monroe doctrine, further than
10 use IL to his purposes in lodging his
| honest obligations
! In summing up. several conclusions
may be drawn, namely while our pro-
J lection to the Latin American repub-
! lies has been. accomplished at all odds.
! it has not resulted in that development
which was hoped for, and which
prompted the formation of such a pol
icy II is even unfruitful of the friend
| " spirit that it should naturally create
among those whom it benefits There
fore Europe is embroidered in its op-
position. Ii needs this vast section for
its surplus population. It saws that we
! are proposing to make greater the Mon
roe doctrine for the sake of republics
which in reality do not exist and which
every intelligent man knows do not ex-
list 1t asks if we have made life sweet
er or more prosperous in any of these
countries: if we have caused settlers to
come. the forests TO be conquered, or the
| soil TO be titled. and so on.
America For Americans
The answer to all this is that the OD-
portUnity for independent develop
ment has been given to South, America,
and that It still has that opportunity.
! Ii il continues to neglect its destiny.
I as it has in the past, il can blame no
one for its pittance but itself. If the
people of the southern chimes are con-
tent to fritter away their golden oppOr-
turtles. the time may come when civ
I lila ton viii call them to an account
ing. When that time comes the govern
ment of the United States will hardly
require the assistance or any European
authority i'm adjudicating their tang
led affairs. If the governments of
South America should fail altogether,
there need be no change in the inter
probation that the conference of The
Hague put upon the Monroe doctrine.
II would mean then, as il means now
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