The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
lES FROM MANY STATES TOLD BY THE NIGHT TELEGRAPH
EUROPE UNDERMINING
PAN AMERICAN PLANS.
Sinister Hand Of old-World
schenlers Seen in Blocking
Of New World Program.

NCltslAtIS HStU III blocking
Of New World Program.
ny Publishers Press.
Washington, March 3l-There is
strong external evidence that trans-At-
! lantic schemers are endeavoring to
make futile the next Pan-American con
gress, which IS to be attended by the
American secretary of state, Elihu
Root. It is sharply apparent, in fact,
/ that the efforts Of those who regard
with apprehension closer linking Of
the fortunes and the sympathies Of the
American republics already have been
| successful in their efforts to make nuga-
tory some Of the original objects Of the
coming congress. .... -.
Lloyd Griscom, the newly appointed
ambassador Of the United States to Bra
I'll, who will leave for Rio Janeiro in
few days, held conferences with Secre-
tary Root concerning the meeting at
Petropolis in July. 3 -.
Within the last few days there have
been expressions from the representa-
tives of the Latin-American republics,
which make it appear that matters
Of the greatest Importance to the re-
public in the north will be shut out Of
the council chamber, and the plans Of
procedure of the American secretary of
state and our minister to Brazil have
been made in vain. ,,-.-
European influence.
There is no yelling the belief in
Washington that the influence Of Euro
pean governments have been making
itself felt in Mexico and Central and
South America. The European govern
ments do not desire closer relations be-
tween the republics Of the two western
continents, and while keeping this de-
sire in the background, 1t is almost I'M
} questionably true that the foreign dip
lomatic services have been used to SOW
i seeds Of suspicion of the motives Of the
United States in the minds of the rep
resentatives of the Latin-American
, countries.
These countries, thru their represen-
tatives in Washington, have made it
known that it is not the wish of their
| governments that discussion of the
} question of compulsory arbitration be
T undertaken at Petropolis. Curiously
J enough the reason advanced for the de-
sire to omit arbitration from the DELHI
l erations is that such a matter is wholly
1 international, in the sense that it af
!, fects European as we'll as American
t governments, and that therefore it is
S not proper that it should be discussed
by the republics of the two American
continents alone. "
Cuts Off Discussion.
This refusal on the part of the
representatives of our sister republics
/ | to consider the question Of compulsory
arbitration of troubles between Amer
J lean states, points directly to European
interference with the program first out
lined for the Pan-American congress
1t cuts from the list one Of the prob
lens which President Roosevelt ant
g Secretary Root hoped would be solvet
for all time at Petropolis.
1t is the impression in Washington
that European diplomats, to make Ger
tain of success in their efforts to pre-
vent full and sympathetic agreemen
among the American republics, hav
worked upon the prejudices and tn
70 jealousies of the stronger southern re
,f publics, telling their officers that thi
~ arbitration would put the strong cour
~ tries completely in the shadow and dt
q prive them of any voice in the polite
Il of the world. The weaker countrie
O. to the south were in favor of discuss
ID ing arbitration and finding mean
N of making it compulsory, but Brazil
I'd Mexico, Chile and Argentina wou]
" have none Of it and at one stroke the
~ have succeeded in eliminating the arb
in tration provision from the program.
TO The Monroe Doctrine.
~ The Monroe doctrine, by it's signi1
ae cant name at least, does not appear G
1t the list of subjects to be discussed (
r. Petropolis. It may not be taken up
IT. all, and if it be eliminated from tt
II, field of debate the hand Of Europes
as diplomacy will have performed tt
Ky work of plotting it out. -. ..1
10 It is doubtful if Secretary Ro
OF would have consented to 60 to Braz
had he believed the conference wou
lls not bring as one Of it's net results
III definite utterance on the proper e
forcement Of the doctrine Of Jam
= Monroe. It was the secretary's ho]
II. and the presidents hope that the P
p a. tropolis meeting would place the Mo
y roe doctrine for all time On such
rts basis of common understanding amor
nd the countries of the western hemi
phere that NO European nation won
ever have the courage to attempt
ars contravention. ~ = .
'oI IF the Monroe doctrine is ignored
,ho will be due to the same desire Of son
ed Of the stronger Latin-American cou
7as tries to be considered world powe
my and to their wish that no one shs
take it for granted that the Unit
- States is to be their prophet a.
e.t spokesman in international affairs.
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