The Washington times., 1906-11-03
Demand to Be on Behalf OF
the Three Americas.
ENGLAND'S AID PROBABLE
France Expected to Object Openly
and Germany IN
Secret.

That Secretary of State Ehhu Root
will perform another great international
mission, in representing this Govern
ment al The Hague peace congress next
spring, is expected by public men who
know most about the motives back of
his recent tour Of South America.
There is a strong impression that. as
head of the United States delegation TO
The Hague, Mr.. Root will present Wig
orously, on behalf Of the governments
of the three Americas, the demand that
the Calvo doctrine be recommended for
a pIa in accepted International law.
This is the doctrine 10 which the minor
republics of the Americas are just now
so devoted, that debts OF a government,
or of its citizens. may not be collected
by force by another government.
Critical Point in Leadership.
Diplomatic authorities now recognize
tnat the United States must either es-
pouse. vigorously and effectively. the
Calvo proposition. or else have the less
powerful governments OF This Continent
estranged and convinced that the United
States is not sincere in its prOtestations
of friendship.
Latin America IL prepared 10 arreS
Itself behind the United States II the
United States will take up its conten-
uon in this matter. II Is willing 10 ac-
cept the Monroe doctrine as merely the
benefcent guarantee against European
interference, provided that doctrine be
supplemented, in the pOlity OF the United
States, with advocacy % the CalVo pro-
gram. But II the United states Is nm
willing to make this concession, Latin
America will regard the Monroe doc
tTine as simply the threat hy the United
States OF ultimate intent 20 dominate
the entire Western Continent
Argentina Heads Movement.
There are no less than four big,
capab!s uations-Argentina Chile, Bra
zil. and Mexico-in the Latin-Anerica
country.
Secretary Roots speech at Rio and al
Buenos Ayres Indicated that he is de
termined TO use his power 10 secure for
the South Americans what they want.
His remarks apropos of the talEo doc
trine were such that they elected the
most enthusiastic applause. especially IN
his BueunS Ayrfs address.
There has been some Wonderment
that when the foreign secretary return
ed to this country he gave out no state
mcnts or interviews. and was given no
reception OF banquet at which opportun-
ity was presented 70 lay before the
American people his ideas regarding the
work he had been doing in South Amer
lea The explanation of this Is not dif-
hcult. When Secretary Root returned
10 American soil, he found that the nj
( ted States had interviewed in Cuba That
policy there is more than suspicion.
/ was not approved by him. At any rate,
| the time was not an auspiciOus one Tor
! promulgating any new views about the
capabilities of the Latin American peo-
/ pies for taking care OF themselves
! There is good authority for the state
ment that the next Hague conference
will be the scene OF a strong move
ment for recognition OF the CalvO doc
trine it is doubted whether opposition
viii come from the quarter to which
il has been most commonly attributed
England The impression is that the
I London government is likely To back the
Washington Administration In support
| of the proposal. II Is much more likely
/ that France will be the country TO
object Germany's covert opposition Is
: looked for
II is considered doubtful if a recog-
milton of the Calvo doctrine will be
! secured al the next session at The
/ Hague. but II is generally believed that
ultimately there viii 5e recognition or
/ this principle.