The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-14
coUTH AMERICAN CHANCES.

COU1H AMERICAN CHANCES.
After the tour of amity in Latin
America undertaken by Secretary Root,
there has been much curiosity to know
how the Cuban embroglio and it's SUBJ
sequent developments would affect the
entente that seemed to be established
So far, the comment of South Ameri-
can newspapers, which reflect their
national sentiment Closely has been
cautious and reserved with a tendency
to advise suspension of judgment. The
first impression seems to have been hos
tile on the supposition that annexation
OF Cuba was the purpose, of interfer-
ence; but the declaration of the admin
istration that Cuba would be given a
chance to settle her own affairs, has
modified the first expressions of opinion
and there is still chance that the Gu
ban situation will not be taken as an
indication of this nations designs on
other and more southern neighbors.
American residents in South America
concur in the observation that the Lat
in governments generally are more sus-
picious of the United States than of any
other foreign country, and they unite
in declaring that citizens of this cOun-
try are regarded with almost universal
hostility, whereas the French and Ger
mans and English manage to get along
comfortably and are received with in
difference if not actual hospitality.
The explanation afforded is interesting.
In the early days Of the Central and
South American states they found SYM
pathy in the United States with their
efforts to secure freedom from Spanish
rule; the two continents were more
closely and sympathetically in touch
than they are now and their relations
were much more cordial.
As the northern republic has grown
in power. however, and its people have
been absorbed in their own and Euro
pean affairs, the smaller republics have
become alienated, there has been little
commerce, comparatively, between
north and south. and the nations of Eu-
rope have gained a foothold in business
and political relations to the disadvan-
was seen during the Spanish
war when the nations to the south were
almost without exception openly pro-
| Spanish. Part of this was due to nat
ural race affiliations, but the chief rea-
son was the rooted conviction that the
United States had entered upon career
of conquest, a conviction that was
deepened by the annexation of the Phil
| ippines
| With a commerce that exceeds the
much-sOught japanese trade, and
geographical conditions which should
make for closer trade relations. the flu
ture should see an effort to cultivate
practically the old friendship between
North and South America. American
capital and energy could find a great
outlet in the southern region; manufac-
turers especially ought TO find in the
smaller republics markets for their
goods; mining offers field for develop
ment quite as tempting as anything in
Africa or Australia, and the raw ma
terial available for exchange could be
handled most advantageously in this
/ country.
| No similar area on the globe has had
so little attention from the great man
ufacturers and exporters of the United
States, and it is about time for them to
direct their attention to its opportuni-
/ ties. Those Americans who have ven
tured there have found it profitable
even under difficulties. If a concerted
effort to secure trade were made by the
great business organizations of the
country 1t would unquestionably pay,
rot only in commercial way, but in
the removal of such prejudices as have
heretofore initiated against the United
States.