The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
ARGENTINA MAKES AN AMAZING DEMAND
ON GREAT BRITAIN

minish in every way possible English in
fiuence. While until this claim Of the
Argentine government Upon the Falkland
Islands. nothing has been overtly done 20
discourage the further investment Of Brit
ish capital every obstacle has been
quietly put in the way OF further settle
ment upon the land by British-born i'm
migrants.
NOt in League with Kaiser.
II may be added that IN its attitude the
Young Argentine party is obeying no
foreign influence. ard the suggestion
which is certain to be put forward by the
/ London Times that the party IS in league
with the Kaiser and with Germany. may
be dismissed as without ves;Ige OF
foundation. The hostility Of the Young
Argentine party toward the English IS
based upon the inOrdinate antipathy Of
the Latin, and especially or the Spanish
ana Portuguese races. to foreigners in
general, and 10 the Anglo-Saxon in par
I ucular- The United States is every bit
/ as unpopular in the Argentine Republic
/ as Great Britain. II John Bull Is fust at
present coming in for a larger share OF
aIltasohism IN Argentina than Uncle sam,
/ IL IS partly for considerations OF tirneli-
ness IN the matter Of policy. and partly.
] TOO. because the commercial and financial
/ interests OF Great Britain In Argentine
ton.
Part of Patagonia.
Argentina's principal ground for claim
ing the Falkland Island archipelago is
apparently. that geographically IT forms
part ana parcel Of Patagonia But so far
as am aware the Inclusion in Argentine
( territory OF all that portion Of Patagonia
lying east OF the Andes. has never re-
ceived international warrant. Indeed. IN
I less ! am much mistaken, Argentina-s
principal claim 10 the eastern portion o.
I Patagonia is based on a treaty Of lssl. con
cluded By her with Chile and which has
never. so far as ] am aware. received the
/ approval OF the United States and Of the
other republics OF the Pzn-Anerican
/ union Nor can il be alleged that Arger-
tina has taken any steps 10 oBen I'd her
! share of Patagonia 10 civilization. and u
/ the trade and commerce Of the world. In
/ fact II remains. save for q few settle
7 ments along The coast. practically an un-
I explored country Under the circum-
| stances. the demand OF Senor ZebalIos
!
] the Falkland Islands 20 Argentina. ON
the plea that they. geographically form
I part and parcel OF Argentine Patagonia.
can only be regarded as preposterous. For
/ II geographical considerations were 10 de-
termine rights u this kind. the entire map
II the world would have 20 be recon
1 stituted
England Would Surrender.
England would be- Obliged TO surrender
Gibraltar 10 Spain. and the Channel
Islands 10 France; while the latter coun-
Try would have no alternative bur 10
abandon Corsica 10 Italy, and. or course
Sweden would have an indisputabIe claim.
upon the Aland Islands. which. lying
some thirty or forty miles distant from
Stockholm. belong 70 Russia. and are
just az present the subject OF 50 much
/ discussion. owing 70 The argument put
forward by The Cars government that
the new agreement recently concluded by
( Russia Germany, France. and England.
/ guaranteeing the neutrality and territorial
: integrity OF Norway relieves Russia Of
her former treaty oblisations TO abstain
I from fOrtifyinE the AIand Islands These
obligations she very justly prorounces 10
be OF a humiliating character. and Il
nave been imposed upon her when, on the
conclusion of the, % her. so disastrous
Crtmean war. she was compelled 10 sub
nit 10 the coalition OF powers then ar
rayed against her. She processes that she
has no intention Of fortfying the Aland
Islands, and that her refusal 70 be bound
any longer by the terms of the treaty OF
100 is merely due 10 a sense Of national
dignity But Europe cannot forget that
she put forward identicaliy the same
arguments with regard 10 Batoum. on the
Black Sea, which is now developed into
one OF the most powerful OF her naval
stroughclds.
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