The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-04
Strong Plea is; Made BY Rep
resentatiye Lands in
the House.
REVIEW OF CONDUCT
Shows Much Indifference But
Roosevelt and Root Bring
An Awakening.

strong plea for better trade rela-
tions with Latin America and for
Ithe building up Of merchant ma
rine was made in the House OF Rep
resentatiyes today by Mr. Lands OF
Indiana. He declared that 1t would
SCENE that there would nave been
kinship in mutual hope and ambi-.
ton which, he said. from the very
start would have cemented social
and bushes bonds with those con-
tries that would forever have fore
stalled any or all European nations
from gaining a primacy in the COM
mercial affairs and general interests
OF the people to the sourth OF the
United States. But it has not
worked out In this way he said.
He would not say that it was the
fault of the Latin American coun-
tries. On the contrary, 1t was u
matter Of record that on several oc-i
Ii.casions in years long past the strong
est Of those nations made overturesl
to the United States, which, II ac-l
cepted. he said. would have worked
wonders through the years that fol-
lowed. @But there seemed to be
an assumed holiness on our part.
he said, "a superlativeness that chilli
ed and drove away those who should
have been our most intimate neigh
bors and our most confidential
friends" Blaine, he said, saw the
mistake and took the first step toI
rectify 1t. Harrison. Cleveland. and
Mckinley followed '-in way butl
without any general enthusiasm.
But. he said, It remained for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
Ito approach. and surround aud ia-
vest and inspire the situation so as
to lift the Pan-American idea high
up. so high up that the whole world
is today eagerly watching whatever
move we make to regain lost ground
and to effect an entrance into terri
tory which we have not only neglect
ed. but toward which we seem to|
have displayed studied indiife.-|
ence.,
Mr.. Lands spoke of the approach
ing completion of the Panama Canal
and said that unless we wake up itl
will be proportionately detrimental
to US. The only hope OF the United
States winning by the canal. no said,
rests in. our taking steps, immedi-I
ate steps, to share in the coming pro-
tgress and prosperity of LatIn-Amer-I
lea to get into that broad and In
rtting market with energy and cour-
age In his Judgment the time hal
come for the people of the United
States to make a speciality OF I.atin-
America. We want to make up ourI
minds to get better acquainted l,el
said. There is every evidence thar
such a determination on our part
would be heartily reciprocated by
the people of those twenty repuf-
lies. Those twenty republics, he
declared. are now Carrying ON one
third OF the trade of the eastern
hemisphere. The whole situation.
he maintained. with reference to-
Latin-America, had changed during
the past decade, he said. land that
citizen of the United States who
does not appreciate ii is deaf. dumb
and blind"
: In speaking of the dnfrequency
with which the American flag is
seen on the high seas, Mr.. Lands de-
clared that it was due to prejudic.
alone that subsidies had, not been.
granted for the building up OF the
merchant marine. The American
flag, be said. today is almost a
stranger to ever ship except the man
of-war, but he said. I'VE are going
to put it back on the sea. The
manufactures are going to help us
put it back on the sea. Farmers, east
and west, north and south. who
have been misled. and who have
more at stake than any, other class.
of people, they will learn the facts.
prejudice will be dethroned. and
they will help us put the American
flag back upon the sea- Ths plain.
truth was. he said. that the peoplo
of the United States had been 10
busy with land carrying among
themselves that they. mad given 1T
tile attention to sea carrying between
and among other nations
Mr.. Lands presented numerous
statistics on the subject. and said
that the American tonnage TODAY
was 200. 600 less than it was a hun.
bred years ago "a respectable
tplace 10 Sleep. he said. good food
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