Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-03

in the Hous" of Representatives to
day by Mr.. Lands OF Indiana. H.
declared that it would seem that
there wouid have been kinship in
mutual hope and ambition which. ne
said from the very start. would have
ccmentcd social and business bonds
with those countries that would for
ever hav" forSlallcd any or all
European nations from CARING a
r'rimacy in the commercial affairs
and general interests OF the people
to the south CT the United States.
But II has not worked out in this
way" h" said He would not say
that it was the fault of the Latin
American countries. On the contrary.
ii was a matter of record that III
several occasions i'll years long pas
the strongest of those nations mad
Dvt rnreS u the United States,
which. if accepted. he said w0rll
have worked wonders through the
years that followed. But there
seemed to be an assumed lo:tiness
on our part" he said, "a superla'ivf-
ness that chilled and drove away
those who should have been our most
intima," neighbols and cur most
confidential friends" Blair h" said,
saw the mistake and took the first
step to rectify it. Harrison. Cleve-
land and Mckinley followed in a
way hIt net with any great cnthu-
siasm." But. he said it remained tor
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root. TO approach and surround and
invest 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 ter
ritory which we have not only neg
lected. but toward which We seem
ence"
MIR l.andi, spoke or he approaching
completion of the 'anma Canal ana
said that 'uniess We wake up il VIII
hc proport ionatelv detrimental to-
us" The only hope of the United
States winning by tn" canal. he said
rests in our taking steps. immediate
steps, to share in the coming pro
gTeSs ami proSH Gritty of Latin-Amerl'
cato get into that broad and in
wiling market with energy and
Courage" In his judgment the time
had come for the people OF The
United States to make specially
Ct Latin America. We want to-
make up our minds to get better
acuuaint ed he said. There Is
every evidence that such de-ermi-
nation on our part would be heartily
reciprocated by the people CT these
twenty republics" These twenty re-
puhlics he declared. are now carry
ing on one-third of the foreign trade
of the eastern hemisphere. The
whole situation, he maintained With
reference to Iatin-America had
changed during the past decade he
said and that citizens OF the United
States who do not appreciate II are
deaf. dumb and blind.
In speaking OF the infrequence
with which the American flag Is
seen On the high seas. Mr. Lands dc
clarcd that II was due to prejudice"
alone that subsidies had not been
granted for the building up of the
merchant marine. The American
flag he said. today is almost a strana-
CT 10 every ship except the manor
war. but he said we are going TO put
il back to the sea The manufacturing
are going 10 help VS. Put II hack on
,fhc sea. The merchants are going -
helm Us put il back on the sea
The farmers. east and west. no9'h
and south. who have been mislcd.
and who have more at stake than any
other class OF our people. they VIII
learn The facts. prejudice will pc de-
,Eroncd. and they will help us put
the ,.ricar flag back uT9B III"
sea The plain truth was he said
ihs' ID" people OF the United Sta'"s
had been 50 busy with land carry
ing among themselves that they had
given little attention To sea carry
ing between and among other nations.
NJ lands presented numerous
statistics ~cn the subject. and sail
that tho American tonnage today
was 5000 less than II vas hun
drcd years ago n respectable"
piacr to sI""p." he said. good food
and government aid are the three
things. absolutely essential ~ nut
'hc American flag on tho sra. and
the sooncr ~c recognize IL tho
,o-,c VIC will have tho American