New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
CAMARC0 TO FRONT AGAIN
Spanish American UnNersity's
Attacks Are Resented.
PORTO RICO DEFENDS U. S.
Head of Nicaragua Institution
Tells of Plan to Offset
Dictatorship Here.


the Institution from No Pine street. this
city. where he has desk room in the ofhce
Of Francis c. Nicholas, an engineer and
Anglo-Anertcan delegate Of the university.
are again in the public eye
The first general knowledge Of the eI-
istence of the university was had some
months ago. when DR.. Camargo addressed
letter of protest 10 Secretary Knox
against the policy OF the United states
toward Nicaragua The principal WORK oi
the university since then has been 10 pro-
test against this country Porto rico
seems TO have been the most active helu
recently for this dissemination OF anti
American sentiment, and It is this CAM
paign that has directed attention to the
Spanish-American University. for a letter
of protest has been received in this city
from San Juan saying that efforts OF the
detractors of the United States are re-
sented by the Porto Rieans.
AS DR. Camargo explained yesterday tne
university of which he is the moving spIlIl
has been in existence for two years ana
half, but has not yet become university
in the sense that Yale or HaTaro -
university. So far its work has been pollt1-
cal and Its chief aim the uniting OF the
people Of Latin America into a defensive
will be able u make friends with the
United States.
I'VE seek to create the homogeneiry Oh
the Latin-American people" said Dr.
Camargo, who is a Colombian The North
Americans hate us Now. If I went 10 you
alone to srotest against something you
would pay no attention to me, but II We aI
came together you would respect u.s.
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You do not think much of this govern
ment?" Dr. Camargo was asked
Well" he hesitatingly replied" I think
1t is a dictatorship. The United States mas
been supporting the war against the gov
ernnent of Nicaragua, and We don't IKE
the way the country has treated the Lsuh
Americans"
The writings of Dr. Camargo in the Porto
Rican press, and for which ne ackno"l-
edged all responsibility. are in a line Win
the sentiment above expressed, but much
stronger. AL first glance some might be-
Heve that the ~nti-American campaign
being waged by the Spanish-American Uni
versity is being supported by some Coloul-
btans still resentfuI over the loss OF
Panama. But the letter of Federico A
Gutierrez. Colombian Consul General IN
Bogota university does not bear out this
view. Sefor Gutierrez says in his letter:
THE Spanish-American University does
not exist in Bogota. II is possible that a
corporation of that name has been founded
here or in Colombia, but up to now the
plan has taken no practical form.
Dr. Camargo himself showed a letter ad-
dressed to him by the consul general &C
knowIedging the Information that the uni
versity was doing business despite the
opposition of the consulate. and the con-
sui adds that an erroneous impression may
be gathered that the institution is univer-
sity such as Columbia, Yale and Harvard
are in this country
The special delegate of the institution IN
Nicaragua is DR.. Modesto Barrtos, who is
now in Washington as one Of the two en-
VOWS that President Madriz sent here 10
ask the aid of the State Department In
peace IN Nicaragua. Dr.. BarrfoS
s one OF the best known enemies Of the
United States IN his country and before
coming here contributed several articles 10
Eel CommerCio." of Managua5 severely az
-aisning this country
As to the expenses Of the Spanish -Ameri- /
an University. Dr.. Cemargo assured re-
porter that he bore them all II Is true
hat in one of the circulars of the interna-
.ional institution of learning a request is |
made for remittances of postage stamps. |
put DR.. Camargo explained that too He |
said that the stamps so received are sold |
oy the university and the proceeds are used |
% defray the cost OF printing the apprecia |
ions that are received from governments |
and individuals.
Protest from Porto Rico.
Dr. Camargo did not have a copy Of this |
circular in his desk. but he had many set !
ing forth the objects of the university Of /
which he is the head and containing the |
names of those associated with him. In |
Chili for instance. there Is DR. Don Tito |
Y Lsoni. eminent consulting jurist and |
iiplomst distinguished 'Americanista' and 1
,earer of many decorations and distfnc- |
ions"
The coat of arms OF the university is a /
Norman shield and three stars, represent
ng Liberty. Science and Peace. The treas
Irer says the circular. shall not dispose |
If any Of the funds without the authorize
ion of the 'syndicate, or the president or
he general board when there Is no syn
licate." Just now there seems to De one
The protest from Porto Rico against the
work OF the university there comes from
me of the islands best known citizens.
Ie says: This campaign tends 20 poison
he minds OF our youth against the United
states and cannot be d success here. We
10 not want any ant-American sentiment /
pread in our country. The United States
las done much for US and has shown that
means to treat us fairly.
DR. Camars5o has chosen for his medium
# publication i'm Porto Rico the pro-Span n
sh newspa per. One of the articles that
ppcared was the reproduction of a letter
rom DR. Camarg. 10 the chairman of the
American Congress at RuenoS Ayres In
his letter Dr. Csmargo speaks bitterly
bout the abuses and tnvasiCnS' by the
fnited States in the Latin American COUn-
ries. The Bureau of American Republics
: defined as the secret police of the State
department for Latin America and the
hroue Of the dictatorship over them
Dr. Camargo derived much pleasure from
he fact that his institution had been rec
Pnzed in Salvador. one of the anti
merican articles printed In Porto Rico
-as by Alfonso Reyes Guerra Saliva
oran associated with the university. He
iscusses American politics in this wise;
''TGmmany Hall. with its absolute power
nd corruption III several states of the
-uion, has worked great ruin. The frauds
{ Tammany have cost the Yankee nation
lore gold than the war of any first class
alton. They also have caused greater ,
lin than all the fires which these nations ,
ave had
The writer also invetghs against MIR. | .
-noXs big stick