The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-10
PAN-AMERICAN POLITICS.
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Csaferenee st Buenss Ayres.
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Csafereoee st Boenss Ayres.
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IL u stlll . little 600 soon TO Judge the re-
sults OF the fourth Pan-AmsTican confer.
enco. which has Just bean held In Buenos
Ayrea, but according TO information re-
oelved on the progress Of its labors IL seems
that apart from email successes on SEQ
ondary points American diplomacy has not
carried on . atriking triumph.
Tle origin o. thess Amphictyonlo coun-
Gus Of the New World IL well known. In
1859 James Blaine. Secretary Of state under
Presidspt Harrison. had the idea OF tnAugu-
rating periodical conferences Of the Amer
lean republics for the purpose Of iii scussinR
and preparing the foundations Of a close
political agreement and OF an economic
unification OF the states OF the Western
continent. Tae nrst conference vas held
In Washington A. this fret meeting Latin
America. bound by % many interests to
Europe. by the eloquent voice OF Saenz Pena.
now Presidsnt elect Of Argentina. set up
the fine motto America for mankind In
opposition 20 che egoist dogma Ofths United
States. Amsrica for the Americans- The
Two Americas had from that moment de-
1ned their respective tendencies Each was
true 90 lite own standpoint in the Pan
American confersoaas in Mexico In 1901. AZ
Rio de Jsnciro in 1909. and. It may safely be
SAID ~ buenoa Ayres IN 1910
IL may even he asked II the venture some
and 81 times somewhat TOO threatening
diplomacy Of Sir. Knox. Mr. Taft's Score
tAry Of state. has not caused the conti-
mental policy OF the Upited States to lose
some Of the ground gained by the diplo-
matte tact and slppleness OF Mr. Ellhu Root
his predecessor in the state Department. al
the time OF the Rio de JansIro conference
The United States has to overcome among
the LAtins Of America n deeply rooted. III
Veierate distrist which tWo eminent BRA
allan writers. Eduardo Prado and OIiveira
Lima, have pointed out. and for which they
nave given reasons iusJ wing its existsnce
he former IN his book - l. Illusion Amer
caine. the latter In his recent article in the
Dsvf'rhs ReruS The amen bermsnt OF
Mexico aud tho partition "f Pansma are
bI-'or,cal facts OF nature to render IN.
pol 81 the tinted states ever open 90 a
conquest In the eyss Of Latin America.
Mr.. Root. however. had succeeded at the
RIO ia JSnslTo conference and in the South
AmsIiUa an tour which be took just after
wand in ellaytnz This mistrust The chan
Gallery " Washington succeeded even IN
captivating Brasil ronpletelv. though Bra
I'll was niwavp. 10 NAV bs said. tho south
American state hast disposed toward tho
United states. its biggest customer for
gallon at Rio de Jans!ro was "a ised to the
rank Of an embassy. and recipTocally The
first Brazilian Am oassador 20 Washington
Mr. joaquin Nabuco, recently dead be-
cane tho eloquent advocate there Of Pan
Americ an'stn
Mr. Knox has TO some degree compTo-
n .scd these victories somewhat brusque
TO Chile al he time Of The Alsopp
claims incident. a scarcely hidden inter,
~ n ha
there - scarcely any doubt thai the state
Departments diplomacy played the game
OF New Norz hnancisrs Who Wers pre-.
pairing an economic s~iyurs ~ Central
America ny substituting the insurrsction
there. had aroused among a ~srta ain num-
Der OF the twenty Latin republics feelings
OF resentment and mistrust s'ill hardly
oct ~ rest
The stats ~ mind that prevailed was
hardly favorable to Pan-Anerioanism and
Mon roeism In vain the United states
entrusted the direction OF its representation
at 'he Buenos Ayres conference 20 a dIplo-
mat 40 highly qualified As Mr. Henry white
formerly American Ambassador 90 Franc.
IN vain did the delegation Of Brazil. the prin
ca pal Latin republic. take the initiative In
proposing that the Monroe doctrine. by
which the United states nearly a century
ago proclaimed the American continent
int an gible, IN the face % the Holy Alliance
should he recognized az Pan American
dogma the Buenos Ayres conference failed
20 answer 80 the hopes Of Washington The
Argentine republic. very European and in
full accord With SAenZ PehAs motto ,a
fused 90 bind II -elf to Monroeism. and sa,.
sral other states follow ed its lead A.
eentina considers that Europe no longer
msnaces TIE integrity ~ America ana ,b,t
the doctrine proclaimed by the Argentine
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