The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-18
On the Ground Of Securing In
ternational Amity
PANAMA WAS VERY CORDIAL
The Newspapers in the Section Have
Devoted Pages to the Visit of the
American Secretary of State
the Past Week.

San Jose, Costa RIGA. March ls--see-
rotary of State Knox's tour to the Cen.
trail American republics in the interests
Of international amity is pleasing him
immensely.
Panama received him with unanim-
ity. Before the secretary arrived in
Panama, word had gone out from the
Arosemena camp that the United States
government favored the reelection OF
their leader, and on the morning that
Mr.. Knox arrived at the capital an inter
view with Arosemena appeared in the
local press. in which he said in sub
stance that the visit of the American
secretary OF state indicated that the
United States desired that Panamans
should elect president who was the
real choice Of the people and that he
was satisfied that the real choice Of the
people was himself
Thus the secretary of state was con-
fronted with a very general feeling that
in some way the United States reserved
right to influence Panamas political
affairs Conversation with men in and
out of the government, natives and for
eigners, showed plainly that this feel
ing was the one weak strand in the tie
binding the United States and Panama.
The first address of the secretary went
far to dispel this. He made it plain
that his mission concerned international
relations and not the internal affairs of
the republics visited.
Anparar4lx Tho afTpnf pynailap+
and government officials and politicians
on the outside who had not spoken to-
rether for weeks bantered each other
good naturally at the functions where
they were thrown together and as com.
nitteemen worked tremendously to
make the visit of the secretary and his
party personally enjoyable and profit
able from a diplomatic standpoint.
In Costa Rica there has been a very
general belief that the United States
is determined to bring about union
of Central American republics. This il |
not admitted officially, but one cannot |
talk with the average citizen for five T
minutes without receiving this impress /
sion.
In private interview for the press,
President Jiminez. while minimizing the
effect of this sentiment on the relations
of Costa Rica and the United States,
nevertheless made plain his own views
ON the subject of united Central
America.
why" said he, should we unite with
other republics, some OF whom have in
ternal quarrels2 We with an army of
800 men continue at peace and devote
our energies to developing our country.
Our government is stable. We have
no revolutions. We are working out our
own salvation in our own way. Why
should we unite and against whom?
Europef Uncle Sam protects ms from
her. Against the United States? THAI
Is absurd. In such an alliance we would
have nothing to gain and everything
to lose"
When it is recalled that President jim
inez was elected as a pronounced anti
American, the following remarks by him
appear significant of the changed atti-
tude on the part of this government;
"When | entered Office it was expect
ed" he said, that the United States
would insist on refunding our national
debt On the contrary, your govern
ment has never in any way interfered
Or sought to interfere with my admins
tration. We have been allowed TO settle
,ur own domestic difficulties, Our rela.
lions have been most cordial. Now what
we need ia more money and more men in
this country. You will find here many of
your fellow countrymen managing large
,aptal of their own or of persons who
reside in the United States. Far from
frowning upon their good luck, we are
pleased to see it and as their gains are
not derived through legislative fayors
heir prosperity does not diminish, but
IN the contrary helps to augment Wig
,rously the prosperity of the nation
Again he said:
''Mr. Knox is a charming man whom
We are honored and happy to welcome.
As | have told the secretary, the inter-
curse between Costa Rica and the Unit !
d States has been without incident or
accident with the exception of the pres /
mt incident Of the seeretary's trip 20 ,
zee us at home, and wish that this ex-
epton might be the rule
The sincerity and cordiality OF the ]
PRESIDENT represents the seeming general |
attitude toward Mr. Knox and his party. |
they have been magnifcently enter ,
aimed. Among the pretty compliments {
,aid on frequent occasions was the lifb- ]
NO of their hats by the men in the /
.icinity whenever, as often happened, the .
National band played the "star Spangled
Banner"
The papers have given pages to the {
.isit with pictures and biographical {
ketches of the secretary and his family |
nut nothing of an unkindly nature has i
ppeared. The artist of local humor- :
us weekly has had good deal of fun {
With the secretary, caricaturing him as c
ferocious wielder OF the big stick, but c
was all in the best of humor, aaa r
cry we'll done, too Another paper rep /
esented him as Don Quixote attacking I
imaginary enemies in Central America, q
ne paper pictured him as looking at q
osta RIGA through reversed glasses, and @
that he turn his glasses about a
nd see things as they are. :