The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-22
FOREIGN NATIONS
in DANGER OF
PERISHING
J. HAYS HAMMOND THREATENS
TO WITHHOLD INVESTMENTS
FROM OTHER LANDS.
DECLARES BRYAN IS UNSAFE
Secretary of State Is Thorn In Side Of
Mining Ensinser-Mo"ros Doctrine
Attacked by Several Speakers at
Clarke University Conference.


Hays Hammond, mining expert, speak
ing here last night at the closing ses-
sion of the Clark University confer
ence on Latin-America, declared he
would not invest a cent in a foreign
country as long as William ]. Bryan
is Secretary of State Any man who
would make such an investment is
lacking in sense, he said.
"a nation that does not protect its
citizens and investors is unworthy the
name of nation" declared Mr.. Ham
mond, after saying that honest work
ling men, encouraged to locate in Mex
, leo, are forced to throw away the saw
| ings of a life time.
They are told to get out fee the
country where their all is located"
| said Mr.. Hammond.
| At the beginning Mr.. Hammond said
he would refrain from discussing Mex
leo, but during his speech, following
his reference to Bryan, he commented
briefly on Mexico. He declared, how
ever, that he does not favor interven-
tion and has opposed it from the first.
Among other things he said:
CAS- an argument against protection
for some property it has been claimed
that concessions have been obtained
dishonesty l have never known of
bribes being offered or taken for con-
cessions.
q Investors ought to be backed and
p protected as long as they prove honest.
). When they don't, put them in the
a Ananias club and withhold the sup
g port" -
n The Monroe doctrine was attacked
t. and defended at Fridays session of the
e Pan-American conference at Clark Uni
a versity. George F. Tucker of Boston
W urged that the words Monroe doc
v trine" be given up. and policy of Pan
" American defense adopted. Prof.
similar views.
Charles H. Sheriff., former minister
at Buenos Ayres, suggested that in
- case affairs in Mexico should make 1,
In necessary for the United States to in
tervene, Argentine or Brazil or. some
other South American country be in
lie vited to join. O..
70 Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick
l., U. S. N, retired, and Prof James M
~. Callahan of West Virginia discusse
- the doctrine in the afternoon session.
Admiral Chadwick held that Will
the relations of the United States
the largef nations of South Americ
should be as an equal among equal
"e the question of the caribbean, the Gu
90 of Mexico and that part of the Pacif
os' bordering Central America had a di
JOG ferent status.
W. Under no circumstances" said h
ain can we brook any attempt on the pa
orh of foreign nations to secure any foe
OF hold in these nations. The protectit
ent- OF the Panama canal which is so Wit
ere a link in our defensive system
mands such an attitude"
lxa- Prof. Callahan defended the Monr
Kill, doctrine, saying 1t had aided the pt
fea- pie who were struggling to free the
selves from conditions imposed by
ropean politics, and had prevented
partition of Latin-America.
The conference ended last night W
two addresses. w. B. Boyce. publ
ll er and author. spoke ON The Advs
age of Making the Panama Canal u
Free City and Free Port" and j
OF Hays Hammond, the mining exp
nsas discussed "The Development OF
to South American Trade"