Evening journal., 1913-05-17

The story OF how Horace G. Know
les. the American minister to Bolivia,
crossed swords with Manuel Ugarte,
the leader and high priest of the anti
American and jingo agitation In South
America, has just come up from the
west coast. coincident with the min
ister's tender OF his resignation TO
President Wilson and his arrival back
I'm Wilmington. Manuel Ugarte, whose
tour OF the Latin American countries
in the interests of his propaganda,
Latin America for the Latin Ameri-
cans" during the past several months
has been creating a tremendous fu-
rore in the sister republic IN the
south, Is a young Argentinian imbued
with the idea that the ultimate des-
tiny of the United States. "the mon
ster of the north" Is to swallow up
the unfortunate Latlns unless they
league themselves together to resist
the great republics advance. lie has
been preaching this gospel far and
wide, but fortunately he has not met
with an altogether happy reception.
The younger generation have hocked
10 his standard and applauded his
flights Of oratory and hombaSt, but
the older and saner heads have taken
occasion, time and again, to pont out
the amusing fallacies in his argu-
ments.
u remained, however for the reso
lutte Mr.. Knowles to beard the young
lion on his own hunting ground, ard
to classify him I'm such caustic jhfase
that young Ugarte hastened TO CHOOSE
his seconds and make all Drapaya-
tions for a bloody duel to the death
Fortunately the Argentine minister at
La Paz. Don Adolfo saldias, got wind
of the affair and at once used all OF
his official power and influence to put
the quietus on the young fire eater.
The incident occurred on April q
the night before Manuel Ugarte made
his scheduled address In the Bolivian
capital. On that evening Mr.. Know.
| les was rendered a banquet by TIC Bo-
livian minister Of foreign affairs, at
| tended by the President and Mrs. VII.
lazon and the entire La Paz diplo.
matte corps.
In the course Of Mr.. Knowles ad-
dress at the dinner he spoke as fol
lows. referring obviously to Ugarte:
In the light of history, in the face
Of the repeated declarations OF oul
leading statesmen, the most honor
able men Of our country. and yer,
recently by President Wilson anC
Secretary Bryan. that our interna
tional policy is and will be baseG
upon the recognition OF mutual right
and friendship, II is surprising tina
any man possessing any intelligence
and honor can charge my countr
with dishonorable aims and pur
poses toward our sister republics, AM
that by making such charges he cal
provoke an intelligent audience 4
any other manifestation than indigna
tlon and resentment.
Let the poisoned pen be cleanse
and the serpent's tongue be changed.
The effect on the young high
strung Latin of the United State
minister's biting words can be sasil
% imagined. For several hours tina
night considerable commotlon reign
ed about the quarters Of Manu'
< Ugarte at la Paz hotel. Friend
T brought him tiding Of "insults
4 Oaths and VOWS OF vongence wei
8 sworn by Ugarte and his youthi'
Il retainers IN the choicest Castilia
i second we're appointed. pistols Loaf
|. ed and rapiors burnished-a the
r came Don Adolfo and the heavy han
Q Of the Argentine government sQuelcl
r ed fatty and completely oaths. rapier
= vows OF vengeance, pistols second
y challenges and all. lt even chastene
v Ugarte's fiery tongue The tenor