The Washington herald., 1913-03-13
RECOGNITION Of
China PROBABLE
Continued from Page One.

of Congress last summer that the State
Department was withholding recognition
as a club over the head of the republic
to force it to swallow a loan much larger
than ii desired and on terms peculiarly
repugnant to the Chinese government.
Secretary of State Bryan's attitude to-
ward the employment of dollar diplo-
macy in this governments dealings
with China is well known from his pub
lie and private utterances to permit a
doubt as to his personal preferences in
the premises
The Wilson Latin-American statement
of Tuesday was the theme of general dis
cussion in diplomatic and official circles
yesterday. 1t met with a generous share
of approval in Latin-American circles.
In Democratic quarters it was formally
approved, though members of the House
who have been loudest in denunciation
of the Knox policy were inclined to de-
mand less equivocal language than the
statement contained.
Text of Statement.
A difference of opinion exists over the
degree of repudation or reaffirmation OF
dollar diplomacy intended to be indi-
Gated by the statement From this in
depreciation. however, there was little
dissent: the Wilson administration-the
President and my colleagues"-will not
permit the use of the American govern
ment by fomenters of revolutions and
disorders. whether such fomenters work
from within Latin America or from the
safer precincts of the United States;
whatever encouragement the State de-
partment may offer to the employment
of American capital in the development
of Latin American countries, Will not
extend to forcing the acceptance against
their wishes by such governments OF
American capital with a view to creating
right of participation by the United
States in the internal affairs of our
Southern neighbors.
The United States has nothing to seek
in Central and South America except the
lasting interests of the peoples of the two
continents the security governments in
tended for the people. and for no special
group or interest, and the development OF
trade relationship between the two con-
tinents which shall rebound to the profit
and advantage of both and interfere with
the rights and liberties of neither"
Little Uncertainty Left.
A careful study of this paragraph yes
terday left little uncertainty as to the
Administrations attitude toward dollar
as praciced under Secretary
Knox This nation has nothing to seek
except the lasting" interests of the peo-
Piles of the two continents, intended Tor
no special group or interest" Small
comfort in this for Latin-American jun
tas, which bring together political NAL
contents without money and American
commercial enterprises willing to finance
a revolution in return for valuable con-
cessions or immense loans at bank
ruptcy rates.
As to certain potential disturbers.
Mr. Wilson and his colleagues have
this to say, in conclusion:
From these principles may be read
as much of the future policy of this
government as it is necessary now to
forecast"
Messrs. Castro. Zelaya, Gomez, and
Huerta please note-and perhaps AM
bassador Henry Lane Wilson, in Mex
leo City, may have his attention called
to this clause. AS for the last named.
1t would surprise no one to hear that
a charge d'affaires is to be placed in
command of the American Embassy
there pending a general election and
the establishment of a government ap-
proved by the people of Mexico.