Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-22
by }. G. ECCLESTON
Treasurer OF the United States Uniter-
stiles Club at lluenO- Aires. Ar
gcntinu, in philadelphia
Public ledger.


dents who complete their studies in
special lines I'm the states and their
return mbucd with american hustle
aud enterprise, the throwing off of
the yoke Of Spain ana Of France In
matters educational and literary, and
the consequent development of ma
Lional schools, literature and opinions
written and formed BY the educated
and travelled Argentnes themselves;
the consolidation of the national gov
rrnment and the general improve
ment IN living conditions; the absence
OF revolutions or even political dis
turbances, generally speaking. since
iS90--all these are only a few Of the
factors which may be mentioned as
accounting In great measure for the
change In public sentiment towards
the United states
one adverse circumstance which
rotards the growth OF this sentiment
of fricudlness on respect for the
rnited states b. the nature OF the ca-
Diagrams received here by the great
papers from their correspondents
there
Crimes. accidents and disgraceful
things generally form the bulk OF
what is cahled out so that uneducatel
or merely not well-informcd people
set false idea as 10 Americans and
their duings. Ana more especially ls
this the case when there rs war in
tcrveution of any kind. or information
an difficulties II would seem that the
cable correspondents. be they Argen-
tines Spaniards. or even Americans,
read the more startling headlines OF
the "yellow' Journals only, ana cable
accordingly, with leaning toward
prejudice against the United states I'm
general. and then these condensed
Items, as cahlcd. are expanded or
padded here, largely By apparently
preiuaced. sometimes woefully ig
uorant (of things and conditions in
the statesl cable editors, 50 that the
results are often gross Congregations
or worse stll1. absolutely mistaken and
untruthful MS would be at once evil
dent 40 any patriotic and educated
American. ANA an this goes toward
the making OF uniriendK feelings, lack
Of respect Tor American institutions
ana authorities, and in some cases
BIS productive OF very mistaken ideas
on the part of readers In general IL
is Ia be hoped that the near future
max see an Improvement in this re-
spcet
Changes That Please.
Tho recent change in the admins
uation az Washington and the conse-
cuent Abandonment OF what was
called dollar diplomacy" together
with the reform of the tariff and
other great measures carried out or
projected by the democrats. under the
admirable leadership and insistence
of President Wilson, have all been
hailed with delight. with the one nota-
BILE exception of our policy as regards
Mexico.
In spite of Colonel ROOSEVELT
frank and fearless exposition OF what
he considers The Monroe doctrine TO
mean meaR ana imply in these mod
vrn times made before the intellectual
nnd political clements of greatest
worth and iportance in this country In
his recent addresses. ana more par
tcularly on tho occasion OF the ban
quet rendered him here, and in spite
of all that has been written and spok
en- in ITS favor there and here. it is
stu ignorantly OF wilfullv often pub
ucly stated or printed as meaning
America tor the North Americans,
D. e., that The United states of North
America desires and is working fol
the conquest iu one way or another,
of all the rest of the Americas. not
merely Mexico and Central America,
but an South America as well. And
this is asserted not In relation TO COM
mereial ACKNOWLEDGMENT only. but is
asserted, and apparently believed by
many 20 refer 10 actual conquest and
political absorption.
Il Is not so very long ago, and
eehovs ot the laea are stlll 10 be neara.
that a defensive alliance, called the
A. Il. c. that is Of Argentine. Brazil
and Chilli was seriously proposed, In