Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-03
DEMOCRATS STILL
HUNTING FOR PIE
HAVE DISCOVERED THAT UNITED
STATES WILL SEND REPRE-
sENTATlvES TO CHILE.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2.-(Srec-
ial.)-Democratic pie-hunters have dis
cussed another place where they can
make raids on the salary lists of the
Wilson administration.
The recent discovery by democrat
leaders here that an international IN
ference of the American republic j
to be held at Santiago, Chile. next a.
has caused new onslaught OF III
cpoils-seekers upon the safe depar,
mont. Every democratic senator ha
least one constituent for whom h
demanding of Secretary Rry7 II ap
ntment as a member of the .tmeri
n delegation to the fifth Pan--.meri-
can conferences.
The pressure being brought to bea,
on behalf of persons seeking tho
chance to make the free trip to the
Chilean capital with stop-over priv
leges is said to be something awful
Among those who look with con
Germ upon the prospects of the .Ameri.
can delegation to the conference be-
ing composed purely of the politically
favored are the. members of the Latin
American diplomatic corps here. 1t
has become common talk among them
that the Chilean government will have
the pleasure of lavishing elaborate en-
tertainments upon group of the same
kind of democratic citizens who have
been given diplomatic jobs in South
and Central America. that is, men who
never have been south Of the Rio
Grande, who have not the slightest
acquaintance with the Spanish langu,
age, and no conception whatsoever O.
the conditions in Latin-America, polt-
teal. social, or economic, and who.
will know nothing and care less Of the
purposes and principles of the Pan
American conferences. .a
The conference this year is con.
sidered of more than usual import
ance. because of the many develop.
ments in Latin-America in the last few
years. 1t is regarded as a foregone
conclusion that attempts will be made
by some of the Latin-American delega-
lions to throw bombshells into the
next conference, in the way of political
questions embarrassing to the United
States. Only the most adroit man
agement upon the part Of the Ameri-
can delegation will, in the opinion OF
experienced diplomatists here, save
the situation for the United States.
Mr.. Bryan, as chairman of the pro.
gram committee, already has permit.
ted the Latin-Americans to advance a
proposition which has been the ambi
ton of some of the smaller republics
for many years. The program as
agreed upon contains the declaration
proposed for adoption, that it shall
be principle of policy among the
American republics that no alien in
any of the republics shall have other
rights or other recourses than those
enjoyed by the citizens thereof.
This means that the small republics
are seeking to commit the United
States to the prin ciple that United
States citizens shall not have tie
privileges of appealing to the Wash
ington government in case Of contro
versies in those republics. It is pre-
dicted that questions even more EN-
barrassing will be injected into tho
conference, and passed over the vor,.
of the United States, unless the great
est care is exercised in the selectie,
of the American delegation. 7.