Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
COL.ROOSEvELT
ENCHANTED IN
SOUTH AMERICA
When Not That, He's 'Enamored,'
but Banquets May Get
Him Yet.
HOSPITALITY TOO GENEROUS
Traveller Dares to Talk of Pan
anna in Colombia, Despite
Affront offered Him.
HOSPITALITY TOO GENEROUS
BY JONATHAN WINFIELD.

BY JONATHAN WINFIELD.
WASHINGTON, Feb There is
much speculation here among the po-
litical gossips as to the real meaning
of Colonel Rocsevelt-s trip through
South America. They pretend to have
reasons for asserting that it is more
than sightseeing jaunt and hunting
expedition
Regardless OF whether there is a
remote possibility of any hidden sig
nificance in the Colonel's trip, 1t is
safe to assume that when he does
return to the United States he will
carry back with him a stock of In
formation about the relations of the
South American countries among
themselves that he could not have
gained by long distance observation.
Relative to the different countries
he is visiting, Colonel Roosevelt's i'm
pressions may be summed up some
thing like this-Uruguay is fine
country" Brazil, Chile and Argen-
And, speaking of really fine countries,
what's the matter with Paraguay?
According to the local newspapers
in the countries the Colonel has visit
ed so far, he is enchanted" when he
is not "enamored."
Schedule Is Strenuous"
The travel schedule through South
ern Brazil, and then over a large sec
| ton of Argentina, and through Chile
has been strenuous" enough even fol-
Colonel Roosevelt. The hos pitality Of
the provinces has been so generous
that the Colonel's splendid physique
may soon show some traces Of it. fol
1t is beyond even an apostle OF the
strenuous life to partake of clever
banquets in a single day and not feel
the effects.
While he has been preaching ideal
ism and while the main theme of his
addresses has been the ideals of de-
less, insists on looking upon Colonel
Roosevelt as a man Of action and as a
practical politician rather than an
idealist.
The predominant and overwhelming
Interest is in his personality. His
character and his public career have
been analysed He has been described
as an author, traveller, journalist, ex-
plorer, soldier, sportsman, publicist
and idealist, but the analysis always
ends with the tribute to him as the
man of action.
Doctrine Two Sided.
In Brazil and in Uruguay he told
his hearers that the Monroe doctrine
was not one sided and should be in
voked only in the general interest OF
all the countries of the continent who
should unite with the spirit Of mutual
respect and on the basis Of equality
in maintaining II.
Every country of America, he add =
ed which rested on a foundation OF
order, liberty, justice and strength
was a guarantee OF the doctrine. and
the United States was always ready
to second the efforts of the other
American countries for their defense.
On even more delicate subjects than
the Monroe doctrine. Colonel Roose-
welt has spoken with much freedom
srr good effect. The diplomatic and
consular officers of Colombia sent 10
the newspapers q copy OF an instruc-
tion received by them from the Co
lombian Foreign Minister directing
them to absent themselves from any
official functions IN honor of the dis
tingulshed visitor. The reason given
was that no official OF Colombia could
attend a function In honor Of the ma
who had despoiled Colombia in the
Panama dispute.
10 Not Abashed.
The newspapers printed the note,
without comment. Colonel Roosevelt,
however. while ignoring this COM
municat,on, did not hesitate TO talk
about Panama. He told his South
American audiences that his admin
istration made possible the construc-
ton Of the canal after the world had
been waiting for 1t for 30 years, and
when Il would have had to wait an
other 80 years IL he as President OF
the United States, had not taken the
course he did.