New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
In studying this Psn-Am.riean situation =.

In studying this Psn-Ameriesn situation. o..
emphasize my complete lack Of sympathy :.
that element OF men in the United State. WI.
always trying TO stir up trouble by erssg.rxs,.
the so-called snti-America feeling in Latin A..
lea and 20 construct bogie out Of the so.,,b.
A. B. G.. alliance that is, the close reatior,s,
Argentina, Brazil and Chill. Speaking from =.
point Of view Of one who has for fourteen va.
most intimately and closely studied Lstir.A-..
can thought, and from ny experience no, "A,
as director general of the Pan-Amercaa Ia.
for eight years, but as United States yini,t., /. /
Argentina, Colombia and Panama, I can ssy |, :,
earnestness that there is no deep.seatcd A.
United States feeling among the represents,
and controlling men Of the majority CT the L,.,
American countries. On the contrary, Ii. ~,
leaders in public affairs, in commerce and In u,
intellectual life Of those countries hold n, "a.
ing toward the United States which ehsrae,.r,.
the attitude Of the corresponding real leader, II
the United States toward them. l. would b !!
gross reflection upon the quality and wi.aor Il
the big Latin-Amercsn leaders Of public opir;v
TO state the contrary. Any one Vho has b,-
brought in such close contact as have with FL
able ambassadors and ministers Of Latin Amer.
who are now in Washington, and who Ia. ~,
here during the last eight years, will corrooorr,
my sentiments There is, on the ether hand ri
the Latin American countrie: an elsmsn. Of m.
in politics and in newspaper circles who Ike n
attack the United States, just a. there Or. o.,
tain men in the United States Who enjoy "M.rl
ing the lions tail" or crticising foreign countr,J
whose policies do not always agree With ua!
Of the United States. The people ant nevspspsJ
Of the United States are, moreover. often mise
in regard TO the attitude OF Latin Amehcs u
comments Of men who have no real knowledgs q.
the facts, just as people in foreign lands are r,I
led as TO the attitude Of the United States \
the statements Of politicians who are no. respect
ed in this country.
THE NEW ERA OF PAN-AMERICAN NTEHl
DEPENDENCE.
The fact is that the whole Western EsuII
phere, or that section Of it which reaches tsd
the northern United States 70 the southern pal
of Argentina and Chilli, Is entering upon ra|
new era Of Pan-Amercan solidarity and Pa,
American interdependence, which means much ri
only for the good Of all America, but fer Ss|
individual country thereof The Latin Amaia
governments and peoples are looking 10 ~
United States with more sympathy, spprsc!stg
and spirit of cooperation than they have w,|
done before. while in turn the people and prd
Of the United States are studying and sppreehI
ing the countries and peoples Of Central ri
South America as they have never done hereeI
fore The European war has been . mighty n
fuence in developing Pan-American accord ~
Pan-American harmony OF action and intesrI
Perhaps the silver lining Of the great war ele.,
could be described as the new reelected ligh. 4
Pan-Americanism.
Before close this article wish 10 dispose 4
one unfortunate boyle which has TOO much chr|
acterized the discussions Of the trade relations 4
the United States with Latin America Too mai
superficial observers, living In the knovleds /
the past rather than in the present and bert
influenced by the old-fashioned arguments, ~
continually upbraidng the commercial, sIps1
and import interests of the United States beesa''
they have done so little for the development Z
Pan-American trade The fact Ia that, lsfrsT
through the propaganda 81 the Pan-Amsna'
Union and the departments Of State and Co.
merce, there has been extraordinary grown =
United States trade with Latin America turnf
the last Ave years, and great credit !, due e''
element Of United States exporters and iupSr1
ers who have entered and mastered the ni
When it Is considered that the United States ~
increased its total exports and imports With A11
America hundreds Of millions OF dollars duh'1
the last few years this contention vii! not sea
overdrawn.
QUOTING FIGURES, WHICH IS ONE Wal
TO DISPOSsEss A BOOZE
Subordinate to this bogie Is smother ooe-u'I
the United States is Far behind Great Britain c'
Germany in its Latin-American trade. Inc "'
is that in the year 1918, the last undisturoed ~
of world commerce, the United States bought ~
sold products in its trade exchange with IA
America valued in excess Of sSO),0ooOOO' il'1
behind, instead of ahead Of the United s's''
came Great Britain. with total trade OF ~'''
100000, or nearly 600 le" than tSs e'1
merce OF the United States. As for Germs''
which has been so often emphasized as 'esoA'
the United States. it Is well 10 bear IN miho vs.
her total trade was approximately only saiV'V',
600, or about half that o; the United e'a'e"
is true that Great Britain and Germany o'o ~
the United States In few Of the eoun'n"
South America proper but, taking the sHN.'
twenty Latin-A American countries, which re-
fro,, Movico and cuha south 20 Argentine ~