The sun., 1915-03-18
LATIN AMERICAN TRADE.
Not to he Expected TIN the United
States Protects Its Citizens.

by Mr.. Unger prophesying that the
United states must fight the victor ir
the European conflict over our Inter.
ests In Latin America.
In the light of our past and present
policy with Mexico /; seems TO me tn,
widest stretch OF imagination to sa,
that tee United States will ever have
any real and tangible trade interests ir
Latin America The reason is obvious
20 the observer and painfully real tC
those American pioneers in Latin Ameri'
can countries.
Does any one seriously consider ar
invasion of foreign markets by Aneri.
cans when those In Mexico were told &c
leave the country? And those who
protested that they had property inter
ests were told. "You knew conditions
when you invested there"
Recently an American in Santo Do
mihgo incurred the displeasure Of q
President Of that country and escaped
assassination by the narrowest margin
He was Informed that II he returned "a
Santo Domingo he was sure 10 he the
victim OF tho Presidents enmity. He
laid his case before the Hon. Secretary
OF State tMr. Knox). explained to him
that he had gone TO that country when
boy, owned large property there AM
had been driven out by the Government
er;y or guarantees OF safety TO return
and dispose Of &. The Honorable Secre.
tary took the matter under advisement
Investigated the mans charges. sent for
him and told him that tho Investigation
had convinced tho Department that the
man could not return 10 Santo Domingo
without running the risk OF assassina.
ton. But the Department told him:
we have decided ths; 4. you do return
and are asssssinated We will exact an In.
demnity tor your family from the Donini-
can Government"
OF similar Incidents there are enough
70 Ill several editions of your paper.
That no good reason exists for this con-
a!tion we must allow. That many bad
reasons exist 70 make il true We must
admit
4 vel known American who hae be IN
Identified with Mexican affairs for many
years recently cal,el on the Pres
dent At Washington He was told that
ne aad interests IN the country and fof
that reason 10 creience was placed IN
his statements Or reliance on his sug-
gestiJnS. He ven'ured % say that a
person who had interests was perhaps
he one best Quailcd % discuss that
situation. To this the reply was given.
NO matte-. We do not intend 20 do
anything"
The pres!den: in rscen; speech said
that hs believed tha, the Mex;cans had
a perfect righ: 20 have any kind Il
government they chose. Set his refusal
20 recognize the strongest man since
Diaz Is perhaps one OF the principal
causes Of presen; conditions Perhaps
he has changed his mind since ne re-
fused 20 recognize the Iiuerta Govern
,rsrf. He told those Mexiosns they
victims as TIC evcnts that followed that
he saouid nave TOD them whom ,hcy
should have ard should have followed
MS choice by arm support
T. IA True t1at Latin America Is our
ra.ura! ana losica. market, bu, wha
irducemcut have We for securing IL?
Certainly Government protection .;
American life and property is not one
OF then
Again, many things are suggested for
the bringing about Of closer business
relations. ono thins needed Is rail-
road connecting those now in existence
making q line from New York 70 RI
de Jane!ro and nueHos Ayres The COS.
of 'h- recen; taxing o., Vera Cruz tani
giving q up without obtaining the salute
g. tho f'e) would have guaranteed tho
interest on sufiirert number o. bonds
20 make ne railroad possible. Tho cos;
Of nohlz!rg III" army N .he Mexican
frontier would aave created an sttrac-
tive amortization fund for them
Both measures Were unnecessary and
IN tact INJURIOUS 20 our standing as a
people and nation. From ths peon 70
the don these Two facts a'e referred 20
IN terms OF d!S7espcct and rid .cuie, not
only IN Mexico but throughout those
countries. And for my part ! ind no
Justification OF any Kind tor either act
as i finally resulted
Fight the victor ot Europe for our
South American trade What folly
What dream os Don QuiSo,e pr pied
the thought?
General Huc-,a orercd every oppor-
,uri'y - hEh', gave IS every sffrou.
,hat would provoke combat He mYr-
d'-eu our citizens. destroyed tte.r PROV
erty, arrested American officers, PLAYED
with the Government a. Washington as
.h.ng o. amusement, 'rsIlted our far
AID aehed orr army and navy And
yc;, what is the res l'tr
Sow we are asked 10 risk more ives
and more treasure IN Latin American
trade. 70 be told e.tcer t5At Z murdered
We shall receive Al indemnity or thar
We knew conditions when Wa went
there.
Il may re sad tnst The other Latin
American countries are rot ~ war
BCt Mexico Ms. du-.G- ;he reign o..
h!az the strongest. faicest ard mos.
stable OF 'h"rn an W. sec 70 what con-
d...ons poor Mex 20 - reduced. 50 how
are We 70 know that ans. yea, perhaps
all OF tire others vii not ne in tae
same condition with a two,vemon,h
o. even Lees We also know th- poicv
- our GOV rnU"rt toward Mex 90. the
Mex cans AVID American l'fe and u~op-
cry 'h"r" WHAT cause have SO q