The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
EXPECT ARGENTINA TO Line
UP With UNITED STATES
Upon Argent'na's Cs.rse VII -
mend Future of Fan-American POI

Upon Argent'na's Casr5e VII 3i
pend Future of Fan-American POI
icies ,o.,
A Washington special Of the 18Th
to the Greensboro News quotes as
follows from a copyrighted story N
the New York Evening Post and the
Washington Times OF that date by
David Lawrence: =!
"Argentina is confidently expected
by the United States government to
align herself definitely against Ger
many. Any compromise course IN
volving a continuance of diplomatic
relations based upon further 'assur-
ances' from Germany will produce the
impression here that Argentina is
more friendly to the central powers
than faithful to the interests of pam
/ America in the present world con-
flict.
"Secretary Lansing today confer
red first with Romulo Naon, the
Argentina ambassador, and lates
: with Domicio da Cana, the Brazil
ian ambassador While Mr.. Lansing
has made no representations to Ar
gentina, and while nothing is being
done to influence the course Of the
government at Buenos Aires, it is
nevertheless fact that, upon the ac-
tion taken by the Argentina govern
ment in the present crisis depentds
the future Of pan-Amerlcan pollcles'
| because it is reasoned that in a
: case wherein the duplicity OF Ger
5 many is proved absolutely the gov
: ernment still feels that it can do bus
E mess with Berlin, the efforts Of the
United States to impress upon all the
' countries Of Central and South
E America it's own unselfish interests
| have been in vain.
D "Argentina has always spoken
: through her foreign ministers anC
' ambassadors of her interest in pan
Americanism and has in the past not
e hesitated to be the first to align her
/ self with the United States in inter
= national policies affecting the west
: ern hemisphere. Since the beginning
: of the war, however, Brazil, whose
i friendship for the United States ha'
+ remained unbroken from the time i
: took the lead in affirming the Mon
roe doctrine more than a century ago
: assumed the leadership in Latin
: America.
: "By taking a positive position now
= however, Argentina will be able tt
e recover the prestige she held in tn
eyes of American statesmen her pro
/ longed negotiation with German!
L. being regarded, as was the cours
e of the United States with tina
It country as simply the effort Of on
country to give to another every op
n portunity to prove its good faith. Il
5, a certain sense, Argentina's cas-
+ parallels the United States, for un
til the famous Zimmerman note Wa
r revealed many people in the Unite'
Il States did not believe Germany gull
It ty of perfidy. The Zimmerman ex
pose affected the course of the gov
e ernment here and historically will b
# regarded as a contributing facto
toward Americas entry into the wal
y "Similarly there is reason to be
It lieve, judging by the strong mani
e festations in Buenos Aires, and othe
# information available, that Argen
i tina will go further than merely civ
ing the German minister his pass
= ports, ard will sever completely al
n relations with Germany, and possibl
n revoke the declaration of neutralit
Is as did Brazil.
is "Just what took place in the cor
m versation between Secretary Lansin
It and the Argentina and Brazilian an
s. bassadors was not, of course, di
is closed, but diplomacy has it's way
n showing deep interest witho,
seeing to exort any influence"