New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-19
The War and the New America
John Barrett Forcsecs a Mem Era
Of Cooperation and Good win
address Before the Southern Con,o,rc,c,
Congress By the Director General Of
the Pon-Amertcdn Union)


the P0n-Americdn Uni0n)
The end Of the war will be the beginnin,
Of a new era for psn-Amerca and pan-Amsr.
icanism. After the war will come n.w
America, which will mean a new all Am.,.
ica," or psn-America, and a new psn.Am.n.
csDism In the crucibe Of this mighty
struggle are being burned out the old AMI.
mostly, the old distrust between North and
South America. The purified residue will d.
new mutual confidence, new goodwill
and a new cooperation for the common FOOD
Pan-American comfy and commerce, pan.
American travel and trade, pan-Americ.n
intercourse end intimacy will then have
new inspiration and a new force.
When the war is concluded re will realzs
that il has done more than any other inter.
national influence since the declaration q,
the Monroe Doctrine in 1923 20 develop id.,l
and permanent psn-American solidari,v.
that it has accomplished more than all IA.
diplomatic notes Of a century 20 make N.
Monroe Doctrine an unquestioned prineipls
in the relationship OF nations. After the var
the Monroe Doctrine must and will becon.
great pan-Amercsn doctrine. Then il will
belong TO and be espoused By every other
American government from Canada, cuba
and Mexico south to Argentina. Uruguay and
Chile. as much as By the United states. Then.
being pan-American and supported by every
American government il VIII be forever x.
cepted and respected b. the rest Of the world
and, in its essence, become world doe.
trine standing for the integrity, indeper.
dence and self-government Of every nation.
great and small
Victory for the United States and "A.
Allies will remove for all time the only Ia.
ternstional menace 70 the Monroe Doeur,
The new psn-Americs and new psn-An.r.
canism which will follow the war will ESQ
be so powerful in their own inherent strenrs
and backing that never again can rev
menace from the Old World assert itself
No other nation Of America can honesty
and logically even intimate that the United
States has entered this world struggle 70,
any selfish purpose of territorial sggrsrdI.-
ment. or for the slightest advantage over is
sister American republics. No matter vhS
doubts and discussions there may be cor.
corning acts and wars Of the past, there ear
be only one opinion Throughout psn-Ana
lea concerning the attitude OF the Uniec
States in its present course. Every mar
woman and child from Northern Csnsda .
Southern Chile knows absolutely IN his i.at
that the United States is fighting for causes
and principles just as dear 10 every South
and Central American government people
and person as they are 70 the government,
people and persons Of the United States
A Hemisphere in Danger
Every thoughtful statesman and cOmmoru
in every American nation must admi; tia,
victory for the enemies Of the United States
would mean the conquest and subiustor
directly or indirectly not only OF the United
States, but Of the other countries Of tbs
hemisphere Il is therefore sublimely grsu.
flying that the sober public sentiment Of pre.
tcally all tie twenty Lstin-Americsn rspCb-
lies eighty millions OF peoples ever
whelmingly pro-United States and proAly
in this struggle of democracy against su'se'
iacy. II would seem, in consequence, 10 Be
only question of time when all the Latin
American countries must follow the dictates
and demands OF this public sentiment and
align themselves with the United States snt
y
selves delaying and possibly preventing he
triumph and supremacy Of the basic prira'
Piles which inspired them 20 fight for tier
independence and upon which they wrote
their constitutions and constructed their "a
tionalities.
There should be no hssty criticism
Argentina, Of Chile Of Venezuela, OF Color
ba, Of Ecuador, or Of any other Latin-Aner'
lean government which may have not yet
taken decisive position in the present cor
fct. We must trust that each government
is acting honestly and refuse 10 admit ma
influence and propaganda are holding ths"
governments back in their final decision,l.h
as we must decline 10 admit that such i'i''
ence and propaganda kept the goyernnS'
of the United States for nearly tnres ys'h
in the face Of unspeskable irritation, neg
taking the final step.
On the other hand. let not any part OF PI
America blind itself and refuse 20 reao -.
handwriting on the wal, which tells u u"
there is surely, even If slowly, rising ar "'l'
towering food tide Of public sympathy wa
the purposes, ideals and inspirations o ~
United States in this terrible light Of ~
mortal RICH, against mortal evil IN the H'
tons OF nations This food. Il the war 81.
tinues another year. must inevitably ivy
ever all Latin America from the Rlo Gnio'
70 the Strait Of Magellan making even 0s'''
client neutrality impossible. -,
Then, when the sun shall shine on -,
happy day, oil America -psn-AmeresI
so to speak, form a choir Of nations ana ~
PIES and chant in perfect unison ne" ""
o. pan-Ame, icanism, new anthem |"
American cooperation and good VIII "
Gence and commerce, progress ana p'
which will be taken up b. all the nations
peoples Of the world and will herald nee
ing of the day when there shall oeg'n ''
lasting peace and good will among ."
and all peoples throughout all time!
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