The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-24
FRANCE IN SOUTH AMERICA.

What will happen after the war; particularly in
the markets of the world is already engrossing the
attention of every country which makes any pre-
tentions toward being world power. Sympathetic
frendlness between nations is all very we'll until
commerce becomes involved The following writ
| ten by George Iafond in the Paris Revue throws
| a light on what may be expected in the line of COM
morcial warfare after the last gun has sounded on
| The European battcfields:
| South America must in the very future
decide he9'cen Europe and the United States
the chief customer for her material. Tho Ger
| man Customs Union or Zollvrrein was the cradle OF
the German empire whose foundation is mainly
sronsiec for the present Europe has to look
out that the letters of a tariff reciprocity with
which the Yankee republic seems to be disposed to
chain up the Latin republics, not. day.
provoke world war for the commercial
h"g"mony of South America.
THE truth is that the latter has litth, in
mon with the United States and mare 70 lose than
to gain by becoming it's economic dependency The
rncipal. active element is represented by Fro
pcnn immigration. There is only handful o.
Yankees in that enormous
When We speak Of Latin republics do not
intend merely to academic term. It is the
expression Of u strong racial sentiment and its
c"ntuation may yet herald unexpected develop
mcnts. Brazil, Argentina and rruguay--to sngl"
ont this tro-arc dominated by Anglo French capt.
tai and French ideas They will not hesitate TO
form solid union with the Anglo Latin Quadruplc
AllianceFrnnce, England Italy. Spain. This is
certainly the safest way 10 eliminate Germany
which already considered South America her ox-
elusive economic Transatlantic domain
THE racial idea in the sense Of common iradi-
ton and culture. dominates modern politics. Pan
Gerrnanism, Pan -slavism. Pan 1slamsm Pan.
Amcrcansn-uhy not add TO the group Pan Latin
ISM Europe is saturated. 1t has reached it's
maximum of industrial density. The will
be true Of the United states. Remains South
America. whose population of 100000 at the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century has increased al
most skiold since.
THE has created absolutely stua-
ton. England, France and Germany are. for the |
time being. eliminated, and the United States have
not occupied the vacant lot. The struggle for the |
South american market will therefore begin in All
its fcrocity the European conflict is |
ended.
"W" know that Germany now works hard 10 |
be ready for the fray. viii France more so |
to sleep, abandoning the field to her heredta ~ |
enemy? Let without delay profit by the |
precious nucleus offered to by the recent forma
ton Of Lcagu" for the Protection of French Com
lncrcc in Central America. Guatemala. Nicaragua. |
Honduras. Salvador Costa RIGA, and Panama-all |
Of them are at present infested with Germans who,
owing to our criminal inertia. occupy high CONNER
cial POSITIONS An overwhelming ajority of the
$, 100000 inhabitants has declared itself for tho
allies and established boycott against the central
powers. and Germany in particular
Let not, in our turn. commit psychological |
hunders. The Latin American he compared |
neither with the matter-of fact Yankee with |
the Cynic Tcuton, He is nervous being mainly |
dominated by sentiment He can easily be won |
over by persuasive. eloquent augmentation Is it |
then Impossible for us Fr"nclmcn, who are nearer |
n him raciilly, to outWlt the German ropagandst?
He has preference for the German article; he
took it because other offered to him. That
is tn" sad, brutal truth
1--WE Low" our faithful British allies, but it hurts
our sentiments to see" for instance, the English |
h"uS" Of Harrow in Tu"nos Aires offer our beau
titul French fashions under John Bulls roofing. |
lhttI" by Ht" if We do not look out in time. Lon
don tas'" will hay" replaced the French govt