The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-20
SOUTH AMERICA
BACKS UNCLE sam
NONE OF LATIN AMERICAN RE-
PUBIICS OPPOSE ACTION
AGAINST GERMANY.
AID MAY MEAN MUCH
Could Put At Least One Million Men
In The Field And Assist
In Other Ways.

Washington, April 16.-Prompt
endorsements, from South America
of the action of the United States is
of the action of the United States in
war are the source of great gratifi-
cation. There remained today but
three Ecuador, Venezue-
la and olombia-which had not de-
fined their positions and it was be-
lieved that before the end OF the
week they too, would respond
With the exception of Costa Rica
none of the Central American group
had declared it's attitude but no con-
Germ over where their sympathy will
he placed has been felt at the state
department.
So far Cuba is the only war spot in
Latin-America, but the positions as
sumed by Panama and Costa Rica
place them practically in the list OF
warning nations and almost no doubt
remains that Brazil will be at war
within few days The only govern
ments that have not been frank in
their endorsement of the step taken
by the L. S. are Chile and Peru, the
former combining itself TO a formal
declaration of neutrality and the lat
ter to "deploring' the fact that the
United States had been unable to adj
just her difficulty with Germany
without recourse to war.
Here's The Line-Cp
Following is the way the other Lat
in-American nations whose positions
are defined, were lined up today:
= Cuba--Declared war against Ger
many. .'a
Panama-Declared her readiness
to assist in any way possible in the
protection of the Panama canal.
Costa Rica-Offered her ports and
other territorial waters to the L. s.
for war needs of the American navy
REHABILITATION broken with
Germany.
GENERALIZATION broken with
Germany.
Endorsed the action of
the U. S. and characterized GerInanys
submarine warfare as an 'insult to
humanity"
Paraguay-EXpressed sympathy
with the government of the u. s.,
forced into war to rehabilitate the
rights of neutrals."
observation-disclosures the action of
the U. S. as Just and right.
Mexico-Neutral.
State department officials believe
it possible that the government OF
Ecuador may consider itself bound
TO adopt somewhat equivocal at
titude because OF a suggestion made
several weeks ago that conference
of neutrals be held at Montevideo to
study means for bringing the war to
an end.
Guatemala's proclamation of mar
tial law was still regarded here as a
step taken by Presi-
dent Estrada Cabrera, preliminary to
a break with Germany. II was be-
lieved that Honduras, Salvador and
Nicaragua, the remaining uncom-
mitted nations of Central America.
are awaiting action by Guatemala
and that they will announce their
positions Immediately after Guate-
mala speaks.
The United States has looked to
Latin America for moral support
more than formaterial assistance,
but ther has been no disposition to
under rate the very material assist
ance that might be rendered if il
became ne essary. The total peace
strength OF etin-America's armies
is only 234.0 men, but the poter-
tial power is several times that AMI
reports from the South American ~
publics hava indicated that no time
will be lost in raising fighting forces
10 their full war strength.