Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-10
LATIN REPUBLICS
WIDELY DIVIDED
AS TO JOINT ACTION
Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela
Pro Ally and Pro =.
United States
COLOMBIA STILL SORE
OVER PANAMA AFFAIR
Paraguay, Chill, Peru and
Ecuador Lean Toward
Germany
By Charles p. Stewart

tUnlted Press staff correspondent
Buenos Aires, March 10-If the Unit
cd States is planning to seek concert
ed action among all American repub-
lies to cleanse the American hemis-
phere Of German activities-as report
ed in Washington dispatches today
she is likely to be rebuffed hotly. A
majority of the Latin-American repub-
lies will resent such plan. From q re-
liable source here it was learned TODAY
that the Argentine government would
be inclined to make "hot answeY'' il
the United States "offer advice" re-
garding German plotting
anAmerican unity is not visible
from this viewpoint of South America.
Several republics are distinctly pro-
German.
Some are pro.ally. Most of them are
not pro- United States.
With the exception, possibly, of Bra
zil and bolivia, Argentine's position
on the general question of American
matters is held by officials here to
represent substantially the attitude of
the other Latin American republics
And Argentine, it will be recalled, was
the republic which most unecremoni-
onsly rebuffed President Wilson when
he asked world neutrals to follow the
example OF the United States in break
ling relations with Germany.
Argentine Against Union
Argentine regretted such extreme
measures in her note, which was
drafted by DR. Diego Molinari. He was
likewise the author of the further .,es-
sage to the United States announcing
that Argentine Is mind was made up
and implying that it would not be
changed by North American pressnYe.
which was inelosed with the formal
note. President Irigoyen personally re-
vised both communications.
North Americans here believe DR..
Molinari to be anti United States
mainly because he was secretary of
the pro-Mexiean committee here oppos-
ing American intervention in Mexico.
But the fact is, Dr. Molinari's views
may be taken as typically Latin Amer
lean. He believes the United States.
perhaps unconseiously, seeks 10 use
Latin America to her own advantage.
Brazil and Bolivia are considered
exceptions to the general Latin-AmeFi-
can view.
i'ldIli 10 btittNtu 10 ut fOVHinp ibE
an excuse to seize German merchant
ships in her harbors.
Bolivia With U. S.
Bolivia has declared her "solidari-
ty'' with the United States. But she is
thought to be "under the thumb of
North America. She is credited with
aspiring for an outlet upon the Pacifis
ocean and the tributaries of the River
Plata. Bolivia just now has no such
outlet, The guess is venturcd in Buenos
Aires that President Wilson s deelara-
I ton in his peace speech favoring
ocean outlets for all nations had some
thing to do with Bolivia s announce
ment of solidarity with the United
States.
The question whether the United
States is going to support Bolivia in
/ her ambition for an outlet is Of acute
interest to Peru, Argentine and Chile.
These nations cut Bolivia off from the
Pacific and the River Plata.
Brazil has always been pro-North
American. She has always, however,
been pro-German, too, except for few
recent expressions attributed to the
Influence of Ruy Barbosa, liberal par
ty leader and the William Jennings
Bryan of South America--except that
he is no pacifist.
Chile Not Worrying
Chile has been advertised in New
York and London dispatches as having
supported the United States and ex-
pressed sympathy for the allies in pro-