Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-17
PHONE NO. SO
Wednesday Morning, October IL, 1917.
CONTINENTAL SOLIDARITY.

Never in the history of North and South America ha
there the tendency toward unfcation of interest
such as been apparent in the last few months
North America excepting Mexico is solid for jus
cause South America, with the exception of two BIZ
nations has thrown the mantle of down the Ger
man Kaiser Argentine and Chill are wavering and i
the signs of the times point correctly Mexico will
where interest lies before the international
Migration has been put out.
Peru, latest of South American republics al
relations with Imperial German government dwels
in note of explanation the American government
upon the necessity of continental solidarity Francisco
Tudela, minister of foreign affairs for Peru says
From the beginning of the great in which the
most powerful people of the world involved, the
Peruvian has strictly PERFORMED the duties
imposed upon it by international law and has Loyalty
maintained neutrality republic trusting that
its neutral rights would respected by beli
gerens but when the conagration spread the Amer
can Observation-Disclosures efforts exerted for
nearly three years by United government
keep that great people out of the confcPeru con-
fronted by duties sprngng from its passionate de-
the continental solidarity that been the
goal of its foreign policy and by the necessity of defend
ing its rights from maritime warfare set
up by Germany.
THAT the reason why receiving notice of the
begerency of the United States by the proceed
ngs of the Berlin in violation of international
law, the Peruvian government declaring itself
neutral recognized the justice of the stand taken by the
Washington government And for the same reason the
president of Peru, in his to and the
of in the of
with the express approval of the parliament solemnly
affirmed the adhesion of country the principles
of international justice proclaimed by President Wilson.
1T was the Peruvian governments wish that the policy
of the whole continent be ratification
attitude of the Washington government which took up
the defense of neutral insisted on the OBJ
of international law course of events
did not result in joint action; country shaped
course in defense OF its invaded rights it
individually prompted in its adherence the principles
declared by the United States Peru for its part while
endeavorng to give prevalence uniform continental
policy maintained with the utmost frmness the integrity
of its rights sovereign nation in the of Germany
disregard of the principles of naval warfare.
1T the defense of those rights which led it to
its diplomatic relations with the Imperial govern
vany claimed appropriate reparaon-the sinking of the
vessel Lorton by German submarine on the coast of
Spain while the ship plying between neutral ports
engaged in lawful trade without infringing even the
German rules respecting closed unknown to inter-
national law"
Mexico, Argentine AMI Chill still remain without the
pale of those nations fighting their rights and for
the right of small countries Argentine it appears has
narrowly escaped being plunged into the war through
the of the Vaccinations of the German charge
affairs, Count Luxburg Chill keeps own coun
sci but if the world is believe opinion of several
newspapers the nation is considering action
solidarity of action. Mexico is the stumbling block
in continental unity being the barrier perfect under
standing between Anglo-Saxon America and Latin
America
SO much has been written of Mexico's position in
the great and especially since the United
has thrown in its lot with of the entente that
would be useless dwell upon those again The
remains that Mexico the position OF a father