Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
future OF GERMANY
SUFFERS IN WAR
South American Nations Have
Broken Relations With
Prussian Dealers.
JOIN FORCES WITH ALLIES
Tremendous Forces Are Now
Arraigned Against Kaiser
and Autocratic Rule.
JOIN FORCES WITH ALLIES
BY JOHN BARRETT.
Dircctor-GcncrnI of the Pan-!Amcrfcnn

RI JotS
Dircctor-GcncrnI of the Pan-Amcricnn
There is-good war news from Central
and South America every day. Each
one before Ii; The latest Information
Is of special Importance. 1t shows Il
record for growing Pan American soil
darity that is surprising. 1t carries u
significance that should be heard ali
ever the world Constantly am asked
in letters and tell.grams: not only from
AL parts OF the United States and from
the allied nations Of Europe but from
LATIN A AZ What is the the, e saaGt
struggle" Without commenting upon
is permitted for ire. on answer. to give
a summary of the actual facts. At
this hour the situation is as follows.
First There are twenty independents
republics reaching from Cuba and
Mexico on the north TO argentina and
Chile on the south. oi tnese. thirteen,
or considerable majority. have ac-
,ually, in an Official manner. broken
arranged alphabetically. Bolivia. B,a-
iii; Costa Ric;,. Cuba. Dominican Re-.
public. Ecuador, Guatemala. Haiti. Hon
duras. Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and
Uruguay, Although Paraguay has not
olticiaily severed relations, her miral
he ciassed IN this list, which would
Their make fourteen.
second The following six countries
can be clasScd as oincially neutral:
argentina. Chlie. Colombia. Mexico.
salvador and Venezuela, but in strict
terms Paraguay should be Included
which would make seven. or about one
third OF all the Latin American gov
!, 'rnird;; Dirercntiating between those
which have broken OFF relations and
those which have actually declared
many, We hnd that nine have actually
entered ,hn arena of warfare aiongside
allies Tney are: !ar" sra" ."e Costa Enro R,.a
,u'it, dominican Republic, Guatemala,
| i matt ,ruonAn'i-s, .>'t'ragmn and Pan.
MAI the nosit.on taken by Uruguay
a ana reru Is "luiya'snt to a deciara
Won OF war, b.t as ,..eir action has Uut
been so regarded Ny Germany they are
PHI S,u, 10 DC ciass,d as having only
broken r"!ationa il tncy We're con-
conflict t..ey wuulG uahe the mumper
SieNeh which have urciarcd war.
: >hr ACTION -. tJNCERr
WIN i'i;0ii.S or THE L.. 81
4 Fourth. Stated IN other terms il can
w st1i 60. 80 si.rt.S OF the total
'rsi, ".sI Ia. ,r- ,.,,..s Ui tne total puIt,-
atom - i..',.n ......rira !iave officially
I td",'. "cti.'i "a. conGert with the Cu.tcd
/ :'''i.s..' "'.L So -"iu.,eun allies. Tnis
iic'.''a t..'.' -, 3.uOu.UUU square
i....,. VI -...,.i. .,n.elican TERRITORY and
! - ,o."' por-s....on Of aU.OUU,uOU 6UUU-
y wv - ,u"iv ....i.a ana IIcarly % uuU uuD
"a h.".'.e ".e t'.4nci on the side of
l.i.rs. A''
! r.ntryooLy. however, should be fair
Il - .'','''o Ai.c otNituuG OF the
ntu,'''i t""h.r'rS. IT IS, in my OPINION.
aAJ''t TO a..s LAT t"r .,t1 aSailist TN,
'.i .,'.eu sta: u tnat .ney are pro-
h'i"t ATS /; tar honest be,ief
Ga 'oac i....'ii...t m,t.i the situation
-. ,..c "iastS>. oii!c..ii, Ut eacn OF ina
hcutitl countries. IN ,lr. cr,ninin.r ,pa
100! Oh t..ri iaIiu.. dc doing wnat
t',r.> pti'e\r cunse.en,.ot.,iy TO he ri..nf-
- VI l.lt'.', "a tnctr ur.nion. has ,.,id
anu ths'ei..S t1.r..' present attitude. ia
800 Icy uu not ueny the right
""' count! 20 act as II sees best.
:.sc rir.it S"e
u.'I t".eiui scrutiny or the leading
n..oMs ina. ala Overwhelming ma ann 1,
y. mem are most friendly TO the 'CuiI.y
'% very an" anal, me European allies. oniy
!" 'ciS sHall minority a,e what coma
Dc teTined pr"-central allies II is
".so believed by nan. mat the so.
| H.. oi meutra. countries are abie 10
We vi greater service TO the Unlteu
states ""d The european allies ~.
nS'"s neural than uy declaring war
! II 'heN 'uuh the latter sep they v,ni,',i
"c involved la vast cAprnses In -
sl'Na tl"ii OF their uM.l supple. ,id
| III me sndttinS down on wnal ,i,,v
European alllcs. they wouiu AIS, ..o
! p"irc large sums OF money for arn,S
| wo,,t ana protection. anu these sums
Woui" necessarily nave TO De slIunii,.n
~ tohsiuerauie eAten. ny the lIiIt,,I
states ana the r.uropc.ta allies
careful coiSid,i a.iu.i OF the cd,
w co''is'cnt Ia the REPRESENTATIVE,
papers IA .'it p.l:,, y, Lat.n Auer,r,
VI lhc sPv'.ai "i,t-i,s mich are ,,;-
pew ms ia rs inG.s 20: speeches t,,,t
i"''"S Hi.'"e a. rs congresses, or
Siecid' a"urcssrs that are being d.
..ntL '.'1u "a P'iiiraietS ana BOOKS
mhieh are BELLS uislriuuted wouiu
!t"" 10 'hc me- iil. .e conclusion (utL
.he war h.s JUS, .icu beyond all -
pteta IONS me best principles OF Pan
i w ic' SIN ana proved. from :, popu-
lar sianupol.it, ,te .ictual soiidarit i ~
me Nestcin Hen,isphc.c
Canauh. techni.du. speaking. is nor
LASS, Lass IS one ."iiy belonging TO ram
! America. but /! We include NJ t..n
graphically unLur lhal term and tud
IL AS ~" tioua. cntitS. IN addition 20
,nc United states ana the twenty
.-atin Aheric;ia countries we have i
totil oil twenty .ti.-.Amcricau ma
tons. fifteen OF Which r v. iorn,,,Iv
orohen relations with the central
allies and ten have officially declared
war on them AS showing the COM
plhcu welSht OF Pan American CO.
tnt. war. II can be Said tnat four-ftth3
or ths population. nve seventies OF ali
us governments, eisht-ninths OF its
immense area aud niir- eleventhS OF its
enormous foreign commerce have allied
thems Gives against the central allies.
According To the best statistics, more
over, In. Tan American allies asida
from the United states and Canada
could provide, II required, Within TWO
years. an ARMY OF 2,"uU,UU0 of competent
. nshtinS men. As il is, they and the
neutral countries of i'an-Anerica as
Well are supply ing vast quantities OF
FOOD products and raw materials
which are absolutely essential Tor FMS
successful conduct OF the war
Certainly, the above is a showing for
n-Anerica whiSh Will interest all
those Who are Watching the attitude OF
the maiions OF the world in this mighty