Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-05
us. DIPLOMACY RAPED
BY ARGENTINE EDITOR
Calls Wilson Note on Pcru-Chile
Affair Fruit of Diplomatic
Inexpcriencc."

Buenos Aires, April Recent Ameri-
can notes to Chile, Bolivia and Peru are
described as the fruit of diplomatic
lnexperienceP by La Prensa, which de.
clares they do not reveal any political
plan that should alarm the South American
continent or give Argentina any motive
for suspicion.
In it's first editorial on the subject the
newspaper asked whether the notes,
which affect the sovereignty 0f those
states. respond to- resolved policy ac-
cording 90 which the United States CON
stitutes itself the inherent protector OF
new world republics, and what should
he the attitude OF Argentina. These
questions are answered today, the Journal
stating it has profound knowledge OF
the functIoning of the American State
Department" and asserting that depart
ment "never cultivated diplomatic IN ode
of procedure and does not possess di-
plomacy." II declares the department Is
IAN organ of internal politics, rather than
international, and that the secretary's
tenure of office is unstable due TO Andrew
Jackson's policy of ITO the victor belongs
the spoils.'
"There does not exist In Washington
mode of conducting traditional diplomacy
nor scarcely n cbancelery,' continues
La prensa. For this reason the United
States frequently assumes attitudes IN
comprehensive 10 other nations IN at
tempting to apply party judgments and
local politics TO international life. Men
of the United States have generally
written on delicate and susceptible inter
national questions with the crndeness
with which they treat internal politics.
These antecedents induce us 10 think
the form of the notes i'm question does not
respond TO political plan of continental
prutectorate which is contemptuous IN
regard to lesser republics. They are an
instance of inadvertance and lack of
diplomatic tact
Assertion il made there is mo lack OF
politicians and others in the United
States who think such proteetorate IL
final fact, derived from the greatness OF
their country" and President Wilson 9
Mobile address is cited "a n manifestation
in good faith, of this common belief IN the
United States" II is said this speech and
former Secretary of State Bryan proposal
that the United States acquire title to
South American nations debts in Europe
and "thus free them from slavery TO
European markets" were attitudes de-
rived from diplomatic inexperience.' II
is admitted they may have been founded
on ''the equivocal conduct of some
South American rulers and statesmen
who frequently abuse the United States
with manifestations of sympathy and IN
any international conflict run to demand
support, one against the other. and that
these appeals signify political submission
and that the republic from which they
emanate considers o protectorate a v ltal
necessity"
ct il possible" says the newspaper
that employees of the State Department
participate in this viewpoint but IT Il
natural TO think the President would have
general supervision of department official
who telegraph Pacific coast governments
expressions Of conciliatory wishes, and
minor officials responsible for inopportune
terms