Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-17
ARGENTINE SPEECH
!. AN ATTACK ON U. S.
Grandson of Former Head of
Republic AssaiIs "Ameri-
can League"

BUENoS AIRES. September 1.-THE
Monroe doctrine is not = doctrine of
America for tho Americans but Of
America for the North Americans.
declared DR.. Lucio NJ Moreno Quintana,
an Argentine lawyer and a grandson OF
former President Of Argentina. in an
address recently before the law students
Of the University Of Buenos Aires. IN
which he attacked the proposal MADE oy
President Brum Of Uruguay iast April
for the formation of an american
league"
President Bruins idea that the league
should be based on a declaration by al
Latin American countries similar TO the
Monroe doctrine, which would thus place
them on footing of equality with the
United States in maintaining that doc
trine. was asserted by DR.. Qutntana to
be dangerous one for Latin America.
:, He told the students that the dangear
! for the Monroe doctrine was an i'm
perialistic doctrine, intended solely to
| maintain North American hegemony
over the rest Of tho continent
Proposes Defensive ~Blec."
Dr. Quintana commanded that the safety
Of Latin American countries lay in the
themselves, a Latin American league or
countries Of the same origin-analogous
| customs. similar language. and profess
! ing the same ideals and aspirations. 1t
| should be formed with the end Of unit
| ing their common interests and present.
ing a defensive bloc against North
American Imperialism and against any
European pretensions." though he be-
lieved the latter would be very remote.
Tho recognition Of the Monroe doc
trine in article Fl Of the pact Of the
league of nations was a matter, he said.
upon whose consequences for them. all
the Latin American countries. ought to
Bruins Pan-American concept was that
Of equality and fraternity among all the
nations Of the two continents. DR.. Quin-
tana declared that any one who consid-
tend to treat the rest Of the countries Of
America as equals and brothers was
utopian.
He cited what he called instances
the Pan.american concept by the
United States after the proclamation
of the Monroe doctrine" among them.
''the successive separations OF Mex1-
co." 'the armed Intervention Of the
when it collected the public debts Of
Venezuela" the threat of military in
PREVENTION in Honduras and the de
mand of the United States upon Co
lombia that it enact law for the ex-
ploitation of petroleum on bases de-
termined by the Yankee government
under threat that Colombia would be
deprived Of its indemnity OF $25,o00,-
900 voted by the North American par.
Lament as compensation for an act
whose injustice even the Yankees rec
ognize-the separation from Colombia |
of Panama. The latter instance. says |
DR.. Quintana, well characterizes the |
imperfalistic ambitions OF the great
republic OF the north"
Brotherhood Tie Lacking.
In reality. he declared: II ought to
be said that the United States is a
"bastard brother in respect to the |
rest of the American countries. There
does not exist between them and us
the same tie OF Brotherhood that we
Latin American countries have among
ourselves"
The Monroe doctrine, he continued.
has served as an admirable instru-
ment for the United States to sepa-
rate Europe from America and to es-
The United States has been at all
times preoccupied in obtaining con-
cessions OF every kind at the cost OF
the sovereignty Of the rest OF the
American states" He argued that the
doctrine was dangerous because 1t |
was North American imperia lism hid
den under q principle OF international
law"
Brun proposes would be IAN otgani-
zation redounding exclusively to the
benefit Of. the United States, which
would convert itself judicially and
ofiicially into the director Of America
with consequent impairment and evil
dent danger to the other countries
of our continent"
DR.. Quintana's address is now be-
ing circulated fl booklet form under
the title, 'Politica Americana" and is
dedicated to the late President Car
rama Of Mexico.