The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-03
NO MOTIVE FOR SUSPICION.
Over the Note by United States to
Chile, Bolivia and Peru.

Buenos Aires, April 2.-Recent Amer
lean notes to Chile, Bolivia and Peru
are described as "the fruit of diplomat
ic inexperience" by La Prenza, which
declares they do not reveal any po-
litical plan that should alarm the
South American continent or give Ar
gentina any motive for suspicion"
In its first editorial on the subject,
the newspaper asked whether the notes,
(which affect the sovereignty OF those
states, respond to resolved policy ac-
cording to which the United States con-
stitutes itself the inherent protector OF
new world republics" and what should
be the attitude OF Argentina" These
questions are answered to-day, the
journal stating it has a profound
knowledge of the functioning OF the
American state department" and as
serting that the department never cul-
tivated diplomatic mode of procedure
and does not possess diplomacy" 1t
declares the department is IAN organ
of internal politics rather than inter
national" and that the secretary tenure
of office is unstable. due to Andrew
Jackson's policy of "to the victor be-
longs the spoils."
'There does not exist in Washing
ton a mode of conducting traditional
diplomacy. nor scarcely chancellory,
continues La Prenza. For this reason
the United States frequently assumes
attitudes incomprehensible to other ma
tions in attempting 10 apply party
judgments and local politics TO interna-
tional life. Men Of the United States
>haye generally written on delicate and
susceptible international questions
with the crudeness with which they
treat internal politics. These ante
eedents induce 20 think the form OF
notes in question does not respond to
political plap of a continental pro-
tectorate which Is contemptuous In re-
gard to lesser republics. They are an
instance Of inadvertence and lack of
diplomatic tact
Assertion is made there Is 'no lack
of politicians and Others in the United
States who think such a protectorate
is a natural fact, derived from the
greatness of their country" and Presi-
dent Wilson's Mobil address as man
Hesitation in good faith. of this com.
mon belief i'm the United States. II Is
said this speech and former Secretary
of State Bryans proposal that the
United States acquire title 10 South
American nations debts in Europe and
thus free them from slavery to Eu-
rnpcau markets were ATTITUDES de-
rived from diplomatic ineNperienee.n it
is admitted they may have been found
cd on "the equivocal conduct OF some
south American rulers and statesmen,
who abuse the frequent manifestations
Of sympathy from the United States
and in an international conflict run
10 demand support. one againtt the
other" and that these appeals ",igni-
fv political submission and that the
republic from which they emanate con
siders protectorate vital neccs-
sily'
III is possible. says tho newspaper.
that employee II the state depart
memt participate IN this viewpoint. but
il j. natural 10 hink the president
would have general supervision IT De-.
partmcut officials who telegraph Pacific
coast government expressions ef con-
ciliatorv wishes aud minor officials re-
spoons ibir fcr inopportune terms.
Discussing the attitude Of Argen-
tina. the editorial ~ays:
The United STATES accepts AT oc.
ea<jons for demons rating her friend
shin 20 Argentina Ne motive exists
then. for suspicion ~ distriI~t in our
country a. 10 The South American pol
icr II that nation. Argentina future
line Of conduct should BE- such a. 20
aluav- lend influence toward c0noiljs.
ton in conflicts between European
countries and the United Stste~. and
in south America support the uItcd
state, in an atfituSe- which wcala
assure peaceful solutions TO eouhic's
and the prosperity Of sister repub-