Evening star., 1920-04-03
U. s POLITICS, SAY
SOUTH AMERICANS,
DISCUSSING NOTES
Washington Statements tc
Bolivia. Chile. and Peru
Laid to Inexperience.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. April 2.-Recent
American notes to Bolivia. Chile and
Peru are described as the fruit of
diplomatic inexperiehce" by La Prem
sa. which declares they do not re-
veal any political plan that should
alarm the South American continent
or give Argentina any motive for
suspicion"
In its first editorial on the subject
the newspaper ask ed whether the
notes. which affect the sovereignty
Of those states, respond to a resolved
policy according to which the United
protector Of new world republics" and
What should be the attitude OF Ar
gentina?"
These questions are answered to-
day. the journal stating 1t has a PRO
found knowledge OF the functioning
Of the American. state Department"
and asserting that department never
cultivated a diplomatic mode Of pro-
cedure and does not possess a dtplo-
macy"
1t declares the department 'is an
organ Of internal politics, rather than
international" and that the secre-
tary's tenure Of office Is unstable, due
to Andrew Jackson's policy of ito the
victor belongs the spoils."
"Apply Party Judgements"
There does not exist in Washing
ton a mode of conducting traditional
diplomacy. nor scarcely a chancellery."
continues La Prensa. For this reason
the United States frequently assumes
attitudes incomprehensible to other
nations in attempting to apply party
judgments and local politics to inter-
national life. Men OF the United
States have. generally. written on gem
eral and susceptible international
questions with the crudeness with
which they treat internal politics.
These antecedents induce US to think
the form of the notes in question
does not respond to a political plan
of q continental prOtectorate which
is contemptuous In regard to lesser
republics. They are an instance of
| inadvertence and lack Of diplomatic
tact"
Assertion Is made there is mo lack
| of politicians ana others In tho Unit
ed States who think such a protec-
torate issa natural fact. derived from
! the. greatness of their. country" and
President Wilson's Mobile address u
cited as q manifestation. In good faith.
of this common belief in the United
States. Il is said this speech and
former Secretary of State Bryan's pro-
posaI that the United States acquire
title to South American nations debts
In Europe and thus free them from
slavery to European markets"- were
attitudes derived from diplomatic
inexperience."
IRun TO. Demand Support"
1T is admitted they may have been
founded on the. eQuivocal conduct Of
some South American rulers and
statesmen who abuse the frequent
manifestations Of sympathy from the
United States and in any interna-
tional 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 a protectorate
vital necessity.
'It Is possible" says the newspaper,
that employees Of the State Depart
ment participate in this viewpoint.
but 1t Is natural to think the Presf-
dent would have general supervision
Of department 'ofhcAals who telegraph
Of conciliatory wishes. and minor Of
ficials responsible for inopportune
terms"
Discussing the attitude Of Argentine,
the editorial says:
"The United States accepts all occa-
sions for demonstrating her friend
ship to Argentina. No motive exists,
then, or suspicion or distrust in our
country as to the South American pol
fey Of that nation. Argentina's fu-
ture line Of conduct should be such
as to always lend influence toward
conciliatfon in conflicts between Eu-
ropean countries and' the United
States and in South America support
the United States in all attitudes
which would assure graceful solutions
to all conflicts and prosperity to all
South American countr1es.'