The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-20
COUNTRIES TO SOUTH SURELY
 LEAYELEACUE
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES
Special Correspondence)

surely resulting in an indifference to the league in Latin America, which is bound to lead in time to withdrawal of South and Central American countries from the league Nicaragua has already withdrawn. This is the opinion of pan American diplomats in Washington, some of whom do not hesitate to say that it will not be long before the example of Nicaragua is followed by other pan-American nations.
 There is in pan-America today, ac- cording to these diplomats, a lack of interest and particularly a lack of faith in a league which the United States has repudiated. The attitude of the pan-American nations now in the league is not caused by any de- sire on the part of the larger South American nations to blindly follow a policy pursued by the United States, but the leaders in these na- tions are convinced that any league in which the United States refuses to participate will fail
 According to Washington diplomats | it will not be long before other South American nations leave the league, and particularly we may soon hear of more of the Central Ameri- can countries abandoning the league. This will be hastened by the forma- tion of the new Central American Union, which is expected to soon contain all the Central American countries.
 One of the reasons why Nicaragua left the league was her pro-rata league expense, in return for which the Nicaragua could see no bene- fits. But this was only one of the many reasons why Nicaragua left the league.
 Whether the South American na- tions will formally withdraw from the league as Nicaragua did, or fail to send delegates to the league councils, or neglect to pay the assessments for the league expenses, which are heavy on small countries, remains to be seen. Probably the course to be followed in most in stances will be formal renuncia- tion of membership.
 Only recently Argentina has failed to do anything to ascertain her status as member of the league, and such signs are ominous of a de- sire to get out of the league.
 It is predicted here that soon after the United States takes the lead in promoting a so-called association of nations" the pan-American nations, probably en masse, will withdraw from the league and enter the asso- ciation Or if an association is not formed, as soon as an agitation starts for the suggested pan-Ameri- can doctrine, if it is followed by pan-American league of all the na- tions on the western hemisphere, headed by the United States, the South and Central American coun- tries will desert the league and en- ter the new international society.
 One of the principal reasons for the dissatisfaction with the league on the part of pan-American countries is that the league has provided no satisfactory substitute for the Mon- roe doctrine, as enforced by the United States, has not always been to the liking of some of the pam American governments. The league has failed utterly to provide sub stitute for the Monroe Doctrine, which the United States has an- nounced again in no uncertain terms, through President Harding's recent address in New York at the Bolivar statue. On top of this in the Panama-Costa Rica boundary dispute the United States promptly notified the league to keep hands off when the league made an effort to participate in the dispute, though both Panama and Costa Rica are members.
 There is still another factor in the inclination of the South and Cen. tral American countries to throw the league overheard. This is the fear that they may be drawn into foreign entanglements in any part of the world thrOIpb tho 1ooor ord .L.u