The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-10
 POLICIES ON
 PAN AMERICA
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

y, brought back with them reports of bitter criticisms voiced by delegates to the convention from South and Central American countries, regard ing the policy of the United States in Haiti and San Domingo, particularly in Haiti.
 Some of the delegates loudly de- nounced the course of this country in Haiti and San Domingo, but most of the denunciation was aimed at our government of Haiti, where there has been great disorder for some years, which eventually resulted in the charges against the marine corps of oppression of various kinds, in cluding massacres.
 This situation shed a new light on how certain classes ill pan-America regard any intervention by the Unit ed States in South or Central Amer ica or the Caribbean islands, viz, with the greatest hostility. There has long been a knowledge in we'll in- formed circles in Washington that pan-American looked with unfavor- able eyes, not to say downright hos tility, on any interference of the Unit ed States in that part of the western vention was the first time that these objections have been voiced so near to Washington, though the press of Central and South America for long time has been full of criticism of the Washington governments in reference with Haiti The Mexica press, too, until Obregon took the reins of power in the ancient capi- tai of the Aztec, was extremely criti- r~' of :hH ovarlord3hiD exercised over the black republic of Haiti.
 The delegates to the Mexican City labor convention based their objec- tions to our Haiti policy, according to the reports brought back to Wash ingtOn by the American Federation of Labor delegates, on the mistaken idea that intervention in Haiti had been dictated by "big business" in terests, and not with any altruistiC view on the part of MT. Wilson and the state department to uplift the black republic from the slough of debt and disorder into which it had plunged, and from which it has un- doubtedly been lifted by the Ameri- can occupation.
 The hostile viewpoint of the pan American delegates to the Mexico convention has indicated a new task to the leaders of the movement in this country for more cordial and friendly relations between the United States and all of pan-America. This task will consist in dispelling from the minds of the leaders in pan America the firmly fixed idea that intervention of this country in any South or Central America country is based on self interest, or has behind
 
 it imperialistic schemes. The wrong impression of the motives of the United States must be corrected In the pan-American mind, otherwise The United States is certain to further suffer, not only in the prestige in which it should be held by the neigh bor countries to the south of the Panama canal but in actual trade re- lations.
 American delegates to the Mexi. can City convention, particularly the officials of the American Federation of Labor, did their best to change the opinion of the pan American dele gates regarding the foreign policy of the United States in Central and South America. But it will take more than these efforts to dispel the sus- picion that exists in pan-America re- garding the plans of this country for it's weaker neighbors to the south Certain people in little countries who believe they have suffered from American intervention, particularly Haiti and Nicaragagua, have caused this impression to become widespread in all of pan-America, by a persistent system of propaganda carried on all over Central and South America, which has greatly damaged the Unit ed States in the eyes of the natives of practically all countries south of Tthe Yucatan.
 Ii is believed, from interviews here with members of the foreign rela- tioEs committee of the senate and the house foreign affairs committee, thal the Harding administration will endeavor to bring about a better l state of affairs than now exists in San Domingo and Haiti. But as Haiti has prospered under American