The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-07

Relationships
Affected By Latin Repub-
lies Identification With
League of Nations
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
, ,Co7vr.gn. by Ths InteluSencse)

washington Sect s-Trrespectire
8 whether the absence cr several LATIN
N:~er.cau states from the meeting az
nv" assembly ~ tho league or n2toaS
Geneva. Switzerland. this week was
.-ncertAd move. tho incident has served
e., accentua's the fact that the nlten
,;.aies government must SCouec OF later
nike plain ~ ttS N"IshHorS he.ow the
30 Grards whether Washington looHS
ul,h active disravor or passive tarcr
"a rho continued participation IN the
~as sue OF the ocher republics ot mo
Nre-tcas.
The rer,ra, aud South American
,nYntr!es Joined the league IN the eN-
..~rtaticn ,ha, IN" United States WOULD;
- course hN a member They now ,h::H
40 Washington government not only
.Solutely divorced from the ieaSTe but
wing throIgh !ts official spokesman.
Nr:ha ssa dor GtH-gA darrey., that tHe
ai,ed States viii not deal directly "r
:rdIrectly with tho league. To those
hich imagine that they muSt follow
ia United States on European policy
trrs Is plain hint % abstain. As tor
cher nations Ike Hrazi, and chile
slich have followed r moro or loss IN
d,readenr foreign policy. II VIII takH
s,yuethlng more :haN vague hint ="
t".as about their withdrawal from th>
isague Brazil. for example. II mem
b. a, the council OF the league and by
,he unanimous consent rule car block
any procedure ;HtmtCat 20 this neniS-
,rsr. Indeed some observers have
,lsrec,ed that tho Harding admtaiStra- :
on might no: Re AYERS" - tho preS'Ece
= Rraz!l IN tha council because that
...'.rtrr Is the closest t-lenG - United
,,ltes has on this hemisphere. and tho
"u'!msrr between Rio &. Janeiro an9
Washington Is such that tho United
S,otas would never suffer BY reason OF
E-azn's membership In the league.
More vital Aspect
There Is another and perhaps more
vital aSrHyc TO tho whole business "t
..atin-AmerIcar membership n tae
league OF nations " ni'H means sooner
go later consldeCaele emoarra sSmen' 'or
fus CrttNl States. I.at;UF American
, ,:n.ntr!es are ny no means unit aS -
hat is best policy for thcm TO pursue
,nward Europe. The Monroe Doctrine
ohlch Was originally announced as r
means O. 7rct""urg -'na S,"'Ns ~ thls
AS been NariouSly interpreted by pe"'"-
.-a,Ic and Republican administrations
= Washington all the war from aoSi-
ute nor-intertegence IN the domestic
FAIRS OF netgh5orins countries 10 the
Welding Of tho big stick and the send
fus OF armed forces 90 ths United
;,ates fcrs police purposes. This IN
.-.ai hg1e6flrterpre,ation has been the
:uxAFthorn In the side OF better relH-
E6 eesre:n IHti'AmST,G. St ,As, ah., ana 5o' an.
red that the tinted States was eras.
- IRE, !ouS impressions 90 alleged tH:-
aA-ir'isr, the Republican party 7Nsp-
81, -.rused % allow the N"Hrnc
r,~,-ier. - hc Included within ~"
lore O, ~. league 81 nations To
rrtio America this meant c"r0rnlh
~, OF IT'S fear tha, Ne rtt"d Sta'"s
. uantad 70 b free a. any ''T's :" ~" q
no big stick. To tbs Reruhltcans 4
meant simply free hand N ;hts rNmiS'
N nur Central AMI SoG.h American AZ
Awkward si:aaon.
But even with the United States out
,Iee Of IN. league OF ntlc1s. tna o.
p,rtun!:y still remains or any LATIN
,Y,e-ica state 10 appeal q the league Al
lea!nst The uCt'ed Sta'e and inNo%c'
."r instance. the jurisdiction q the
Grid court. This woud OF Ccurs" be
.:~l,atrng t. tHe Cr!'"l states auI
,ould Cum2,l,ate matters very mucn.
The Fa-LIns admtnisrra had E",
b-nn IN power twenty-fou7 hours vn=n
mama ard costa Ria aero talking
= submitting their dispute 20 the league
-. nations and /, 10 fac, hat S".re-
r3-y Hughes acted promptly 50 as to
arm the league Il had better keep
Although th"re is every profession Of
rnSpeCt toward me league as an inter
rationai body. N" a'tl:u,.s u the TINT
"d States must eventually - defined
. - one % active hostility "r passive IN
difference. Tn" iatcsC Hss been the
s&rparent attitude uH'i, the news came
that Latin America states were ignYr-
| thS tho meeting ~ the assembly Of the
eagle. II IS denied hc-n thar che
nitcd States coerced any Latin Amerl.
can members sl'Nsr '.-' .'.-
.t,
~ the IeasG". - -" '':r, IS c"r-
rli1 howcv.r - 20 -" d,;.'rra,.,- OF
Washington VII h,'H =" keep a'!Sy pre-
,entinp Lat!a-Au:er:caE S;a'"+ from
;he league. those same Latin Am.-tc q n
states would In the Judgment 0t @plu-
mats here would be foolish to witH.-ng ~
'.nm an organization which aftordN the
rriy refuge from tho effects of AZ en-
,-eme Interpretation of the Monroe SOC
line Some Latin states may pull ONT
os the lea quo but Il Is doubtful ~ '.ilc
and Brazil or Peru will do likewise
Million for Retroactive Repeal.
Washington. Sep'. S.--Th"r~ IS a
growing sentiment In n" senate ina, .
,nmmittee 70 make repeal ut the "Nc-'s
urotts tax retroactive % last lamar :,
instead Of effective next JanTorN /; .
provided for IN me house rs' """- a'I
! Hartman Fenrose said today nn'
rouncing thar the comTt''"" "\
- rom ie,e tnr,orro.v .''wt1ary "r
sidnration n, the house nt-1Surs.
I, IS understood thar Secretary Me
on will suggest r"'roa"'i'~ repeal .
'1ls tax when Re appears h"f"Ce "a
."'rrIt,e a. tomorrow 10 srHmi' VIII
- statement a. ," ru'u-" GOV crnU men
zone, needs. Such rAp"a! "as P.no
vided for II ne 'aN hiI as or,T'na !.
I-a,r hv, 'he housA ways Tn1 mean
.omrt..ee. bur Republican rcrlnere .
.rA house yot"i n conference" '" Gos'