The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-07-06
A BETTER ATTITUDE TOWARD LATIN AMERICA

Tho by the administration that IN elght on'
the United States will the Dominican Republic ana TURN w
rens over to duly elected President OF Sano domingo
heard with pleasure by those Latin American countries "o
viewed with alarm the policy nauguated by r "soh "N'
passion for sedetermnation apparently found no aPpaU
Tho relations of this nation the republics OF the western
ispbere Describing Mr. Wilson's usurpaion OF power IN 'a
ningo in 1916 President Henrquez of the Dominican hepuO
ouoted as saying Like the buccaneers of old and without
fleet of American baeshps came into the harpor aV ~ ~
inpo civ Without asking permission the admiral with an afu
force landed soil Under the threat OF the guns " lid
and the rifles and bayonets of his Marines with courtesy anu NV
ordinary cvits and international law thrown 10 inc WINS
tb constitutional President Of the country and the distinguished
If nv Cabinet were forced Office By the same force our
Congress was dissolved elections prohibited the press and every Ill
divdual mouth muzzed, the national treasury seized
The effect of these dcatora proceedings OF Mr. wilson on m
minds of the Latin Americans anything but indicative OF his
rs assurances that the United States twill again seek
one additional foot territory by conque The treatment accord
ed Domnicans by his orders was such as to arouse he eh
Of South protest and OF the heavy Durdens
by the Harding Administration is to dpel the doubts ngenoeeo
the minds of our republics by the hghanded proceedings
chief executive practice act in his own name anu
his own proper authority without consulting the wishes OF the
American people their representatives in Congress
President Harding had been maugurated than lie
announced intention of devong much OF his influence toward
creating bapper understandings between the United States and the
Latin Republics He emphasized this fact again IN MS al
dress unwilling of the statue to Bolivar Vi the Monroe Do
trn he said OCCASION The history of the generations since
hev that had dream of exploitation On the other s
the history decade certainly must have convinced all the
world that stand willing fight necessary to protect these
continents these sturdy young demoaces from oppression and
tyranny concluded with statement directed toward the
Latin We need to know each other eer to under
stand institutions peoples and methods accurately to de-
eop the producing and commercial possibilities OF our own
countries to the larger exchanges Of products the
most sympathetic appreciation of varied relations to
other and the world By accomplishing these things
we shall nightly strengthen ourselves forward tasks
of TODAY and all the There something in these
remarks analogous the doctrine laid down by the brilliant pre
dent of Uruguay Senior Baltasar rm to witt THAT republic
fighting sovereign rights not beigernt and has the
right of asylum protection from all republics and that when the
United forced into protect her rights she protect
ing rights of all republics and all republics become parties to
the conflict"
In his respecting Santo Domingo Mr. Harding
shows clearly his words owery verbage for the
consumption rheorcns but that they to be coupled
with deeds to prove his sincerity
might do all the graduates of the Maysve High School much
much good read The Autobiography of Bright Boy the June
number of the American magazine.
Which is preferable paper piece with little
a technical with peace? If must have let have the
latter.