Evening journal., 1921-03-16
LArIN AMEnIcAN pInLIClTY.

ONE OF the nrs evidences OF constructyism displayed
W by the administration Is the interest which Is
being taken in devsng means to combat the In
sidous ant-Amercan propaganda which is raging in the
Latin Americas President Harding has made It point
to surround himself with men who thoroughly fami-
ar with Latin American problems and the temperament
Of those peoples and his diplomacy will be rad-
departure from that which has heretofore character
lied relations with the republics to the South quite
recently meeting was held in New York Of men inter
ested In Latin American affairs looking to the organization
OF unofficial movement for closer cooperation between
the United States and the several Latin American repub
lies and to consider what could be done to provide
background public opinion those countries favorable
to the United States. It is said that the recent trip to
Panama which Mr. Harding took, corroboraed impress
sons already entertained by him TO the unfaness with
which this country being presented TO the South and
Central Americans through the foreign controlled press OF
those countries. Mr. Harding has thought Of an Amer
lean hegemony but ne does desire to approacen
which will make for intellectual and commercial advance
ment-paz, amistad, oomercio
Ons Of the best methods OF efecting This would be
through the establishment Of adequate press representa-
tion in the Latin American countries. This should be
privately undertaken but the movement should be en-
couraged by the government In January 1917, the Re
publican Publicity Association stated:
For years our trade rivals in Europe have nstigated
through European press services to South America plan
Misrepresentation and detacon in regard to the peo
pie Of the United States while The American estimation OF
our southern neghbor has suffered much from reading
South American via Europe. There quite a
number OF publications in South America controlled by
European capital and devoted TO European interests They
know the value for good or evil Of the effect OF publicity
potential trade rival and they do not hesitate to use
It Ia our detriment Fair publicity, and ac-
quantanceshp with each other which best be brought
about through the medium Of the press, will do much to
equaze our inercontnenal trade and strengthen the
bonds Of friendship"
About year later, the Association aroused by matters
transpiring in South America moved to declare:
zone OF the greatest hindrances to the establishment
Of cordial relations personal and commercial between
the United States and the f1n American countries has
been the nsdous and lying propaganda Of certain Euro
pean countries . Heretofore our ielegraphic com
muncatons with Latin America been controlled by
European interests They have to II Chat nothne
complimentary TO the United States spanked through thei
wires but all the sop and muck procurabe has been un
loaded from their cables for the South American press
service and the daily consumption Of its readers
until the unraveled have grown to believe us naor
Of cuthroats berlnes and second-sory workers. with
out decency and without grace. Naturally, the business
men OF Latin America have not been particularly en-
couraged by opinion thus formed to expand their dealing
with u.s. so long European trade open to them"
Private initiative and the government should get behn'
the movement to give decent publicity in those coun
tries.