The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-22
The Pulse of the Nation

, over, the Illinois State journal
(Springfield) adds, 'it is very i'm
| portant to this country that the
Central American republics estab-
| lish stable governments. reduce their
| essential expenses, and concentrate
their energies upon their natural re-
sources, which are rich beyond
| dreams" Mr.. Hughes, in his opening
address to the conference, Eek
pressed satisfactorily the American
attitude toward the Central Ameri-
can republic. the Kansas City
journal thinks, since this country
has no axe to grind and no motive
other than those which bear on an
enduring peace on the hemisphere"
The immediate detectives of land
disarmament and the establishment
of some medium of diplomatic inter
course is as far as this conference
should attempt to go i'm the opinion
of many American writers. Its real
work." the Milwaukee Sentinel holds,
is Ito secure a working agreement
that will insure regional peace in
i Central America" as Something def
mite to start with" Appealing as
the dream of federation may be, it is
after all largely rainbow chasing"
which should not be allowed to in
terfere with the work of the present
conference"
The time apparently has not yet
arrived" the Muncie Star agrees.
for a permanent political union of
the five republics. Several previous
attempts to create u federation Of
states have failed. The most the
present gathering is likely to ac-
I1n nf
promoting frendlier relations between
the different countries and of curb
ing the revolutionary breaks which
have stunted political development"
AS the Norfolk Virginan Pilot eX-
plains it, the sub tropical Latin tenn
nerament is a difficult thing to win
to the beauties of co-operation,' and
in any event, the Philadelphia Even
ing Public Ledger thinks, the union
nrosram is one that must eventually
be worked out under different condi-
tons by the sister nations themselves.
The United States naturally does not
rronose to govern their destinlcs to
that extent
Granting that position, other writ
ers none the less hold with the st.
Paul Pioneer Press that union is
the ultimate end which should be
nursued" as a political policy, and
since the United States can give the
republics invaluable aid" in that d.
rection there is no reason why be-
ginning should not be made at the
nresent conference In the friend
" atmosphere" of Washington. the
New York Times suggests. "a prac-
ticable plan leading to union might
be worked out and eventually &C
cepted by the five nations concerned
There is hardly more justification
for five Central American republics,
the New York Globe declares, than
there would be Of twenty eight Mexi-
can nations or of forty-eight repub-
lies within the territory of the Unit
ed States &. Political and COM
merclal considerations. not nature.
have made for disunity If out Of
this conference which he has called
new era of goodwill and stability
is established in Central America
the secretary of state will have done
much to restore the prestige of this
country in Latin America and to have
earned the appreciation of his fellow
citizens" And. with the Chatta-
nooca News, 'iaH America hopes the
effort may succeed"