The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-11-10
Frederick | Haskin's | LettefN
Central America to Confer

ner SWORD wni!e the Red army =
Russia stood fully armed is,.s =
the prece0ent established IN - 60
tral America, 1t seems possihls M ~,
the European land dinrmamss.
question may be broached ans~
With the disarmament scA..
this government hopes to ds,siss
out of the conference an impo.sss,
new policy Of political stahilit, II. =
Latin America. In the past h
been possible for such reyolst,o.s
as that led by Orellana In Css,.
mala q year ago to become sues.s.
full. Incredible as II NAV ~.
oven. the American government y.
ognized the revolutionary goye,s
ment Of the bandit general, becss.. /
it appeared to be the only thips :
do. 1t was merely another ck,s
ter in the long story Of revoluti.
and usurpation of power in I'm,
America. This revolution was ~.
tally responsible for planting n
the presidents mind the idea Of
new policy Of stabilizatiop in n.
southern republics.
! New Sterilization Plan.
This new plan provides for u.
removal of the premium on reyolu.
ton and disorder which now al.
tains and which is keeping Amsr.
can capital out of these countfis
The plan would provide that in !,
case where a new government -,
itself up by military revolution a,a
without the support of the people
all other American government,
shall withhold recognition and 40
far as possible suspend intercourse
No revolutionary government lons
could stand in the face of such 1
boycott. The question Of author.
ity would haYe to be submitted 10
popular election. Should the pop.
I1ar vote be in favor Of the nav
government, unanimous recognition
by all the American republics
would follow. Should the people
vote to restore the old governmsu,
which had been overthrow by The
revolution, the boycott would con.
time in force and recognition
would be withheld until ultimate
ly a chance would come and tie
usurpers be expelled. Should The
American republics adopt such
policy of Withholding recognition
from a government established BY
force. there is no doubt that the
rest of the world would join in TIE
international boycott, so the posi-
ton of a usurper would be very
precarious and certainly his power
would be brief.
Such a plan, it is felt here, would
discourage revolutions. This poll
cy, coupled with general disarlna-
ment and the working out OF treat
les of arbitration and international
cooperation would result in the
tablishment of the sort Of tran
utility which attracts investments.
II is not doubted here that an era
Of development in the southern r.
publics would follow and that mil
lions of American capital would
flow in to exploit scientifically the
vast mineral and agricultural re-
sources of these rich states. Such
development not only would re
ward the foreign capital but would
enrich the native populations and
raise their standards of living.
An interesting aspect of this new
conference is that it is recognized
here as a further step in the devel'
opment of the presidents plan fo'
an association Of nations. Thi!
plan was supported by the presl
dent when he was in the senate al
we'll as by Senator Knox and othel
important leaders. 1t differs iron
the plan of the League of Nation
in that il does not call for a per
manent establishment.
The association OF nations pDl
calls merely for the bringing 10
gether in conference of nation
having similar interests for the sci
tling of problems by discussion an
cooperation. The arms conterenc
of last fall was a conference .
military powers concerned with IN
far east. These conferences sci
tied many questions. Now come
conference on Central America
affairs among Central America
! nations. 1t would not surpris
, Washington if later a coDterenc
of South American nations on the,
affairs would be called. In mi
manner, great problems are take
up and worked out, under the pal
tial hegemony of the United state
by the nations chiefly concernee
! The plan is somewhat similar
the League of Nations plan exeeI
that when an association OF nation
is called together for speclhc pu'
pose, it dishands when that pul
pose is accomplished. The leagu
| is planned to continue as an e.
tablished organization whether
not there is any problem to setli