San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-09
UNITED STATES OCCUPIES
D ENVIABLE PLACE WITH ALL
3 NATIONS FRIENDLY TO HER
lntire Western Hemisphere Enjoys Era of Peace and
Good Will With Only One or Two Trifling Excep-
: tons While European Nations Look to This
q Country AS Great DISTINGUISHED Powr
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
oryright, 1923. by The San Antonio Light.
sMashington, ID. C., Feb. 9.-Amer-
;as relations with the rest of the
erld, the relations of governments as
ell as peoples, have reached stage
friendship and good will which the
Hhest officials oil the United States
tternment believe must prove of ines
mable advantage in the reconstruction
In. They are satisfied that substan-
sl progress has been made in the
palm OF displomacy in the last few
onths TO warrant the assertion that
merica hasn't single enemy bat Il
Tal many good friends. .s-r
sSuryeying the entire situation, the
moval Of many disputes in the West
|n Hemisphere has been deliberately
ought so that America could furnish
1 example to the rest of the world Of
aghborliness and fair dealing. The
league of American states was not
kssS as formal institution, but the
th1American policy of the Harding
ministration is just now reaching the
FEST important point in its develop
lent. The signing in Washington this
eek of several treaties between the
Esntral American republics, was in
aenced by the United States govern
ent as a measure of peace and order.
was largely through the mediating
fluence OF the American government
|at the Tacna-Arica dispute which
Is been source of bad feeling be-
(fhiln aud IDnp,, has l,gt hoar,
II on the road to final settlement
Trough arbitration.
Argentine Is Miffed.
America has always had in Brazil Il
6d friend. Colombia feels more friend
ITO the United States than she has
in a generation because the dis
fe over the separation of Panama
pm Colombia has at last been gcner-
Sly settled by the United States. Both
pile and Peru feel kindly toward the
lited States because an American
yal mission was sent to Brazil. 1t is
Ippened that the Brazilians wanted a
val mission and if America hadn't
{inted their request, they would have
ked some European nation, probably
eat Britain to send one. In fact il
5 understood here that they had al
pdy contemplated such n step. When
mission was sent, Argentine looked
on it as a means of strengthening |
I Brazilian navy and naturally since |
azil and Argentina have been rivals,
move was dishked in Argentine. The |
ited States government has done |
rything in its power to correct the |
understanding in fact if Argentine
Znted a naval mission, America would
in duty bound to send one there. No |
Examination or special privilege was
ended. Secretary Hughes will go TO
nth America in March if public bust
IS here permits and probably will |
il Argentina as a mark of America 4.
eem for that country.
looking over the Western Hemis-
Pre-, the only dark spot on the map
1,-sico. The officials of the Obregon
IeEnment and the United States are
The friendliest terms, but the McXi-
authorities have been slow about
biting the viewpoint of the American
ernment on the question of whether
ticle 81 of the Mexican constitution
retroactive on oil properties. The
xicans say they will meet the Amer
1n governments ideas after recogni-
b, but the United States wants the
tter cleared up before recognition, it
ng contended that promises made
pre- the Carranza government was
pgnized were not fulfilled. The
noes are that the recognition of the
tegon government will come about
hin the year 1923 as the Mexicans
dually see that no other course is
liable TO win American recognition
Whole Hemisphere at Peace.
Relations with Canada were never
ter. in fact the European war CO.
ted the ties of friendship even
ser if that were possible. Troubles
h Cuba are in process of adjust
BIT and. broadly speaking, the entire
stern Hemisphere is enjoying an era
peace and good will.
But what of Europe? Hundreds Of
usan6s of church people are still
norihg for some drastic action TO be
I'm against the Turks. Would Con-
Sc stand back of the executive in any
|ployment of military and naval
,es? The American ambassador TO
y. Richard Washburn Child. who
knded the Lausanne conference as
official observer. used all the dip
attic influence he could to keen the
butants together and to get saticfac-
settlement and when the history
that conference is written, officials
it will be found that the confer.
several times would have gone on
rocks, but for the skill of the
erican diplomat and the words of
hsel Of the United States govern
II.
<esident Harding is retaining from