Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY BEN MckELWAN.


n erly love between the Amer
" lean republics begin TO pail
from the very harmony in
which they are sung. bit of discord
now and then is refreshing. And
when one hears nothing but sugar
coated praise for everything pan
American. some caustic criticism from
well informed source adds about
the right amount of seasoning.
DR. Estanislao ) Zeballos of Ar
gentina. president of the International
Law Association, who came to the
United States last month to address
the American Institute OF Politics,
which recently concluded it's sessions
at Williamstown. is more than Gener-
Gus in his criticism of the pan Amer
lean policy" and that famous Ameri-
man institution. the Monroe doctrine.
From what he has to say one might
be led to infer that the mention OF
is not always the sign for loud hur-
rahs and the singing by all present OF
Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Former Minister Here.
Dr. Ieballos is known in Washing
ton as a former minister here from
the Argentine. but he is more widely
known as South Americas greatest
SAHNltOllAN otl lIlCIllillO law anu an
outstanding figure in the national life
OF Argentina. He has been minister
Of foreign relations and minister of
public worship in Argentina AS we'll
as president Of their senate and a
member of their house of deputies.
Iie came to the United States on
an unofficial mission which had asNits
object the creation of Il better under
standing in the United States Of Ar
gentina not a better understanding Of
Y-it..l,
was in Washington last week for d call
on Secretary Hughes and Dr. Leo =.
Rowe of the Pan American Union. and
Will leave this country next week to
preside at meeting of IN" Intcrna-
tiunal Law Association in London.
4 Practical Failure.
Reviewing thirty-four years of the
pan American policy. DR. XeballoS be
lioves that practically and politically
tho policy has been Il failure. while
morally and intcllectually il has been
fruitful There has been Il better
understanding and an increase in
trade between the United States and
other republics. due. principally to
the European War and tn" improved
means of marine transportation. But
communications, commercial and gen
eral relations between the Latin
American republics themselves has re-
cCived little if any impulse from the
pan-A merican policy.
Heballos declares, serious opposi-
tion to the influence of the United
states and a movement against pan
American activity. This opposition
IS grounded on the belief that the
United states is not acting sincerely
in its relations with the Latin Amer
lean republic . but is conCealing a
deep desire for political domination
and commercial absorption. With
out committing his own beliefs on
u L. !,
it as popular movement which,
while not enliSting the sympathy of
any government. is shared in by many
officials Of the American republics
whose personal feeling iS "miStruSt
and fear towards the United States
Talks Frankly of Relations.
DR. ZrballuS deals very frankly
with two subjects of peculiar inter
cst In Washing ON. the recent naval
mission - Brazil and the fifth pan
Amerio an conference" in Santiago. He
"lra2Get.r:Z III" naval mission to
Brazil as an 'enCuura cement to the
armed peace in South America and
a blow upon seven republics OF the
south whose necessity of peace and
If confidence in the future is ma
tional aspiration"
More than thirty years. of friendly
propaganda in Argentina concerning
the noble feelings of the United
states have been most seriously hurt
ny the naval mission, when he de-
scribes further as a careless and re-
gardless diplomatic behavior, al
though realized faithfully and mad
vertentiy.
~ was said in this country" said
Dr IcAallos. that IF America had
refused to send - mission to Brazi!
thu. Erittsh would have been invited
- send one. w .Nrg"ntiueS have
thoroughly INVESTIGATED the ease and
wt ar, assured that Great Britain
w"gId never hav" taken any action.
lcn wing tht cNpe'ts. If invited. to en-
;Eagr themselves in II private man
uuT.'
Futile Conferences Seen.
DR.. Zehailos labels the call of the
fifth american conference as a
mistake Oh the part of the State De-
partment, of the Pan-American Union
and of the Chilean government. lie
calls attention TO the fact that the
progress of tn" five pan-Amerfcan
conferences from 1890 to 1923 have