, 1923-05-27
D|STRUST MARS
j. s. RELATIONS
SOUTH AMERICA
Many Hitches to Friendly
Feeling Are Found in
Latin Nations.
BY MORGAN EASTERLlNG.
P~e% Staff Correspondent.

UNITED Pr~sN Staff CoYrespondent.,
BUENoS AIRES Q3y mail to Unit,
ed Press Political observers from
the United States who have wandered
down below the limo expecting to be
greeted by flags fun of stars flutter.
ing in a tropic breeze. eventually mr.
rlve at h conclusion that there Is
something radically wrong in the land
of the Latln-Americans.
They soon discovered rome OF the
bitches in relations which they
thought ought to be fine and friendly.
according to the southerners. are:
l. A belief that the United states
80 too pstrenalistic in its treatment OF
the republics of the rest of the hemis.
phere, and a feeling that the Yankees
Unborn habit of preaching may fin a
ready audience, and yet make few
converts.
2. Fear bred of business deals by
North American buccaneers who used
to take what profit they could and
skip. and a resultant conviction that
the Yankee is too darned clever to b
trusted implicitly. or given n square
deal when he can be cornered.
g.. A general opinion that big bus
3nsss' is sck OF every political move
made by the United States and that
this being true impartially is not TO
be expected.
4. The firm conviction that every
Moth American politician believes his
are the only eyes that have seen the
glory of the coming of the Lord" and
that he will proceed as II his judE.
msnts were infallible n his right di.
vine.
And now. h said political observ-
exs will cast about in search OF funds
metal defects in our Latin neishbors
and svsntually will hear the following
Anglo ssHon comment.
Tho u. 8. Side.
1. The Latin 10 willy customer, CIV
m TO sulve words and polite usazes
In public, but in private addicted to
stilsttos and constitutionally opposed
TO the execution of contracts. Where.
fore he should be brow-beaten and
bullied.
.. The executive ability OF 4 South
American business man il n little less
than nil-as witness the fact that for
eianers own, control, or direct most
OF his industries-and the South
American politicians have never done
anything but start two-penny revolt
tons. borrow money abroad. figh
bleodless duels when the only manly
method of settling such affairs is a
resort 10 fists.
.. Acceptance OF graft being an un-
erritten law. the only way TO get along
With South American Officials, from
a petty customs officer to n president
is to oil the ways with money and
then include 1t in the contract.
4. The Latins being a tempera'
mental folk and prone to dispute with
fheir neighbors encourage this prima
donna disposition. by imprsnins upon
the nationals of one republic THAT the
stionsl- of another. or all the others.
are q flock OF chattering monkeys.
Are Latin Americans.
The act that there are a number of
statesmen, politicians. and business
men in the United States n in the
south and Central American republics
who have a large understanding Of
the conflicting political, economic. re-
Iisiszls. and racial interests of North
and South America. and arc steadily
WORRYING toward better understanding,
has not served to eliminate tho fact
that INSTRUMENTATION. despite ap-
parent discord. is n more potent fac