The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-20
STAND BY YOUR GOVERN
MENT

The strength of foreign propaganda
in the United States is again indicated
by the echoes of the American press
and on the floor of Congress of the
outcry of alien elements against the
protection of American rights and
just interests in Nicaragua.
The Monroe Doctrine stands in the
way of the Balkanizing of Central
and South America by the European
powers. If the Monroe Doctrine is to
be maintained, the United States must
continue to take an interest in the
maintenance of orderly constitutional
government in the republics of this
hemisphere. Failure to do this would
mean failure Of the Monroe Doctrine.
Hence every newspaper in the United
States which customarily stands for
European as opposed to American in
terests is today joining in the Euro
pean chorus Of detraction against the
United States.
Another element of alien inspira-
ton is that which has shown itself to
be in sympathy with Soviet Russia.
The same men in public life who adj
vocate closer relations with Moscow
communism are naturally enough pro-
testing against interference with the
effort of Moscow communism to ex-
tend the area of its influence in this
hemisphere, by the use of commun-
ised Mexico as a cats-paw. The Daily
Worker, Chicago national organ of
the communists, prints an article by
the notorious Bill" Dunno, outlining
worldwide communist strategy and
pointing out the interest the commun-
ist movement has in the creation of
hatred Of America in this hemisphere
through the cry of imperialism" and
in the success of the Mexican program
in Nicaragua.
Attention is called to the fact that
hatred of the United States is grow
ing throughout Latin America. This
hatred has been created by an appeal
to the prejudices of the people of
these republics by our European trade
rivals. They were on the job before
the World War and they are at it
again now. 1t has been famed by Eu-
ropean radicals under Moscow direc-
ton in the hope of attaining the boil
shevist objective of overthrow of the
government of the United States. 1t is
as unWarranted as the hatred created
by demagogues in Europe, assisted by
the type of American who engages in
anti-American propaganda under the
inspiration Of aliens on the ground
that the United States has played the
Shylock in the settlement of European
debts.
Hatred thus created and stimulated
by designing anti-American interests
at home and abroad cannot be allayed
by any sign of weakness. The actual
purpose and performances of the I'm
tied States have nothing to do with it.
The United States has at all times
since the Civil War had the power to
take anything it wanted in this hem
isphere. 1t has taken nothing from
any American sovereignty. We did
buy the Panama Canal zone for the
construction of great engineering
work even if more valuable to the
Central and South American republics
than to the United States. We freed
Cuba and turned the island over to it's
people, and have ceded to Cuba the
disputed Isle of Pines. These facts
do not count with the American-hat-
ers of this hemisphere We cannot
gain the friendship of this element.
But if we cannot secure the affection
of those determined to hate the Unit
ed States, we can prevent that hatred
from eventuating in war by firm
policy in Nicaragua which will pre-
vent the possibility of attack by
Latin combination under Mexican and
Moscow direction. We can at least
command respect.
These critics of alien inspiration
have much to say about the DONNA
ton OF Central and South America by
American Capitalism" Central and
South America have vast undeveloped
resources and little capital of their
own. Foreign capital is required in
order that the industrial status of
these nations, including the standard
of living, may be raised. This capital
must come either from the United
States or from Europe. 1t will not go
into these countries unless it is guar
anteed some degree of protection. That
the American capital invested in the
other republics of this hemisphere
has been curse rather than a bless
ing to them is claim utterly with