The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-01
A Latin American Foretells War

War between the United States and Latin
America, perhaps even war between the United
States and world coalition headed by Great Britain
is envisaged by Gen Rafael De Nogaes of Venezuela
unless change policy of imperialism" into one
OF friendship and good will
This not altogether pleasant outlook is the under
lying thought running through brand new book just
off the press called THE Lootng of Nicaragua" This
volume, the work Of General De Nogales whose life
seems to have been spent alternativey in word-mov
ing and fighting, ought to be read by every American
Even if it only SO per cent accurate and it is
surely that, it would still contain much the public
should know.
Ranging from way back in the foggy past up to the
present day, whereof he writes the Venezuelan soldier
of fortune fayS our dollars diplomacy, bombards
State Department for it's meddng in Central America
and rakes Secretary Kellogg with his whitening fire.
He charges that the will of -fourths of the peo
pie of Nicaragua is being nulliled in Washington,
while President Diaz who went. from a $30-a-weeE
clerkship in a mine to the presidency at one step
and to be maintained there by American bayonets. He
shows us tiny nation held helpless while American
fortunehunters concession grabbers and financial eX
ploiters plumber to their hearts content
General Moncada, the Venezuelan pictures as a
renegade and traitor. who betrayed the liberal
which he was supposed to defend in order to make
himself solid as United States preferred candidate
in this years presidential elections.
Here you are given just a glimpse of what the
Latin American general has to say of the ways of
State Department If do not call halt, he in
ssts, there is bound to be crash. Ant-American
feeling he says, mounting fast not only in Latin
America but throughout the world
"There is no such thing as a small enemy" Nogaes
writes Nicaragua is only dwarf compared with
the United States, but a flea bite in an elephant
ear is likely to cause infection if not properly treated
The infection in this case is, already apparent 1t
is rapidly spreading not only over Central America
but over all the Latin American countries"
If the rebel General SANDING can defy the United
States as he is doing, Nogales suggests, what would
happen if all Latin America with its 100000 people,
joined hands TO oppose Washington's "mperalistic'
hold?
He repeats that there is no such thing as small
enemy. THAT insignificant groups of isles called
Great Britain, for instance" he observes 'has sue
ceeded in destroying, one after another, the Napo-
leonic, German austrian, Russian, Turkish and Chi
nese empires by means of coalitions, because they
we're in her way. They might not have much diff
Guilty in bringing about, some day. coalition against
the United States which has become far bigger
menace to British interests abroad than Germany
The author says he wrote 1.-THE Looting of Nicara-
qua" because he thinks about time that Americans
knew the truth. He thinks it shame that North
and Latn-Amerlcans should continue to live like cats
and dogs for the sake of few fnanciers who, keep
ing the public in ignorance of what is really going on
are driving things to an extreme"
Unless there is a radical change he warns, we
are going to lose our $2oOOOO0OOO trade with Latin
America create incurable hatred Of and possibly
plunge the world into war.