Evening star., 1928-03-07
FOREIGN POLICIES
OF i. S. DEFENDED
W. R. Castle, Jr., Denies I'M
peria|ism Charges-HoIds
Aid Is Goal.

BY the associated Press.
BOSTON, March IA defense OF
American foreign policy against criti-
cisms OF those who profess to see a
warlke tendency in what they term
the imperialistic trend of the United
States was made today by w. r. Castle,
r.. Assistant Secretary Of State. speak
ing before the Republican Club or
Massachusetts at luncheon here.
The United States. he declared, wants
no new territory and has no desire to
include a single alien group under It's
control. but on the contrary wants to
assist other nations, no matter how
small and defcnseless. to grow strong
and wise and self-reliant SO that they
can fearlessly, self-respected and re-
spected by others take their full place
In the family OF nations" Canada,
he said, has the same ideals and aspira-
tions.
Cites Canadian Defense.
'I saw not l<1g since in Canadian
paper" said Mr.. Castle. "a splendid de-
Tense of this so-called American I'M
perialism. IF this is Imperialism the
paper said, the world needs more OF
it,
Speaking of Central America. the
Assistant Secretary said the united
States might adopt either OF TWO
policies,
we might stand cynically aside
while those little republics indulge at
d., p{tyil aHd hpf Wpf0
each other" he continued. ut Is true
that there may be civil Wars--I think
our own was such--when great prin-
ciples are being fought out. where
whole populations know that they must
sacrifice even life for all that seems to
be worth while In such cases outside
interference would be rs tmpertlnent
as it would be Intellectual.
Lincoln and Lee represented great
principles; they were pushed forward
by an overwhelming tide OF popular
opinion This Is seldom true OF Gen.
trail American revolutions. They are a
strife Of rival personalities. Shall the
United States, because somebody has
proclaimed a principle OF non-inter-
ference. stand at one side. watching the
disaster, careless OF the lives OF Amer
ican citizens, who are in danger because
the government under which they live
has lost control?
Denies Loan Grip.
'If a few Marines requested by the
government Of the country will insure
peaceful elections: IL q few self-styled
advisers will help to learn the lesson
OF self f-government and consequent
stability, will insure at least compare
tive peace. shall we cynically let con-
ditions go from bad 10 worse? That
may be the attitude Of some. 1t is not
the attitude of the Coolidge administra-
ton"
Mr.. Case denied charges that it Is
a part of American policy so completely
to tie up Central American countries
with loans that the United States has
a strangle hold on them.
I'VE have a special interest in these
countries" he said, because they are
our neighbors. We want to see them
peaceful and solvent, and We scrutiniZe
their loans with particular care to be
sure that they are not too large TO be
easily handled and that they are for
purposes which will assist the borrow
ers TO build up their own economic
structures TO a point where they will be
entirely self-supporting."
The purpose of the State Depart
ment, he added. is to promote In Latin
America all those principles which
make for honorable and enduring peace,
and the same purpose Is the United
States guiding motive the world over.
Takes Lead In Treaty Move.
we sent Marines 10 China 10 pro-
tect American lives and the pacitists
cried aloud that here again We were In
terfering with the self-government OF
a people" he continued. True, that
people had welcomed our merchants
and our missionaries. Furthermore.
they know now. those OF them who
understand western civilization at all,
that We take the lead among the ma
tions which are willing TO replace the
old treaties with new treaties which
will enable China 10 have full control
Of It's destinies.
But the stern fact remains that
China Is utterly disrupted. that there
Is no single group strong enough 10 con-
troll the country and TO protect foreign
crS, who are hated by the mass Of
people. largely as result OF Russian
propaganda. We are not In China tu
coercc the Chinese, still less 10 get con-
cess!ons under the guns of our ships.
We are doing all We can To protect
American lives and property, to uphold
vested American rights. but this Is not
at the expense Of China"