Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19
N|CARAGUAN POLICY.
HIT At WAR FARLEY.
U. S. Backs Wrong Man
There, Educator Asserts
at Conference.

Use Of the Pan-American Union as
an agency for considering questions re-
lating 10 United States intervention in
Latin American countries was advo-
Gated today at a round-table discussion
on the foreign policy of the United
States, conducted by five men at the
morning session of the Third Confer
ence on the Cause and Cure of War. al
the Hotel Washington.
Nicaragua and Mexico occupied the
spotlight during the roun6-table confer
ence, and while this was In session Miss
Amy G. Maher Of Toledo. representing
the National Womens Trade Union
League, as chairman Of special COM
mittee, informally announced that her
committee tentatively decided that
similar conference should be held next
will submit its final report 10 the con-
ference later in the day.
DR.. Latane Speaks
DR.. John Holiday Latane head of
the department OF history Of Johns
Hopkins University. began the discus
sion by asserting that the United States
has never had foreign investment
policy. American Marines have been
in Nicaragua 10 uphold President Diaz.
he said. characterizing that executive
as a puppet.
The United States has backed the
wrong man down there and there has
been a bad case OF publicity" DR.. La
tame asserted. adding that the State
Department has not been frank with
the American people.
We might as well try to dam up
the Mississippi as to try TO block the
overflow of American investments into
Latin America. for they are needed
there" DR.. Latane continued.
I Go not believe that any great ma
ton should be the Judge in its own
cause. The United States should not
intervene without submitting a queS-
ton TO a body of Latin Americans.
against the United States in Latin
America and it is going to grow"
Views Investments.
DR.. Iatane placed the total private in
vestnents Of the United States at $l2.-
o00. 0oo. 900. explaining that investments
IN Latin America approximate $500
100000. with Great Britain having four
times the American investment in Ar
gentina and Brazil. but with the United
States leading in the other Latin Ameri-
can countries.
When he declared that he is a strong
advocate OF the League OF Nations. DR.
Iatane drew applause. He added. how
ever, that he did not believe in carry
ing out any propaganda TO get the
United States into the League.
Prof. Ernest NJ. Patterson of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. taking UP the
discussion. said that in blaming the
bankers IN international disputes II
should be remembered that the peo-
PIE who own securities want to collect
the interest from the bankers.
Educator Speaks.
Prof. Philip c. Jessup Of Columbia
University inquired if II is not true
that strategic, rather than economic
reasons have actuated American ac-
cv1ty IN the Caribbean.
The proposal TO submit questions re-
lating TO Intervention TO the Pan
american Union was made by Samuel
q Imam. director of committee on
cooperation IN Latin America. who
maintained that the canal route AL
ways has been a fundamental reason
Why the United States has such close
relation with Nicaragua Mr.. Inman
said 1t was impossible to become In
VOWED IN internal affairs of Latin
American countries without being inn
plicatec in who shah be president.
DR.. Stephen p. Duggan, director of
the Institute of International Educa-
ton. said the United States is animated
oy economic motives. but Latin Ameri- |
cans are not. for it is q matter of pride |
with them. He inquired how the PAN
American Union could be remodeled 10 |
nave other states associated with the |
United States consulted when were |
going TO intervene"
DR.. Latane explained that he would |
have q smaller body. with the United /
States. Argentina, Brazil and Chile al |
ways represented on the board, and /
other states elected annually.
Dr.. D1ggan said he did not believe |
that the Pan-American Union could be- !
organized 10 deal with Intervention |!
without breaking up that body. explain |
ing that this must be done when the /
problem arises and then call a confer |
ence"
Discussion then centered on Mexico
Ny Imam vas called upon 10 discuss |
good viii viii go toward solving mutual |
problems
Adequate international government |
vas seen by Prof Nicholas Spykman. |
associate professor In the department
Of economies. sociology and govern
n1ent al Yale as necessary 10 change
the ancient method of dealing with
conflict. He attributed America
absence from the League Of Nations as
the cause for the incompleteness of that
body, which ne termed inadequate be-
cause possibilities for war are left open.
Prof. Spykplan spoke last night.
Europe affords parallels for the opera
ts0nk 81 The United States In Nicaragua,
II. NJ. Brailsford, editor Of the New
Leader. London. ana member of the
English Labor party. who shared the
program with Prof. Epykman, told the
conference. Citing British action In
China, ne doubted whether treaties Of
arbitration would cover such operations,
which he termed neither peace nor
var" II individual governments or ar
International organization do no. pro-
tect capital reaching out as invest
nlsnts INTO the far corners Of the
earth, he insisted. capital VIII protec,
Itself