Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
Attacks on u. S. Latin American
Policy Held Reactionary Voice

ities had failed 70 fulnii the confidence
placed IN them By the people This dis
satisfaction was not caused because
public opinion had not originally been
In favor Of the revolutions. but because
the new men In power In Peru and
Argentina turned out TO have many OF
the same vices Characteristic OF the
old regimes.
The State Department, however. can
rot foresee II the men brought to power
by a revolution in foreign country are
gotrg to prove unworthy. and thus with
hold recognition Until they have proved
20 BE- all right This-which Is very
nearly what President wilson's theory
amounted to--would reserve for the
State Department the most peculiar
right Of passing upon the goodness and
legality Of the Latin American govern
ments. q right which. Il Is only logical.
the Latin Americans do not particularly
approve Of
In a different section OF his article
Mr. Davis makes another unfortunate
misrepresentation when he asserts TIA.
Secretary Stimson's announcement
meant TO say that whatever person
or group was IN possession OF the reins
OF government however they had OBJ
tanned them, had the right and the
power to hold them" And. furthermore,
he adds that according TO the same an
nouncement 1.-The failure or inability
Of the people to make evident their
opposition to the new regime IL al that
require as proof that new government
merits recognition"
Calls Statement Twisted.
It really takes a lot Of imaginative
ability TO twist the Secretary's state
ments TO such an extent. What his
announcement said respecting the
recognition policy. was that any gov.
eminent which is the expression Of
popular will, even II born Of revolution.
and which is able TO assure internal
order and protection TO foreign lives
and property will be recognized by the
United States" From this TO the
Interpretation given by Mr.. Davis. the
reader will agree, there Is considerable
distance.
But we need not 60 far for argu-
ments to answer Mr.. Davis contentious.
They are contained in the course Of his
own article, with his own words. He
praises, for instance, enthusiastically
1.-The definite policy initiated by Presi-
dent Wilson when he declared that
Just government rests always upon the
consent Of the governed" and he does
not realize that It Is precisely in ac-
cordance with this principle that the
State Department has adopted its new
policy Of recognition Of revolutionary
governments.
He states, farther on, I'VE should
have learnt by now that the enforce
ment OF peace from outside does not
remove the basic causes which make
men resort to revolution. These causes,
so long as the inhabitants Of the
Nation remain an independent
people, can only be removed by the
win and action of those people them
selves" Secretary Stimson himself
could not have been more explicit m
supporting the right Of the Latin
American people to make use of revolu-
ton as means Of self-government, and
the obligation of foreign countries to
recognize the governments thus estab-
lished.
To round up, Mr.. Davis eulogizes
again President Wilson for his policies
toward Latin Americans, and he re-
peats with him: I'VE must show our
selves their friends and champions upon
terms Of equality and honor--you can
not be friends upon any other terms
than upon the terms of equality" This
is very truthful. but does Mr.. Davis
suppose for q moment that If the people
of this country should decide to estab-
lish new government by revolution
they would allow the Latin American
nations 70 pass upon its legality and
ability before extending it recognition?
Equality. therefore, advises to treat
the Latin Americans more like Secre-
tary Stimson does 1t and less like Mr..
Davis suggests.
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