Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
BY CASTOR NERvAL.

NRECISELY when the Latin
- American policy of the United
States is, for the first time in
i many years, beginning to COM
mand approval and goodwill
on the other sice of the Rio Grande
conservative elements in this country
endeavor to throw stones at 1t. And
even hold it responsible for a restless
state of political conditions IN the
Southern nations.
OF course, these conservative attacks
which come from the same reaction
airy elements who refuse to keep abreast
of the times and still believe that the
policy Of the big stick is the latest
word In American foreign policy-dc
not amount to much, as against the
almost unanimous applause with winch
the Latin Americans themselves have
greeted the new attitude of the State
Department.
However, when they 60 so far as
trying to blame this changed policy loI
abnormal political conditions IN the
South it is time to call halt to sucn
implications.
whoever thinks that the new policy
of recognition of revolutionary govern
ments by the State Department is re-
sponsible for the epidemic OF revolI
which has been sweeping over Latin
America in the last two years SHOWS
a very little knowledge of conditions
political. social and. chiefly. economic
in that part of the world. The charge
would not even be deserving OF an an
swer, for the answer is in the mlno
Of every intelligent newspaper reaoei
who has been in contact, for the las'
few months, with inter-American III
fairs.
Examine Reports.
But when the charge comes-in .
yelled form. 1t is true-from sucn an
authority in international relations as
Mr. Norman H. Davis. former Unoer.
secretary OF State and distinguishes
writer. it seems worthwhile to examine
tire reasons that induce him to say,
/ Certainly it is dificult to escape the
conclusion that even though sucn =
policy may not cause revolutions,
tends to encourage rather than 70 ois-
courage them"
Pointing to the series of revoiu-
tionary changes Of government wnlc II
have taken place in nearly han OF 81
the Latin American countries ouInis
tire last two years. Mr.. Davis asks nm.
self: rs it merely a coincidence tna =
! there have been more revolutions ~
the Latin American republics Sun
! Secretary Stimson adopted the poncs
! Of extending prompt recognition 10 ~.
] olutionary governments than Insle
were in any other period Of tnei ms
| tory?"
Leaving aside the phrase more rev y,
olutions that in any other perlou -
their history" which sounds rather
aggerated, I would answer him tn ,,;
| this is not merely q coincidence, ~
/ the logical result Of number OF po1.s.
ical social and economic conol.l I...S
which had long been in the ns mas =
and which were bound to expIooe ~
a Period of grave financial distress
Revolutionary Elements Known.
1t does not appear necessary to ena linr
crate once more the clements wnle -,
brought about ire revolutionary I-ss, ,
which overthrow autocratic. coILu ..,.
administrations in Latin America VI,
| dramatic easiness. They have -.
mentioned, once and again. ~ -:
newspaper columns, and by this ILL
any one interested in Latin AmeLLG.a.tt
affairs is more or less familiar ~,
them. But II does seem fair 70 5ep ..s'
70 some assertions made ~ NJ. uAs-