Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-18

public is charged by the San Jose Mer-
curry Herald, which observes that "the
address began with a definition Of the
Monroe Doctrine, which became anath-
ema to the Latin states after Presi-
dent Roosevelt made his famous declara-
ton that it imposed the duty on Us
to intervene in them to preserve order"
and that paper concludes: "Our occu-
patton of Haiti and the sending of
Marines to Nicaragua were interpreted
as evidence of imperialistic designs. The
irritation was endangering friendly re-
lations. The STRAIGHTFORWARD declara-
ton of Secretary StimSon removes the
cause. 1t tells the Latin states that
the Monroe Doctrine, for all practical
purposes, is laid on the Shelf that the
right of the United States to protect
its interests in the Panama Canal and
to protect the property Of nationals in
Central America will be asserted. not
under the Monroe Doctrine, but under
treaties and International law. This
puts the relations between the United
States and the Latin republics on the
basis Of absolute equality"
Criticizing the assault on the Demo-
cratic regime for its refusal to recognize
Gen. Huerta in Mexico because he came
into power as the result of a military
Journal quotes the existing Central
American treaty. which is recognized
here, as unfolding the theory that no
government that owes its being to a
military coup d'etat will be acknowl-
edged by the signatory nations and
that no leader of the rebellious move
ment can assume the office of PreSi-
dent" The Courier journal declares:
Mr.. Stimson has no need to defend
the course he pursued in Peru, Bolivia,
Argentina, Brazil and the other coun-
tries where recognition was accorded
Immediately following the recent re-
volts. That was the JefferSonian policy.
That is the policy for South America
and the rest of the world But there is
it has all the objections that Mr.. Slim
son raises against the course of the
Wilson administration in Mexico with
out the high purpose of the Wilson
policy"
Automatic statecraft" is denounced
by the Chicago Tribune, noting that
the Central American republics and
the United States have treaty arrange
ments which dispose effectually of revo-
lutionists." The Cleveland Plain Dealer
sees ''one policy for the big Latin
small fry" The Columbia State denies
that the policy is Jeffersonian, but
playing into the hands of dictators"
Senator Borah declared correctly"
according to the Springfield (Mass)
Republican, that the Wilson recogni-
ton policy for Latin America, as de-
veloped from the Huerta precedent, was
American people would have been glad
to approve had it proved workable.
Madero, President of Mexico, was as
Sassinated and Huerta, who thereupon
seized power, was suspected with good
reason of having shared the guilt of
the murder. The Wilson adnliniStra-
ton, with that case as a starting point,
sought to discourage revolutions, based
on assassination or violence, in the
countries to the south of us. by refus-
ing to them diplomatic recognition. In
practice this policy was confined to the
region this side of Panama, even by the
Wilson administration. The policy
failed, first. because Mexico was too big
a country to be easily disciplined or con-
trolled from the outside by diplomatic
pressure; second, because powerful
American interests with property in
Mexico worked again Z it,
The Baltimore Sun says as to the
effect of the attitude toward the for
mer head of the Mexican government:
In view of the fact that the Huerta
regime came to power after a coup
eIaG OF the nlOSG SOrQlQ KIM, accOm-
panied by the murder of the former
President, then under the protection of
Huerta forces-a coup d'etat which DR..
Ernest Gruening, in his Mexico and Its
z 'ritaee.' declares would have been
nlpocs.5le without the militant en-
3oursg cement and support of the Ameri-
can Ambassador, Henry Lane WILSON,
It is rather remarkable that Mr.. Slim
son has seen fit to rebuke the Wilson
administration in the name of 'princi-
pie for refusing to recognize Huerta. 1t
S all the more remarkable, in view of
Mr.. Stimson's praise OF the convention
among the FIVE Central American re-
oublics."