Evening star., 1932-01-10
PAN-ANERICAN GOOD WILL
ONE CAUSE 1881 PROMOTED
Stimson Communique on Nicaraguan
Bandit Situation Pleasing Latin Neigh
bors One of Outstanding Events.

eral protection of Americans through
out that country with American forces,
and recommended all Americans who
do not feel secure under the protec-
ton afforded them by the Nicaraguan
government through the Nicaraguan
National Guard to withdraw from the
country"
This announcement was a recogni-
ton of the Latin American theory OF
non-irterference with their domestic
affairs. 1t was the first time that
such q recognition was officially made
It is easy to understand the favor
able reception it met with in Latin
America. When Secretary StimSon re-
peated that those who remain do SC
at their own risk and must not ex-
pect American forces to be sent in
land to their aid" and that there Is
today an established government In
Nicaragua, and it Is the exclusive task
of this government to avoid and pun
ish the attacks coming from a small
group Of rebels who are treated as
outlaws by the Nicaraguan authori-
ties" he was paying tribute to the
sovereignty of a small but independ-
ent Central American republic which
for years had been claiming her right
to govern herself.
Similar rejoicing in Latin American
public opinion was noticed when Sec
retary Stimson announced the reVer-
sion to the Jeffersonian policy oi
recognition of revolutionary govern
ments, as opposed to the so-called Will
son theory, which implied more or less
a passing upon the internal problems
of Latin American countries by the
United States.
Wilson Theory Opposed.
The Wilson theory, denying recog-
milton to Latin American regimes
born of reyolution-that is, denying the
Latin Americans the right to revolt
was considered by them as tantamount
to denial of government, and
had, therefore, created considerable ILL
will against the United States.
Instead, Secretary Stimson an
nounced that now ANY government
which is the expression Of popular will
even If born of revolution, and which
is able to assure internal order and
protection to foreign lives and prop
erty, will be recognized by the United
States" 1t is according to this policy
that a number of new regimes which
had used violence to end dictatorial,
personalistic rules were recognized
during the year, thus indicating a
treatment of the Latin American ma
tions more in accordance with their
ideals of sovereignty and self-goVern-
ment than previous administrations
had shown. ,
Another attitude of the State Depart
ment which commanded Latin Amer
ican approval was its Interpretation OF
the Monroe Doctrine, most outstand-
ing of all inter American problems.
Twice during 1931-first Secretary
stimson speaking before the Foreign
Policy Association in New York, and
later Undersecretary Castle speaking
on the centenary of the passing OF Mon
roe in Virginia-offictal representatives
of the United States presented the
Monroe Doctrine in It's true Ight and
scope, deprived Of all the additions,
corollaries and misinterpretations which
bod Transformed the original defensive
policy of Monroe into an aggressive
nrinciple to Justify the intervention OF
the United States south of the Rio
Grande.
Roosevelt Theory Rejected.
Roth Secretary Stimson and Under
secretary Castle repudiated the theory
ADVANCED by Roosevelt, Knox and Lam
sing that the Monroe Doctrine imposed
unon the United States the right If not
the duty, of intervention in, and poilc-
ing, the Caribbean. Both tried 10 clar-
ifv the understanding of the doctrine
by latin Americans, denounclng mlsap-
plications which contributed 10 give
them an erroneous impression OF the
original Monroe principe
In brief, the state DepaItmehC
snokesman stressed that the Monroe
Doctrine states case Of the United