Evening star., 1933-03-12

n speech of President Franklin
~ Delano Roosevelt, Latin Ameri-
4 L cans may feel confident that the
dawn Of the new deal" will also
break across the Rio Grande.
Ever since the November election
swept the Democratic party In power
and Democratic leaders interpreted the
victory as the beg ming Of a new era
q more liberal, more progressive and
more socially-minded era-in the Gov
ernment OF this country, Latin Ameri-
can observers had been wondering
whether this new idealism would be ex-
tended to include the field OF foreign
relations.
The Latin American reaction to the
Democratic landslide, reported previous
ly in this column, disclosed that Latin
American statesmen and editorialists
were very much concerned as to whether
the new deal" would be confined to
purely domestic questions or whether 1t
would also affect the foreign policies OF
Uncle Sam toward the other nations OF
the world, and particularly toward his
sister republics In this Western Heml-
sphere.
only last week I described what the
new deaP' would mean in terms OF
inter American relations, enumerating
the principles which would have to be
preserved and the changes which would
be necessary II the incoming admins,
tration wished to win over the good Will
of Latin America. To the extent 10
which those principles were maintained
and those changes carried out IN the
near future, Latin Americans would oe
able to decide, added. whether lne
new deal' had been applied to them
or not.
Wait Not So Long.
After listening to the new Chief EX-
eoutiye's inaugural address, can un-
hesitatingly say that Latin Americans
will not have to wait that long In oroer
to know the intentions and disposition
toward them Of the regime inaugurateo
or March 4. They will not have TO
wait until the Latin American poncy OF
the new administration has been spe-
cifically outlined or until the approach
to some of the outstanding inter-Amer-
ican problems has been publicly an
nounced.
II the new administration Is to live
I'D. in the field Of inter- American rela-
tions, to the pledges given by President
Roosevelt in his inaugural speech, then
It can be said in advance that the new
deal" will not be confined to the geo
graphical limits of the United States.
The declarations of President Roosevelt
upon taking Office give the best assur-
ance that the new deal" will be ex-
tended to the Americas Of Latin origin.
Only 50-odd words did the President
devote to define his foreign policy. But
how much he said In those so words
All through his prediction campaign
he had been admired for the precision
brevity and conciseness of his state
ments. In his inaugural address he
lived up to that record.
Here is President Franklin D. Roose-
yelt's declaration Of foreign policies:
IN the field Of world policy 1 would
dedicate this Nation to the policy OF the
good neighbor-the neighbor who reso-
lutely respects himself and. because ne
does so, respects the rights Of others
the neiehbor who respects his obliga-
tions and respects the sancttty OF his
agreements in and with a world OF
neighbors."
Nothing More to Say.
That is all he said. But no one coulo
have said more, no matter how many
hours and figures Of rhetoric were en-
ployed in the attempt "a,
There it is, in a nutshell, the policy
which enlightened statesmen all oVel
the world have been preaching to man.
kind for years. The policy which the
whole system Of international relation.
ships has for its goal. As a matter o.
fact the policy which is the aim OF all
international law.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt has ar
unusual gift for coming phrases ano
political slogans which express funda-
mental principles and theories of gov.
ernment in the common language Of
the people His "fogotten man." hi
new deal" and other of his campaign
slogans will be long remembered IN the
years to come.
What these slogans are to domestic
politics his policy Of the good neigh
bor," proclaimed in his inaugura
speech, Is to the larger field Of worlc
affairs. Here is embodied, in five sim
pie unassuming words, the whole phi
losophy Of successful international re-
lations.
Instead Of using the more resoundinf
but already too wornout phrases Of con.
ventional diplomatic language-which
precisely because Of their repetition ane
ambiguity, have lost their meaning II
the average citizen-the President tool
from everyday life term with which
the humblest person Is familiar ane
applied 1t to express his internationa
ideals.
This. in itself, reveals that the new