Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-03

The belief is growing in Washington
that President Roosevelts trip to South
America may prove to be n OF the
vital turning points in our national
history. something which historians oil
the future will refer to as the begin
ming of a new era in world affairs.
Back of the Presidents attendance
at the conference of American Repub-
lies. which is being held at Buenos
Aires. is a definite purpose to bring
the entire Western Hemisphere into
a new agreement for cooperation in
peace. common defense in war and the
free exchange of commodities between
the nations of the two Americas at all
times.
The logic of such. a line-p is quite
obvious. This country does not want t.
be involved in European political sf-
fairs nor in Asiatic politics. Neither do
the Republics Of the South. Wa is
breeding to the East and to the West.
The American continent is separated
from these warlike regions by the At
lantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Also to the South of us lies a great
opportunity for peaceful developments
Of mutual trade. South America is the
natural market for American manutac-
lures and the United States is a natur-
al market for South Americas raw
materials.
Likewise, South America offers 10
the adventurous, pioneering spirit OF
our youth as great opportunity for ex-
ploration and development as our West
did in the early DAYS of our contin-
entail expansion.
A Great American Empire
1t is not to be wondered at, there
/ for, that President Roosevelt should
cherish the dream of a united Western
Hemisphere, which could conceivaoly
be entirely self-contained and free to
| develop a vast empire with a new type
of culture and civilization. in no way
dependent upon either Europe, Asia OF
Africa. If that dream should be real
lied then the Presidents visit to Bue-
nos Aires would, indeed, be a histor-
ical occasion.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull has
the same vision. He is meeting the
President at the Argentine capital anc
will remain there throughout the in
ternational conference to participate in
the discussions which he hopes vii
result in the formation of an All
American League Of Nations.
That American business and indus
try is at least hopeful that something
will develop from this conference t.
broaden our export market and render
the opportunities which South Amer
lea offers more readily available t
North American capital and enter
prise, is indicated by the fact that Har-
Ger Sibley. President Of the Chambel
IF Commerce of the United States, flew
down to Buenos Aires last week to at
tend the conference. Sibley also plan'
an extended airplane tour of the prin-
cipal South American countries anC
capitals.
All the reports that come into Wash
ington indicate that the Latin-Ameri
can peoples and their government
have shaken off the fear of aggression
on the part of the Colossus of thu
North" This was a fear mainly fos.
tered by self-seeking politicians of
type now rapidly losing influence il
the southern continent. At present thu
road is clearer than it has ever beer
for such a Pan-American understand.
ing, if not alliance. Such as has beer
the dream of far-seeing statesmen TO
many years.
U,at European Tangle
1t is no secret that the whole prob
lem of foreign relations is one which i
giving the Administration more con
Germ than almost anv domestic ques
ton.
The State Department is inclined t
feel that the civil war in Spain ma.
result in precipitatlng general Europ
can hostiliiies, since both Mussolin
and Hitler have announced their rec
ignition Of the rebels under the lead
ership of Gen. Franco as the de fact