The times-news., 1938-11-14
AMERICAS TOGETHER MAY SAVE A
WAY OF LIFE . .l~;.,,,
(By BRUCE CATION,

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II is becoming more and more obvious
that the Pan-American Conference. which
is to open in Peru next month presents
New World democracy with a great ;op-
pOrtunity. 49,. r,.,.t,.,s
O. Events in the Old World are giving this
meeting an importance which no previous
Pan-American Conference has had. In the
. past, these conferences have been produc-
80 tive chiefly of high-sounding talk; this
year, the logic of events is forcing the
statesmen to act. ,s.,... ,.r~-~.t, .
us While it is true that democracy as we
understand it is not a very robust growth
below the equator, it is also true that
something fundamental to the New World
way of life is being threatened from Eu-
rope. The Latin nations fought to: free
themselves of overseas tyranny, just as the
people of the United States did; and al
though many of them have had dictators
of their own for many years, there is a
world of difference between their kind of
dictatorship and the kind now dominant
lin Europe. ..... ...... ....-..
The European relationships are not sim
ply one-man tyrannies. They call for a
RECOMMENDATION of social and economic life
!, such as no New World tyrant ever dreamed
of. They represent the growth in human
society of philosophy which would affect
'all international relations, all trade rela-
tions, all cultural relations. They stand for
a closing of opportunity and fixing of So
cial classes.
The New World, both north and south
of the equator, was settled and developed
by men who opposed that sort of thing
from the bottom of their souls. However
imperfect democracy may have been in the
United States, however much it may have
been flouted in the Latin republics, the
way of freedom has nevertheless been fun
damental to the New World spirit.
So this conference offers great chance
for the people of the New Yorld to perfect
their defenses.
That is not primarily military problem
ltcalls for little in the way of conferences
between military and naval authorities. If
the statesmen can find ways to keep the
channels of New World trade clear, if they
can formulate some program by which the
New World nations can, through the in
terchange of goods, services and ideas,
maintain and improve their economic lev
els and move forward toward a freer and
richer life-then there will be much less
reason to be afraid of developments in
Europe.
The dictator states may coerce single
nation; they cannot coerce half the world
In the Americas opportunity still exists. If
the Americas stand together, they can
make, of their half of the world thriving
unregimented> trade area which totalita,
-rian economics cannot affect. And if that
Is done, the New World way of life is
saved
This conference is thus an opportunity
and a challenge II the statesmen meet it
the steady growth of the totalitarian idea
will receive definite and significant check
Great liberator: A leader of the "outs,
who gains control of the government Fill.
thy traitor: The same fellow if he fails
= Prestige j: The high moral Influence s
nation achieves by slapping down any littl,
fellow who gets unruly. :.
An, experienced q husband is one VIII,
Aeoks at an awful new garment and says
s.You look swell in it"