Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-13

coffee. Of all OF these, except the
last, we now have a surplus. Grains
are being stored on almost every
United States farm, cattle are a drug
on our market, while United States
wool is selling for only half the price
that it did 26 years ago. 1t is true
that we do not raise coffee but we
purchased from Latin America last
year more than we could consume
and still they had coffee left over
to burn. Yes, they actually burned
it. Yet, Europe lacks all Of these
South American products. Europe is
natural customer Of South Amer
lea. To attempt to dam up this ma
tural flow of trade is absolutely fool
hardy.
What About Mexico?
But why worry so much about
South America and say nothing about
Mexico? Mexico is at our doorstep.
It's politics are rotten and criminal.
It is confiscating honest investments
by United States citizens in farms,
mining properties, and oil lands. Its
people are illegally stealing across
our borders and planting seeds OF
communism among our own citizens
Mexico is becoming a cancer that is
liable to eat the heart out OF Latin
America. Why does our government
worry so much about what is taking
place in little Uruguay, several
thousand miles away, and give al
most no attention to Mexico which
directly adjoins us?
My training has been in business
and not in international relations. II
however, / Fad charge Of our foreign
relations. should Immediately
march into Mexico and serve as
trustee" of that country until the
present European conflict is over
Thereby. l would make sure thai
neither Germany nor Japan coulc
seize Mexico. Then, l should buy
the Central American countries be-
tween Mexico and the Panama Canal
NV next move would be to negotiate
with Columbia and Venezuela so as
to protect the Caribbean Sea- In
these deals, the United States Woulc
probably get the short end OF the
stick. The cost would be great, but
worth the price. AS to the rest Of
South America south of Brazil, le
nature take its course commercially
But we should insist upon develop
! ing naval and air bases which Will
make impossible invasion of South
America by any hostile nation.
What Is Right and Wrong?
During this hysteria over defense
and 1 believe in the defense pro-
gram-we must not forget funda-
mental fact, namely, that the United
States and the British Empire arc
rich while the nations Of Contra
Europe are poor. l am willing to give
nv life to save Great Britain; but
in order to have a durable peace
both the British Empire and the
United States must think more OF the
other fellow and less Of themselves
The world has reached stage where
there must be a re-division oil as
sets and opportunities. This especially
applies to the South American sit
uation.
We Will never llldhe Pel4llellell'
friends with Latin Americans by put
ting iron and rings about them OF
by keeping them from trading with
Europe and Japan. The great mass
of Latin Americans are very poor
They can be bribed and bullied for
a time; but, if so, they will ultimate
ly revolt against us. 1t is too bad
that anyone who today speaks in
favor of giving Ether nations more
equal opportunities is branded as
pro-nazi or as a communist. There!
| have had my say. In coming ar
ticles I shall return to business con-
ditions and statistics.