The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
World Affairs Speakers
Explain Latin America
Would Face Fact That Notions to
The South Are Not Democrocies

I Democrocies
society. in which ire people hav.
little II say about their o~n gov
eminent
Changing that system. said IN.
University of California professor
i just As difficult, as Vas the At.
tempt 70 reform the American
South after the Civil war.
Any reform he said. will b
ret by lswless force. II viii nor
prevail except by total destruction
Of the ruling class
Constitution Ignored
He pointed to the Kn Klux KIan.
and to the fact that important
parts Of the constitution are ig-
nored in our south.
In Latin America" said Or.
Simpson. the people revolted
against Spain. but were not lib
erals or radicals as they were in
the United States. They were
Spanish Creoles, colonials. con-
sentative and Catholic. who had
not the remotest desire for a
democratic society. Simon Boil
var. who vas q true liberal. was
accepted as . leader because ne
was effective
DIR. Simpson warned that BY
propagandizing our democracy in
Latin America. We are likely TO
foster revolutionary movements
which will look northwsrd for
assistance.
We might find ourselves the
fathers of about 20 revolutions in
Latin America" he suggested.
I'm not sure we're ready 10 20
into the revolution business on
such a scale at such a time"
MexicAns Militant
The speaker said Mexico, since
l12i. has had the most militant
liberal group In Latin America.
and hence the most liberal gov
ernments. and most revolutions.
While the revolutionary move
ment there has been described as
or red. he said. at the
core IL IL the same conflict of
ideologies as In all Latin America.
He termed the Latin system a
pyrsmidal society. with a strong
man at the pinnacle in whom all
Is centered. Even in
Chile, with the present most lib
rrsl government, he said. the
president tells the legislature
what laws 10 pass. II does not tell
him what laws to execute.
DIR. Simpson said that while he
approve. he was stumped
when asked what should be put
IN the place Of the accepted
South American system.
The other speaker at the World
meeting. DR.. Stuart, out
lined the strength Of Naxi-Fascist
In the nations below
the isthmus, but saw hope in the
recent moves Of the United States
to combat them.
He also started with the premise
that democracy below the Rio
does not mean the same
a. the word does TO the northward.
Face Grave Dangers
DR. Stuart saw the greatest
danger in Chile. Argentina and
Brazil. where there long have ex-
listed large German colonies. Ger
man military missions. German
schools and cultural societies, all
now put to Nazi use.
He expressed most concern over
the effect In Argentina of the high
tariff and old quarantine on frozen
beef.
There should be at least a rea-
sonable attempt on the part of the
United States. to allow them to
bring in a small amount of meat
to give them foreign exchange.
he declared.
1T has been said there Ia more
interest in keeping Argentine
beef out Of Chicago than in get
ting United States culture into
Latin America"
Speaking of the controversial
quarantine. DR.. Stuart merely
pointed out that the British have
been buying Argentine beef for
years and haven't contracted foot
and mouth disease from II yet.
Hopeful Note Seen
Hopeful notes in Latin America
for the U. s.. according to the
Stanford university political SCI
ence authority. include the send
ing south now OF our best diplo-
mats. while in the past Latin
American ambassadorships were
reserved for lame ducks and heavy
party contributors.
We now are doing a better job
with military missions. paid by
the United States. and by bring
ing Latin American officers TO
tins country. he said.
Among other improvements he
cited excellent dip ,matic work by
Pan-American Always. u. S
blacklist Of firms with German
connections. loans. establishment
of naval and air bases in the
Caribbean and especially the
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