The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-11-25

W0rSnlpS Are NO 9UDS1ITUTe FOT
The Good Neighbor' Policy
Depoyment of American warshps Latin American
by President may value maintaining
the alleged threat of several by
Cuba but it doubtful that matter how much
corporate giants might desire it, long deter the Latin
social and political revolution which Adla Steven
wrote percepvey about issue of LOOK
zine.
Almost this Editor stated that Castro
representing the aspirations millions of poversrcken,
undered underchooed peoples of the various Latin countries
Though Castro be symbolic he the but the
result of increasing discomfort the hungry
the nations to the south of u.s.
Bowles after exhaustive studies of the Cuban
luton and the fertile seedbeds other Latin American countries
presented for similar upheavas wrote in 1862 The real
choice in Latin America, in Asia and Africa is citizenship
sedom hope despair orderly political growth bloody
upheava failure this choice support
the vital elements which striving to assert leadership
would be catastrophe "
That Washington has failed to understand ths choice,
been made abundantly the year Bowes
from American markets
and in turn have embargoed shnment of most goods to be
island republic We the of physically bockadng
the island What have gained? Nothing The
sue aon against the Cubans the more we force
them upon the Communist World for economic survival
Our Cuban policies not going unnoced in other Latin
countries as so by noted by Carlton Beas on page two of
this Beas the urgency immediate change
in our Cuban policy stating Unless our policy is rected
is likely to shake the entire continent with tragic con-
and with the only winner being the Communist
world
Stevenson, after spending eight weeks in Latin America
earlier this writes in LOOK that he came back deeply
concerned He concerned because of the monumental hunge
region rich in concerned because the popua
ton increase the fastest the world and ousrppng
ducon concerned because of about Latin
neghbors and because of the antAmercansm found in
spite of their moving welcome me- concerned that they
don't achieve their desire for better economic and political
life, find enemies not friends, doorstep
Still another of Mr. Stevenson center the better
selling job the Communists have done with the result that ode
spite their deep belief political liberty and individual free
DOM of the elements and the
people of Latin America be Soviet
economic achievement The Lans feel that have paid
their problem slight heed while extending amounts of
aid of all kinds to all other sections of the world
Stating that sit foolish attribute anti Amer
canism just Communist agitation the twome Demo stand
ardbearer that bang the United States long antedae
Castro and the Communists :. :"
He then listed major criticisms he heard most often during
his eghweek trip, principal of these being that he
Eisenhower Administration has been basicay concerned with
making Latin America safe for American business for
democracy " that our businessmen said to be inter
ested only the profits they make not the country and
its development >" They resent giving for de-
velopment neurals and enemies but won't loan
money u.s. your faithful allies " And they bitter
supporting and decorating "hated dctators II
Beas in his NATION article suggests that instead of trying
the Castro which s losing the battle
for all the neutral and independent countries of the world
that other things should get sody behind the land
reform movement in Latin America and help the tab
for it, including he tab for Gland reform in Cuba and
agraran bonds This he contends would
Guantanamo decades It would
be