Springfield weekly Republican

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tion. Many treaties of a minor

character have been signed at the

conferences—22 in all. Not two

fifths of them have ever been

ratified.

The really gripping issues that

excite feeling have been consistently

avoided. The United States gov

ernment is singularly sensitive about

having its acts and policies in Mexico,

Hayti, Panama or Nicaragua re

viewed in a public debate by men

who see those acts and policies from

the Latin-American viewpoint; and

this is unfortunate especially be

cause the ^mass of our own people

are so densely and complacently in

different to Latin-American opinion

and so ignorant of Latin-American

life and culture.

Nothing more truly educational

for the American people could be

imagined than an outspoken critical

survey by delegates from Mexico,

Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and

Chile of this country's attitude

toward Latin-American countries.

The headlines would challenge our

attention and the procedings at

Havana this week would have

millions instead of thousands of

readers.

If the Latin-Americans distrust

us as the “big brother,” may they

not explain why without being

driven to the anonymity and possi

ble scurrility and abuse that may

attend newspaper attacks on a for

eign people?

The United States has a very

practical reason for minimizing

Latin-Americans suspicions and

fears; nearly five billions of Ameri

can dollars are now invested in

Latin-American countries which also

absorb an enormous amount of

American exports. If affording

them every opportunity to criticize

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Springfield weekly Republican. (1928). Springfield, Mass., 1928-01-19. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1928-01-19/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Springfield weekly Republican, 1928-01-19.