Show l J for Coming in the midst of the pro pro- Lindbergh festivities and on the eve ve vc of the pan American conference at Havana the Mexican senates senate's pro proposal to establish a Amerl atin-Ameri- atin can confederation stirred political Washington during the Christmas holiday While describing the bill billas billas as a mere gesture without practical political importance officials admit that the project has certain im implications implications implications im- im una unfavorable to the United States Slates It expresses long latent hostility to this country's preponderant influence In the western western west west- em ern hemisphere and its ultimate idea Is to form a counterweight against that influence The measure measure measure mea mea- sure Introduced by Senator Higl- Higl nb nio Alvarez frankly aims alms at the foundation of ot a Latin American union and one from which the United States would be wholly ex ex- ex eluded S Washington authorities in the field of pan American relations as assert assert assert as- as sert that such movements south of ot the RIo Bio Grande and elsewhere In Latin-America Latin have their sources in private groups rather than in governments gov gov- They do not mark any new development Spasmodically during the past eight or ten years similar schemes have manifested themselves One of the enterprIses enter enter- pries of the same sort ort of ot which Inklings reach Washington from time to time aims at continuance e of the pan-American pan union but with its Hs headquarters transferred to some Latin American capital Mex Mex- ico has been credited with the intention intention in intention in- in of bringing such a plan formally formal before the forthcoming pan-American pan conference in Cuba S S S The high spot in the bill passed by the Mexican senate a day or two ago is the provisIon whereby rights would be enjoyed by the nationals of all Spanish speaking countries Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo to that end would grant grint MexIcan Mexican Mex Mex- ican lean citizenship to Latin Ameri cans either residing In or visiting Mexico whenever a majority of the Latin-American Latin republics were prepared prepared pre pre- pared to enter into reciprocal fa facilities fa- fa duties The Mexican senate proposes proposes proposes pro pro- poses changes in all Latin Amen can constitutions t to give effect to the plan S S S SAs As regards reg the actual apart from the sentimental politico-sentimental aspect o of the Mexican scheme Washington Washing doesn't believe It needs to be taken seriously There Is no Inter Amer ican lean migration to speak of ot The migration between the United States and Mexico Is constant and takes place on a very considerable scale and there Is s a certain amount of ot migration between Europe and Latin America but with the ex exception exception ex- ex of seasonal emigration of f Bolivian laborers to the Chilean ni nitrate nitrate nl ni- fields and of Chilean Chileab workpeople workpeople workpeople work work- people to Argentina there are no population movements that could ever clothe the Mexican plan with any significance Its Importance therefore therefore there there- fore lies Hes rather in the direction of ot closer Latin-American Latin affiliations on general lines S S SIt It Is always well to remember I our own pan AmerIcan experts observe observe ob ob- ob serve that while there Is a feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing of distrust towards the United States among Latin Americans there is also considerable distrust among them towards one another The prediction is accordingly ventured ven yen tuned at Washington that the Mexican Mexican Mexican can senates senate's gesture will not evoke much of an echo In Central Central Cen Cen- or South America Moreover their respective citizens practically everywhere already enjoy all substantial substantial sub sub- rights rig of the countries in which they may be domiciled except except ex ex- ex the right to vote Nobody In authority here expects an antl- antl U. anti U S S. S A A. A policy of any sort to be officially trotted out at the Havana conference in Januar January It would constitute so direct an a af affront at- at front to this country as to be un- un debatable from the outset officials say That the gringo will come comeIn comeIn comein In for or some frank comment at Havana outside the conference chamber Is certain but such critics and foes as we may have at Havana will not have things ex exclusively exclusively ex- ex elusively their own way The elements elements ele ole ments which favor friendship not bad blood between the three Americas and particularly with the Colossus of the North will have their Innings too Copyright 1928 6 s 's I |