Show l I Fr Frankness ess Toward Latin Am AmT i S By ByL L. L L. L BERNARD in S S North American Review w. w Why are we now distrusted as cordially as once we we were admired d and imitated by the Spanish A Amer Americans The causes of ot this growing distrust are I think of ot several kinds In the first place our history history history his his- tory is against us The Latin American school children children children chil chil- dren know a great deal more mor than ours about our early policies regarding Cuba and Mexico Mexica But It was our invasion of f Cuba and the Spanish American w war r which finally turned turied the tables Against us us Up to th that t time tim Spain had been regarded with distrust But with the war Spain the loser was g glorified and we the conquerors b became came the heritors of ot the tho distrust distrust distrust dis dis- trust formerly heaped d upon Sp Spain in One of our greatest great est eat possible possible diplomatic assets in Latin LaUn America would be to explain carefully to the world every political step we taRe take in Intra Intra American American affairs If It we speak out frankly about our motives and if the speech has the ring of truth in it I believe there is little to fear It is the he hidden motives that excite suspicion I Of course our motives would have to tobe be fair to them We lYe cannot expect approval va if It our our policy is really reany one of aggressive Imperialism as they suspect It Itis Itis Itis is also necessary to make male our actions conform to our professions Generalities about humanitarian mot motives ves and actual political performances which constantly constantly constantly con con- belie belle our platitudes are aro the worst sort of ot diplomacy |