Show Too Mu Much h Good Neighbor Talk THERE THERE have been a a. lot of rumors from south of the border lately that all is not well with some aspects of our Good Neighbor policy Some of this country's professed good neighbors visiting in Latin America it teems seems have in practice proved to be just annoying nuisances Latest report in this connection comes from William H. H Hornibrook a a. Salt Lake citizen who has just returned to this city from his post as minister to Costa Rica Mr Hornibrook who had to give up his post because of ill health criticised the good will I junkets by private citizens to Latin America A similar criticism was voiced just the other day in Los Angeles by Mayor Maor Fletcher Bowron of that city who had just returned from a week five week aerial tour of South America He said Latin Americans are sick and tired of these good will vill junkets and suggested a moratorium moratorium moratorium mora mora- on them Good will exists he said but were we're going to spoil it if we overdo it itIn it In a a. recent article James S. S Carson chairman of the education committee of the National Foreign Trade council said Too much good will and good neighbor talk on our part threatens a case of indigestion in our inter-American inter relations He decried the conduct conduct conduct con con- duct of many of our countrymen and women on trips to the other Americas Mr Carson cited the case of a good will tour of South America undertaken recently recently- by a party of business men and engineers The trip we went t sour because of the personality personal personal- ity and approach of the leader of the group who could find little el else ele e to do but criticize local institutions projects and methods He consistently talked down to his hosts These warnings should not go unheeded It is very easy to overdo good neighborliness and friendly solicitude especially if it has a patronizing air or if it creates the suspicion that somewhere there must be a a. string attached attached at at- at to all this sudden n and excessive friend friend- ship Latin Americans we must remember have some good reasons to be suspicious of us We haven't i in the past earned a reputation for being zealous in advancing the best interests interests interests in in- of our neighbor nations to the south What we really need for the thc development of Pan-American Pan friendship and solidarity is ismore ismore ismore more deeds of good neighborliness One good act of friendship is worth more than a thousand professions of friendship Actions still speak a great deal louder than words |