Show 1 a 1 IN t l Washington In proposing a I peace pence pact for the west western rn hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere President Wilson Roosevelt In his Policies Fail Bail speech at Buenos BuenosAires BuenosAires Aires has directed attention to two taro important positions that the United States has taken in its foreign rela relations Hons Whether Mr Roosevelt so intended or whether It Ith Itis iti i is h by the very nature of the circumstance circumstance circumstance circum circum- stance he nevertheless has hos set up before belore the American people the necessity necessity ne nc ne- ne for re-examination re of the old age Monroe doctrine and has brought up for fresh scrutiny the policies of President Woodrow Wilson Wilson Wile Wil Wil- Wil son that were designed to establish eventually world peace by collectivist action I think that It must be bc admitted that the Wilson policies for lor International International international inter Inter- national peace have JO io worked Anyone who examines them squarely and md frankly must recognize recognize nize one outstanding Inescapable fact they have proved to be bc the illusions of an idealist I 1 They constitute a landmark however however however how how- ever and in so doing It seems to me sy they should serve as a guide on what not to do Cand Candidly the Willson Wilson Wilson Wil Will son policies beautiful in theory that they were have been shown to be bc futile because they did not consider the perfidy nor the chicanery of Euro Eu- Eu ro can statesmen They were predicated predicated predicated pred pred- upon a belief that the world leaders were sincere in their desire for peace peace and and it is sod Sud but true that such Is not the case casc In other words the Wilson theories theories- that were up into a n to be called the League of ot Nations overlooked o the clement element of human fallibility It requires only a brief review atthe of at the history of the League of Nations to reveal the definite conclusion that there is an 10 absolute lac lack ol of sincerity sincerity sincerity sin sin- on the part of the European st desmen Each one has been concerned concerned con can only with gains and advantages advantages ad nd vantages accruing to his own na na- tion His actions hav been permeated permeated permeated per per- to the core with selfishness sometimes aggravated with desires for personal distinction The league fell down in dealing with Russia's Stalin and Germanys Germany's Hitler It took a mighty flop in the movement move move- rent ment to check Italy's Mussolini in Ethiopia Having flattened cut none of the thc three above mentioned has any ny respect for the league authority When you add to this the absolute dismissal of the league as ns a n world influence as ns was done by Japan you have less than nothing left Mussolini said the other day that in order to straighten out the European European Euro EUro- perm t tangle n n g 1 e it would be Illusions sary to wiPe out all nil of ot the thc Wil illusions He tIe could have referred only to the slogan slogan g gan n upon which we entered the World war namely the war to tomake tomake tomake make the world safer for lor cy Later it will be remembered the World war was the war to end war Neither of these slogans bore fruit Each was an illusion a dream of ot world peace pence held by a great greatman greatman greatman man whose only weakness in assuming assuming assuming as as- suming world leadership was that he trusted other statesmen as ns he trusted the American people to arrive arrive arrive ar ar- rive at nt a n sound conclusion and stick to it itI I am nm not prepared to say that the Wilson policies led us in a wrong direction The fact remains however however however how how- ever that the war that was to make the world safe sate for democracy led directly into destruction oi of democracy democracy racy and the establishment of fascism fas fas- f fascism cism and communism in various parts of the world as ns an important factor in the government of peoples All AIl of this of course was not visible nor predictable at the time the policies w were re initiated It is all too plain now however and that thatis is why President Roosevelt can very well be governed in his new move with the Pan He can proceed upon a n Pan American basis with at least a hope of success be be- causi caust it is quite apparent that the Americas North and South can protect themselves if f rr for prevention of at W war relate only to the western hemisphere International Inter national aIT affairs will have to be considered considered considered con con- obviously But n a among m man o n g those authorities with whom I have talked about this problem there I seems to be little doubt that 1 if the idea of collectivist action first enunciated in the Wilson policies policies policies- is to avail anything it must be applied not to the world but to a section of ot the world I noted in the official agenda the program outline of at the Buenos BuenosAires BuenosAires BuenosAires Aires conference No Boss that no reference Wanted at all was made to the Monroe doc doc- trine Apparently that course had to be followed The Monroe doctrine doc doe trine is a ticklish matter among our neighbors to the South Frankly Frank Frank- ly they do not like it Considering all of at the factors Involved involved In in- in the Monroe doctrine there seems no conclusion ahead but eventual abandonment of that pro pro- When I say that I Ido Ido Ido do not mean that the principles of the thc Monroe doctrine need be thrown into the ocean Yet the name has been the focal point around which much antagonism has been built up and the romantic Latin blood of South America can hardly be bc expected expected expected ex ex- ever again ngin to subscribe to th Monroe doctrine by that name What then is the course The The Monroe doctrine whether it was ever so intended has placed the United States Stales in ill a n position where it is made to appear as ns a boss No nation of people enjoys eing bossed So if il the Buenos BuenosAires BuenosAires BuenosAires Aires conference Is to result in a definite understanding oy which the peoples of the western estern hemisphere are arc welded together in an effective I group some understanding must be evolved which will replace the ill III I will by the Monroe doc doc- docI I trine Possibly that understanding lies In the direction being followed by President Roosevelt Apparently Apparent Apparent- ly he Is willing to subordinate the Monroe doctrine and concede to those other peoples on behalf of ot the United States Slates the end of our over- over lordship Undoubtedly it will be a n slow process Ip P Present r res e s e n t generations throughout the South American nations nations nations na na- na- na will be suspicious for a time and will move with caution but there are many who believe in eventual eventual eventual even even- agreement among the western nations on a general policy that will keep us all out of European and Far Eastern entanglements to a n gr greater ater extent than ever before The thing that may break down the apparent Roosevelt plan is the circumstance of drawn swords and cocked rifles rines in Europe at the mo mo- mo- mo ment It is entirely ly possible that fuat bt before fore concrete adhesion among the North and South American peoples can be accomplished explosions in Europe may take place If they do propaganda agents of the conflicting conflicting con con- powers will b be abroad in- in st Attempts will be made to alienate various nations in the western western west west- ern hemisphere to align them with one side or the other in in the European European European Euro Euro- controversy It may well be that this condition will ruin the Roosevelt program before it gets under way but buta a start has been made mOlde and succeeding generations will profit if It the peoples of 01 North and South America can come to to regard themselves as an nn individual group troup that is willing to make sacrifices sacrifices flees necessary to cut off European connections when t the h e European statesmen Insist on fighting There Ther is yet one more thought concerning the South American ses ses- There are students of at international International in international in- in affairs who already are arc saying that history has repeated it itself itself itself it- it self and that the United States has lost as usual in its diplomatic deal deal- ings They are saying that the revision revision revision re re- re- re vision of the Monroe doctrine and th tin Un rebirth of ot that policy under a anew anew anew new name represents a gift by the United States It may well be that s- s sch ch has occurred But among saner minds I believe the conviction conviction conviction tion is that the Monroe doctrine already already already al al- ready has undergone so many alterations alter alter- and revisions that a major operation on its structure will clarIfy clarify clar clar- ly the picture The Monroe doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine was designed originally of at course to prevent European nations from gaining a n foothold in either of at the Americas That danger is definitely past Why then is it necessary to perpetuate an antiquated anti anti- quoted policy that has no purpose any longer Thus it seems to me that if a n revision even a casting out of the Monroe doctrine can elimInate eliminate eliminate elim elim- suspicion of our governments government's purposes among those peoples in inhabiting inhabiting In- In habiting the same hemisphere it is not too much to pay There was a great banquet held at one of the hotels in Washington a n few lew days ago ngo It Birthday is s not unusual for Observed great banquets to tobe tobe tobe be held in the capital city but most of them are arc Just banquets The one to which I refer however had a significance that is quite unusuaL It commemorated commemorated orated the establishment of the United States Stales patent office and celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- its one hundredth birthday Something like eleven hundred Inventors In In- Inventors research scientists representatives representatives representatives of Industry and patent office officials entered the great creat dining dining dining din din- ing room by candlelight Then the toastmaster waved a wand over one of the greatest Inventions of at modern modem times and the room was bathed in an electric brilliance the like of ot which has never been seen The action typified told the story of scientific development in the tho United States and throughout the world Western Union t. |