Show This Week Weel in Washington D C The belief Is ls growing jn in Washington Wash Wash- ington that President Roosevelt's trip to South America may prove prO to be one of the vital turning points in our national history something which historians of the futuro will refer to as the beginning of a new era in world affairs Back of the Presidents President's attendance attendance attendance atten atten- dance at the conference of American Republics which is 13 b held at Buenos AIres is a definite purpose to bring blIng the tho tho entire e Western Vestern Hemi Henl Hemisphere sphere Into a new agreement for co- co cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- operation In peace common defense defene in war and the free exchange o of f commodities between the nations o othe of f the two American at all times The logic of such a lineup is e j obvious This country countr does doea no not t want to be he involved In European I political polita al affairs nor in Asiatic poll poli tics Neither do the Republics o othe of I the tho South War Val is breeding to th thEa the e Ea lt t and to the West Th The e American Ameri Ameri- can continent is separated from these warlike regions b by the tho Atlantic c Ocean and tho the Pacific Ocean Also to the lime South of or us lines a great groat opportunity for peaceful developments doof do de of mutual rade South America is the natural market for American manufactures and th the s United States is a natural mar mark market t l for tOr South Americas America's rn raw materials mat Likewise South America offers to the adventurous pioneering spirit spi SPi- rat rit of our youth as ns great opportunity I I for exploration and development development develop- develop I West Nest did in the ment went as our early I days daj's of our continental expansion lon I A Groat Great American n Empire I It Is not to be bo wondered at there there- for that President Roosevelt should I J the dream of or a united Western West West- Western ern Hemisphere which could conceivably con COil cel be entirely self self-eor self con lf tamed and free fr-co to develop a vast empire with a n new type of culture and civilization civi in no way dependent upon I either Europe Europa Asia or Africa T If t that dream should be realized then the Pre Presidents President's visit to Buenos Duenos Aires Airest would Indeed be a historical occa occa- I sion Secretary cf S State atc Cordell Hull I has the same vision He Is meeting I the tho President at the Argentine capital capi capi- tal tat and will m remain there throughout through through- I out the international conference to participate in the dt discussion which v ho hopes will resu result t in In the formation formation formation forma forma- tion of an American All-American League of Nations That Tha t American business and InI Industry inI In In- I is at least hopeful that Home Home- orne- orne I thing will develop from this con con- Continued oft ou last ast page This Week In I Washington DC D.C. I i iI I I Continued from page one ODe export market market market mar mar- to broa broaden on our ket and render the tho opportunities I which South America offers more moro American ren readily lly available to North capital and enterprise Is Indicated by the tho fact that Harper SIbley President of the Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Con merce of be the United State Stalest flow Buenos Duenos Aires last week to down n to attend the conference SIbley also plan on un airplane tour of tho principal South American countries countries countries coun coun- tries and capitals All tho the reports that como come into Washington indicate that the Latin- Latin American peopled an and their governmEnts governments governments govern govern- ments have havo shaken off the tho fear Cear of aggressions on the part of tho the Colossus Colossus Colossus Co of the North This was a aI I fear mainly fostered by self politicians of a type now rapidly losing influence in the southern con con- At present the road is clearer than it has ever been for such a Pan-American Pan under stand standIng standing standing ing Ing- if not alliance Such as has been the tho dream of or far seeing far statesmen for many years arg |