Show SOUTH AMERICA butto minor tho scheme to turn south america to europe Is nit new germany bas great influence in tho argentine and 18 reaching out for brazil so universal is tho lust for commercial influence except on tho part of tho most interested party the united states that even japan has taken a hand and Is actively gaining a foothold in chill now comes spain with tho proposition to avenge our late unpleasantness by extending hor influence over the sister continent king affonso is being urged to make a circuit of tho latin american republics and half favors the notion tira official madrid impartial cial in a recent editorial saya Sp ains extension of power in south america ta our only to recover the prestige of our race which has fallen before the of the anglo saxons As the ancient world way filled with the struggle between europa and africa so is tho modern world occupied with the struggle bet the latin and the anglo saxon tho ultimate result will depend moro on culture than military force spain can represent the rolo of spiritual rome against the absorbing industries oc the yankees our revenge for and santiago must come from this side and tho first step must be king alfonsos AIfons os visit to tho hispano american countries avarice and tyranny separated us from our colonies tolerance and love must unite us abow and forever to them mexico ia tho first latin american nation 19 welcome tho st epho mexican charge at madrid having written alie king warmly commending the plan nothing could be moro unfortunate than that tho republics to tho south of us should come under tho in of european diplomats |