Translation from the Spanish. (By Dr. Guiteras)
"DIARIO ILUSTRADO",
Junio 26, 1916.
The American Sanitary Commission:- The International Sanitary Commission could not have arrived
in South America under more unfavorable circumstances. The conti-
nental Press which had not taken into consideration the declaration
which is attributed to the Government in Washington, to the effect
that "The United States have decided to bring healthy conditions in
all the litoral of the Pacific", a declaration which it is supposed
had been made counting with the acquiescence of interested parties;
that Press, we say, which in normal conditions would have received
with enthusiasm the mentioned Commission, will limit itself today to
give the news, without attributing great importance to a commission
arriving in the least opportune moment to offer, doubtless, American
money to carry into effect improvements that we are the first to wish
for most decidedly. And we say that the moments are not opportune because all our
attention is attracted today by the Mexican events in the exterior
and by the approaching change of Government in the interior. The Mexican affairs concern deeply all America. America has
seen planted in that country the policy of the "big stick" advanced
by Mr. Roosevelt and we suppose that the so-called Sanitary Commission
has no other purpose than to put into effect the policy of the dollar. When the United States shall show that they wish to preserve an
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