Thus the United States is assuming the role of guardian over the other American nations.

In the city of Washington there is an International Bureau of the American Republics, in which all the Republics of Central and South America are represented.

It is housed in a magnificent palace made possible by the beneficence of Mr.Andrew Carnegie, the American multi-millionaire and philanthropist, and the contributions of the different governments.

It cost 750,000 gold dollars, and Mr.John Barrett, the capable and popular director of the Bureau, has well called it "a temple of friendship and commerce and a meeting place for the American Republics." The Bureau is supported by the joint contributions of the twenty-one American Republics, and its affairs are controlled by a governing board composed of their diplomatic representatives in Washington, with the American Secretary of State as chairman ex officio.

This institution no doubt strengthens the position of the United States and is calculated to draw the American Republics into closer friendship..