Note 135 — Chapter XIV · THE TWO AMERICAS AND THE RELATION OF SOUTH AMERICA TO EUROPE

In a remarkable speech made in New York in 1909, a speech which shewed his comprehension of the good points of Spanish-American character, Mr. Root deplored the fact that the North American press was apt to indulge in criticisms of Spanish Americans displeasing to the latter, the effect of which their authors, accustomed to criticise their own fellow-countrymen freely, did not realize.