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Chapter I--The Wolf and the Sheep: My first visit to New York --Symptoms of the problem--The errors of a race--The sentiment of the fatherland--A few traits of the North American character--Strange power of penetration-- Mexico under Porfirio Diaz--A campaign launched from Europe--My tour round Latin America. 3
Chapter II--The Shipwreck of the Antilles: A vision of Havana-- Cuba and the Panama Canal--The Platt Amendment-- Methods of Exerting Pressure--The opinion of President Gomez--A hypothesis--Santiago de Cuba--The island of Santo Domingo--Ironies of history--The mirage of words. 31
Chapter III--The Rock of Mexico: Salient features of the Mexican character--President Madero's illusion--Palace intrigues --North American and Mexican opinions--Popular agitation--Internal and international politics--A pacific conference--Mr. Knox's tour--The vital force of a people. 60
Chapter IV--The Paradises of America: The tyranny of Señor Estrada Cabrera--The inconvenient traveller--Results of anarchy--The hospitality of Honduras--Our hope is in the south--The youth of San Salvador--The cable foments discord--The protectorate of Nicaragua--The "statesmen"--The physiology of revolutions. 86
Chapter V--The New Rome: The policy of weak peoples--"Anti- imperialism" in New York--Stratagems of the conqueror --Roosevelt's "gesture" and the silence of Latin America --The methods of advance--If we had only known! 123
Chapter VI--The Tomb of the Liberator: Bolívar and San Martín-- The position of Venezuela--Political and economic mistakes--Necessity for direct information--Colombian patriotism--Rational education--Racial problems--Disruptive tactics. 149
Chapter VII--The Problems of the Pacific: The position of the Galápagos--Public spirit in Ecuador--Absence of intercourse between the different republics--Echoes of a speech by
Chapter VIII--The Primacy of the South Atlantic: The attraction of the great harbours--Mistakes of Argentine policy--Differences of opinion with the Socialist party--Dangers and advantages of immigration--Uruguayan characteristics-- --The isolation of Paraguay--Brazilian diplomacy and the dominion of the sea. 210
Chapter IX--The Test of War: Roosevelt's "gesture"--Mexico invaded--The poetic effusions of the south--French invasion of Mexico--Carrizal--The invasion of Santo Domingo-- Suggestion by cable--General Carranza--Philosophy of the conflagration. 240
Chapter X--Face to Face with Anglo-Saxon Victory: Evolution of Spanish-Americanism--The European situation--The world primacy of the United States--Break-down of Pan- Americanism--Towards the future. 271
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