Word: eder
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...necessary to understand political conditions in Colombia to grasp the the position of that country in international affairs," declared Phanor J. Eder, LL.B., in a lecture in Emerson J yesterday morning. "Colombia is practically an oligarchy. A few thousand people in the country control public opinion absolutely. Those people are very sensitive, and this must be taken into consideration in dealing with them. It is almost impossible for us to conceive a people with no political education, but the Colombians have none. In their early years they get none of that social education which is the real foundation...
...think we were justified from a domestic point of view," said Mr. Eder in closing, "but I also think that we should recognize this as a violation of treaty rights, and we should be willing to make reparation. It is necessary to preserve the good relations with South America. If not, they will think our treaties scraps of paper. The treaty with Colombia should be ratified by the Senate. It is not a party measure but concerns our whole South American policy...
Phanor J. Eder '03, LL.B., a member of the New York bar who has written a number of books on Coloumbia, and who has often represented that country in diplomatic relations, will be the second lecturer. He will speak April 7 and 10 on "The Recent Diplomatic History of Colombia...