360  SELLING  LATIN  AMERICA

this  country  for  any  Latin  American  enterprise. ­
  This  condition  of  affairs  had  much  to
do  with  turning  the  current  of  these  ventures
toward  European  money  markets,  an  opportunity ­
  eagerly  accepted  by  all  parties.
On  the  other  hand,  the  European,  whether
prospecting  in  the  snow-topped  mountains  or
uplands  of  Bolivia,  or  in  the  jungles  of  the
Amazon,  knew  that  his  government  kept  a
watchful  eye  on  him  and  encouraged  his  every
effort,  first  because  this  was  the  privilege  and
duty  of  a  government  and  secondly  the  success
of  the  individual  in  these  lands  ultimately
meant  prosperity  for  the  nation.  If  he  was
robbed,  imprisoned  or  murdered,  if  the  result ­
  of  his  years  of  labor  was  destroyed  in  national ­
  or  local  uprisings,  the  warship  would
always  materialize  to  emphasize  the  collection
of  compensation  when  diplomacy  failed.
Such  consideration  for  their  people  on  the
part  of  the  European  governments  duly  impressed ­
  the  Latin  American  mind,  and  more  so
especially  when  he  was  heavily  taxed  to  reimburse ­
  the  foreigner  for  injuries  received.  As