The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-29

WASHINGTON, MARCH 18, 1926.
The following Message from the President of tn,
United States was yesterday communicated to thu
House OF Representatives =
IOhe House Of Representatives. ofthe United States
WASHINGTON, 18th MARCH, 1926.
in compliance with the resolution of the House o
the 9th ult. requesting me to to be laid befor
tire House much of the correspondence between
the United States and the States of America OF
their Ministers, respecting the proposed Congress- OF
meeting of diplomatic Agents at Panama, and such in
formation respecting the general character of that ex
pected Congress as may be in my possession, and az
may IN my opinion be communicated without preju
dice to the public interest and also to inform the
House so far as, in my opinion the public interest
may allow, regard to what objects the Agents of the
United States expected to take part in the DELHI
eratons of that Congress; transmit to the House
report from the Secretary of State, with the cores
pondence and information requested by the resolution
With regard to the objects 10 which the Agents Of
the United States expected to take part nthe de-
alterations of that Congress, deem it proper to pre-
mise, that these objects did not form the only nor even
the principal motive for my acceptance of the invita-
ton. My first and greatest nducement was to meet
in the spirit Of kindness and friendship, an overture
made in that spirit by three sister Republics of this
hemisphere.
The great revolution in human affairs which has
brought into existence nearly at the same time eight
sovereign and independent nations our own quarter
of the globe, has placed the United States in stua-
ton not less novel; and scarcely less interesting than
that in which they had found themselves by their own
transition from cluster of colonies to nation of soye-
reign States The deliverance Of the Southern Amer-
can Republics from the oppression under which thew
had been so long afflicted, was hailed with great una
nmity by the people of this Union, among the most
suspicious events of the age. On the 9TH of Nav
1922, an Act Of Congress made an appropriation Of
one hundred thousand dollars for such missions to the
independent nations the American continent as the
President of the United States might deem proper.
In exercising the authority recognized by this Act
my predecessor, by and with the advice and consent
ofthe Senate appointed successfully, Ministers PIE
nipotentiary to the Republics of Colombia, Buenos
Ayres, Chill, and Mexico. Unwilling TO raise among
the fraternity of freedom questions of presidency and
etiquette, which even the European monarchs had Of
late found necessary in great to discard
he despatched these Ministers to Colombia, Buenos
Ayres, and Chill, without exacting from those Repub
lies by the ancient principles of political primogen
iture he might have done, that the compliment of
Plenipotentary Mission should have been paid first by
them to the United States.
The instructions prepared under his direction to Mr.
Anderson the first Of Ministers to the Southern
continent contain at much length the general princ
piles upon which he thought desirable that our rela
TONS political and commercial, with these our new
neighbours should be established for their benefit arc
ours, and that of the future ages of our poserity
copy Of much of these Instructions relates t.
these general subjects is among the papers trans
mitted to the House.. Similar instructions were fur
nished to the Ministers appointed to Buenos Ayres
Chill, and Mexico and the system of social inter
which it the purpose of those missions t.
establish from the first opening of diplomatic re-
lations with those rising nations is the most effective
exposition of the principles upon which the invitation
to the Congress of Panama has been accepted by me
as well of the objects of negotiation that meet
ing, in which it expected that Plenipotentia
uies ehould take part.
The House will perceive that even at the date o
these instructions the first treaties between some
the Southern Republics had been concluded by which
they had stipulated among themselves this diplomatic
assembly at Panama. And it will be seen with wha
caution, far it might the policy of tn,
United States and at the time with what frank
ness and good will towards those nations. he CAV,
counenance to their design of inviting the Unite,
States to this high assembly, for consultation upon A
s1ericdn interests 1t was not considered CONCLUSIVE
Teasnn for declining ihs invitation the proposal
OF assembling such Congress had not first been mad
by ourselves. Ii had sprung from the urgent imme
date, and momentary common interests Of the grea
communities struggling for independence and as
were, quickening into life. From them the pronosi
foE TO us appeared respectful and friendly from u
TO them it could scarcely have been made, withou
exposing ourselves to suspicious Of purposes of ambi
fon, ii not OF domination, suited to rouse resist
and excite dstrust than to conciate favour an,
friendship. The first and paramount principle upo,
which it deemed wise and just to Law the corner
stone Of all our future relations with them was disin
teresfcdness the next cordial goodwill TO them
abe third was claim Of fair and equal reciprocity
Under these Impressions when the invitation was for
1naiy and earnestly given, had IL even been doubtfu
whether airy q The objects proposed for consideration
and discussion at the Congress such as that i'm