Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-06

Of which be was made an honorary
president The announcement OF his In
tention to make this visit was follow.
ed by most courteous and urgent invi-
tatons from nearly all the countries
Of South America 30 visit them as the
guest OF their governments. 1t was
deemed that by the acceptance Of these
invitations we might appropriately ex-
press the real respect and friendship
In which we hold our sister republics
Of the southern continent. and the sec
retary accordingly visited Brazil. Uru-
quay, Argentina. Chile. Peru, Panama
and Colombia. He refralned from
visiting Paraguay. Bolivia and Ecua-
dor only because the distance OF their
capitals from the seaboard made II Nm
practicable with the time at his dis
posal. He carried with him a message
Of peace and friendship and OF strong
desire for good understanding and mu-
tunl helpfuiness, and he was every.
where received in the spirit OF his
message The members Of the govern.
ment, the press, the learned professions.
the men OF business and the great
masses OF the people united every
where In emphatic response to his
friendly expressions and IN doing hon
OF to the country and cause which he
represented
In many parts of South America
there has been much misunderstand-
Ing OF the attitude and purposes Of the
United States toward the other Amerl-
can republics. An idea had become
prevalent that our assertion Of the
Monroe doctrine implied or carried
with 1t an assumption OF superiority
and OF right to exercise some kind OF
protectorate over the countries to
whose territory that doctrine applies
Nothing could be further from the
truth. Yet that impression continued
TO be a serious barrier TO good under,
standing. 70 friendly intercourse. to
the introduction OF American capital
and the extension Of American trade.
The impression was so widespread
that apparently II could not be reached
by any ordinary means.
II was part OF Secretary Roots mis-
sion to dlspe this unfounded impress
sion, and there Is just cause to believe
that he has succeeded. In an address
TO the third conference at Rio on the
81st OF July-an address Of such note
that ! send II in, together with this
message-he said:
I'VE wish FOR no victories but those
of peace, for no territory except our
own. for no sovereignty except the
sovereignty over ourselves. We deem
the independence and equal rights Of
the smallest and weakest member OF
the family OF nations entitled 10 as
much respect as those OF the greatest
empire, ana we deem the observance
Of that respect the chief guaranty Of
the weak against the oppression Of the
strong. We neither claim nor desire
any rights or privileges or pow ers that
we do not freely concede 70 every
American republic, We wish TO In
crease our prosperity, 20 extend our
trade, to grow IN wealth, In wisdom
and Ii spirit. but our conception OF the
true way TO accomplish this Is not to
pull down others and profit by their
ruin, but 10 help all friends to a com
mon prosperity and common growth |
that we may all become greater ana |
stronger together.
s'Within a few months FOR the first |
lime the recognised possessors Of ey.
Try foot OF soil upon the American con
tinents can be aud l hope will be rep
resented with the acknowledged rights
u equal sovereign states In the great !
world congress at The Hague. This
win be the worlds formal and final
acceptance OF the declaration that no
BART OF the American continents Is TO
Dc deemed subject 90 colonization. Let
y pledge ourselves 20 aid each other
n the full performance Of the duty 20
humanity which that accepted declara.
Ion implies, 80 that In time the weak
81 and mOat unfortunate OF our repub-
les may come 90 march with equal
ten by the aide Of the stronger and
hore fortunate. let us help each
thor 10 show that for all the races o.
men the liberty for which We have
ought aud iahored ls the twla sister
u justice and peace. let us unite b
reatine and maintaining and making
Elective an an American public op'n
on whose power shall influence Inter
Iatlonal conduct aud prevent lnterua
lonal wrong and narrow the causes o.
var aud FOREVER preserve our free
ands from che burden OF such artna
aenis as are massed behind lie tron
iers OF Europe end brng % ewes