Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

il impFacticafle with the time at his
disposal He carried with him q mes
sAge OF peace and friendship. end Of
IstrOn9 desire for good Understandable
lend mutual helpfulness; and he was
leverywhere received In the spirit OF
his message. The members OF goy-
6rnment the press. the learned pro-
fessiOns. the men Of business, and the
great masses Of the people united
Everywhere In emphatic response to
his friendly expressions and in doing
honor to the country and cause which
lie represented. a
In many parts OF South America
There has been much misunderstood.
ing OF the attitude and purposes OF
the United States toward the other
American republics. An idea had be-
come prevalent that our assertion OF
the Monroe Doctrine implied. or car
ried with It, an assumption Of super
iferity. and OF a right to exercise some
kind OF prOteetorate over the coun-
! tries to whose territory that doctrine
applies. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. Yet that impression
continued to me serious barrier to
isood understanding. to friendly in
tercourse, to the Introduction OF
American capital and the extension
OF American trade. The impression
was so widespread that apparently
It could not be reached by any ordi-
nary means.
1t was part OF secretary Roots
mission. to dispef this unfounded Inn
preston. and there Il Just cause to
believe that ne has succeeded. In
an address to the third. conference
lat Rio on the slst OF Juk--in address
OF such note that / send II in, to-
lgether with this message---he said:
We wish for no victories bat 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 en-
titled to as. much respect az those
Of the greatest empire. and 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 powers that we do
not freely concede to every Ameri-
can republic We wish to increase
our prosperity. to extend our trade,
to grow In wealth. in wisdom, and in
spirit, but our conception Of the true
way to accomplish this Is not to pun
{. ,wn others, and prof. by their ruin
but TO help all friends to a common
/ rosperity and a common growth,
that we may all become greater and
stronger together. Within a few
months for the first time the recog-
ntzed possessors Of every foot of sol
upon the American continents can
lie and l hope will be represented
With the acknowledged rights OF
equal sovereign states in the grea.
world congress at The Hague. This
VIII be the worlds formal and fina
acceptance of the declaration that
no part of the American continents
is TO be deemed subject to coloniza- |
lion. Let us pledge ourselves To aid |
each other in the full performances
Of the duty to humanity which that /
accepted declaration implies. SO that !
IN time the weakest and most unfor-
innate OF our republics may come tori
march with equal step by the side of
he stronger and more fortunate Let
Is help each other to show that for
III the races OF men the liberty for
which We have fought and labored
9 the twin sister Of Justice and peace.