The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
TAFI's TALK At PEtC; MEtIIkC
Saws Pending Treaty Would BE
Great Step Toward Wor'o 'ea
No Mention Of Mexico

baltimore Md.-President lat III
,,,a snoach At the opening OF the th'fu
National Peace Conference morld
dow declared the United States "oulu
keen hands off and not seek " 90
tend it's domain or acquire 1oreisn
r;+orv He made no mention speci
fically of Mexico, but by what he sa,
II seemed that the troubled sl'"aSl ,,h
tbere and the suspicion OF the oou.n
American republics as to the me- -,
tons of this nation in resaiu ~ AVN
southern neighbors have lnsplreu i' w.
Cone Of the difficulties that 'ho
United States finds is the natural eus s
n,cion that the countries ehs"eo ~
. ,N.o 90 tho motives which the Unl'eu
c. etotos has In rendering its goou VI
e;oos" continued the president as
sarvat,on of good faith helps puI '''t'1
II, S 800 tho SUSPICION is real, and yet
40 nike to avail myself OF an opp''' 1ulll, ~
rs in snch presence as this 10 "s'1l
Gu that there is not in the WhoIe t r.ato
ue ond broadth of the United sta'e
ed anu ana ito neople any desire for teri
III. torial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT anu tn@ :. :,
INT naonle as whole will not per,hl' J.,
povernment, if it would, to take a. a,
ork IN resnect to foreign peopl'
oA looking to a forcible extehs'o" ~ "
NO. political power. a vo knc
in5' ave have had wars an"
spot .,o+ thew are. We know "ha'
the snonsihilities they entail, the oulue
hao and losses and horrors, ana We WV
sdly' haye none of themS We nave d n,'
was nificent domain OF our own III w.
be- na ore attempting to work out
- show to the world success III p'p y,
'ho government, and we neeu . nn
'sque torritory in which to show TINS.
ssion W. ~, havs attained great prosperity
port" We w. nowpr We have becom'
y ar enwsrful member of the comm y,
lis to If nations in which we lVe' anu =.
=. therefore, thrust upon US he
10 ar;,u care and responsibility
the peace of the world III o0' ,a,
e sea- horhood. and burden Oh ne -
Luanti- tsase nations that can not help !
er are .n a,sas If we may do that peace
hea a and effectively. ,o.ueen
the IAN arbitration treaty oe."ee -,
than great nations OF the woriu, ,n,no
a good nresident, would be very lmpU y,
!. The sten in securing the peace "
Grafton ~ do not claim any pa'ei
go out new discovery, in that susst
7. The hecanse | have no doubt tnae
'ut the otten been made before IL 81 81
out the ol ,s;tration treaty can be concl'
distlnc- have no doubt that an ifnpo y. -,
shipping will have been TAKEN W.. I'LL, - no
orld' bring an end of war II Tlla ~ y,
o on1r and we must not defeat o
on nsas Nv enlarging the expecta
wn, tine the world as to what may h'pp
t W. u then disappointing II. .,
sw YORK I'VE must realize tina! We sa,, "a,
3 would -. with a world that is falh'
He Is .nS - weakness, with some'
the show, wickedness in it, ana Una.
says. and sorms that are worth nav nav
carry on hroueht about little by h,'l.
on cities Nv one blow. l think 'ia'
Wy, w DIV to make more progress
York has , our hope with mooe'a
= real,ze the difficulties tna' q, a
overcome, than If we prov. e
William NO have opened the gaze '.
ted States na.ce with one key anu WI
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