Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-29
FRIENDSHIP WIT 4
LATIN REPUBLICS
KNOX MESSAGE
|0PENlNG OF CANAL TO
MARX ERA OF PEACE
Secretary Of States Address in
Panama Explains Attitude of
United States Toward Coun-
tries TO the South.


lBy Morning Journal special Leased wire.I
Panama, Feb, 2S.--Thc American
secretary of state, Philander C. Knox,
tonight made his brst formal appeal
tor a closer union OF the American
republics. The occasion was a state
dinner given by the acting president
of Panama. kodolfo Chiari. in honor
of Mr.. Knox and. Judging by Ihe ap-
plause. the sccretary's remarks were
received in spirit that was markedly
sympathetic and cordial.
The speech. while delivered before
the acting president of Panama, Senior
Rodolfo chlari, was In reality ad-
dressed to all the countries he Will
visit and includes an explanation Of
the attitude of the United States to-
ward South and Central America. Mr..
Knox said the president believed the
early completion OF the canal should
mark the beginning of closer relations
between the United States and all
l.atin-Ameriea: that the purpose OF
the United States toward all the
American republics wits to live in
amty ana essential harmony: and
that the United States desired more
peace, more prosperity. more happi-
ness and more security In their M
tional lives. He declared the United
tdttS tT'lNfu Htltnt1 sovereignty nor
territory IN Latin America.
Mr. Knox's address. In part, fol-
lows:
The president of the United States
believes the early completion of the
Panama canal should mark the be-
ginning OF closer relations with all
Latin-American as well as the relations
of .ihese republics to each other. and
impellcd by the thought that this Is
an auspiclous moment through battor
acquaintance to lay the foundations
upon which there should rest II hronl-
er confidence, a closer sympathy and
more practical reciprocal helpfulness.
the president has sent. me hither as n
bearer of Il message Of good VIII to
our sister American republics.
1T is the presidents desire that !
might meet personally your most
hospitable peoples; might see your
beautiful countries. to the end that
such direct personal knowledge might
result In mutual advantage ana in co.
operation for the development of all
orr countries | take this oppor~
tuhitS OF assuring ali tho American
republics that the purpose Of the
United States toward them Is that we
should live in amity and that we de-
sire only that more peace ana more
dividual and national lives.
while 1t entirely clear to those
who have considered inielligcntly the
history of the relations of the United
States TO the other American repub-
Hes that our policies have been With
out n trace of sinister motive, yet IL II
true that our motives toward you
have not always been interpreted
fortunately either at home or faith
fully represented hy some of our ma
tional representatives who have re-
sided IN your midst.
- Much has been said about the
effect of the opening of the Pnnamn
canal, but | believe IL Is given to few
of us to realize what magic possible
tiles are potent in thnt event II VII
create for our western world an en-
tircly new situation, Iraught with
possibilities so vast they daze the
fancy In this new world We must
he found drawn closer by sympathics
and mutual esteem and working IN
harmony toward heneicicnt ends.
I'VE who live ON the western hem
isphere find ourselves by force of
geography in circumstances which
make our situation peculiar. II was
"a perception of this, which your own
thinkers and statesmen nave seen as
clearly as our own, which prompted
the announcement by President Mon
roe of the great and beneficient policy
that now bears his name.
when the canal IL opened ana the
ships of all countries sof the world
come sailing through these Caribbean
seas. the peculiarly of our positior
will be acccntuatcd and the wisdom
of that doctrine he again confirmed.
In its future ampliiication | perceive
II will he a common heritage binding
together the countries of this hemis-
phcre with force no power can
break. | my judgment. the Monroe
doctrine will reach the acme of its
benefieence when II Is regarded by the
people Of the United States as "A rea-
son why we should respond constantly
To the needs of those Of our al.tin-
American neighbors who may fnd
necessity for our assistance"
In response. the Pannman minisi'
Of foreign relations. Aristides Arizona
said.
we know that your mission ~ Tor
concord and union. Tell
your government that we are linked
by an insolubie iie--a thousand rea-