The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-30
PRESIDENT. PLANS
TO PROTECT WEAK
FROM PLUNDERERS

Mobile, Ala, Oct. 2S.-President
Wilson announced to the world today
that the governing motive Of the
United States in its relationships with
the countries OF this hemisphere would
be morality and not expediency."
II want to take this occasion to
say" he declared. that the United
States will not again seek to secure
one additional foot of territory by con-
tquest." ~
The president in a speech before the
southern commercial congress, de-
Ilivered a veiled attack on what he
termed 1"the material interests" that
had influenced the foreign policy Of
ome governments in their relations
with the nations Of Latin America.
Though Mr.. Wilson did not mention
Mexico, his address was interpreted as
an arraignment of those financial In
terests which 1t has been charged have
secured in some cases recognition for
the Huerta government.
The president declared that II
would be the duty Of the United States
to assist the nations Of this hemi-
sphere in an emancipation" from the
material interests Of other countries"
One of the features of the entertain
rnent of President Wilson here to
open the southern commercial con-
greSs was q trip up and down the
harbor today. AS the revenue cutter
Window. with the president and party
aboard proceeded up the harbor, q
steamer flying the Mexican flag was
noticed lying near a. British freighter.
No acknowledgment of the presence Of
the president OF the United States
was shown by the Mexican vessel. The
British steamer dipped her nag as the
revenue cutter passed.
Majority Leader Oscar. Underwood,
OF the House Of Representatives, ar
rived at the breakfast given in honor
of the president, and was given an
ovation.
Union of Western World.
The president spoke extemporane-
ously. .,
IT came" he said, mot to speak for
the south, because the south has the
gift Of speaking for herself. /, came
here because ! would speak of our
present and prospective relations with
our neighbors to the south. The flu
ture is going to be very different for
this hemisphere from the past. These
states lying to the south which have
O. always been u neighbors, will be
dawn closer to each other by common
ties of understanding. Interests do not
tie nations together; 1t sometimes sep
arates them.
Mutual sympathy and understand
ing do bind them together.
You hear of concessions to foreign
capital in Latin America, but don't
hear of concessions to foreign capital
in the United States. They are not
granted concessions. They are invited
to make Investments. 1t is an investi-
cation, not a privilege. And states that
are Obliged to grant concessions arg in
the condition that foreign interests are
apt to dominate their domestic affairs
Such a condition of affairs is likely to
become intolerable. And 1t Is eman-
~cipation from this inevitable subordi-
nation which we deem 1t our duty
to assist In.
Their self respect, their achieve
ments In spite of these difficulties, de-
serve nothing out the admiration and
applause of the world.
Il rejoice in nothing so much that
they will be emancipated and we ought
to be their first aid In taking part In
assisting in that emancipation