Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
WILSON REVEALS
MEXICAN POLICY
Government Stained by Blood
Cannot Endure, Says
President.
SUPPORT OF GOVERNED
ALWAYS SHOULD RULE
Expresses Thoughts on Problems Of
Day in Speech at
Swarthmore.

SWARTHMORE. Pa. October o5-
President Wilson in a speech here today
proclaimed the doctrine that the whole
western hemisphere should be devoted to
one sacred purpose, that nowhere can
any government endure which Is stained
by blood or supported by anything but
the consent Of the governed"
1t was while extolling the spirit with
which William Penn sought to establish
"a free commonwealth I'm America that
the President incidentally revealed his
thoughts on present-day problems. His
1 utterances. it is known, reflect the ideas
| which the Washington administration Is
! preparing to announce to the nations of
the world In formal note on the policy
of the United States toward Mexico.
| The President spoke in big tent not
far from the spot where Penn landed. the
exercises being commemorative also of
1 Founders day at Swarthmore College,
| and was enthusiastically cheered.
Sometimes Laughed At.
Il would not be interested" said the
President lin celebrating the memory of
William Penn IL his conquest had been
merely material one. Sometimes We
have been laughed at, by foreigners in
particular. for boasting of the size of the
American continent, the size of our own
| domain as nation: for they have, natu-
rally, suggested that we did not make
| it. But l claim that every race and
| every man is as big as the thing that he
| takes possession of. and that the size of
America is in some sense a standard of
! the size and capacity of the American
people. But the extent of the American
conquest is not what gives Amer
tony n fCtS nntS ,le -
the world. 1t is the professed pur-
pose of the conquest which was to
see to 1t that every foot of that land
should be the home of free self-govern-
ed people. who should have no govern
ment whatever which did not rest upon
the consent of the governed l would
like to believe that all this hemisphere
| Is devoted to the same sacred purpose,
and that nowhere any government en-
| dure which is stained by blood or sup
ported by anything but the consent. of
| the governed.
Spirit Of Penn Not stayed.
! And the spirit OF Penn will not be
stayed, You canot set limits to such
knightly adventurers. After their own
day is gone. their spirits stalk the world.
carrying inspiration everywhere that
they go and reminding men of the line
| age, the fine lineage OF those who have
sought justice and the right. 1t is no
| small matter, therefore. for a college
to have as its patron saint man who
/ went out upon such conquest; and
| what ] would like to ask you young
people today is how many of You have
!, devoted yourselves to the like adventure?
| How many Of you will volunteer to car
! ry these spiritual messages of liberty to
the world? How many Of you will fore
go anything except your allegiance to
| that which is just and that which is
right?
1--WE die but once. and we die without
distinction IL we are not willing to die
the death of sacrifice. Do you covet hon.
or? You will never get it by serving
yourself Do you covet distinction? You
will get it only as the servant of man.
kind. Do not forget, then, as YOU walk
these classic places why you are here.
| You are not here merely to prepare to
make a living You are here In order TO
enable the world to live more amply. with
| greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope
and achievement. You are here to en-
| rich the world, and you impoverish your
self IL you forget the erTand. But what
a man ought never to forget is that a COL
| lege is nursery Of principle and OF
| honor.
Ideals Not Different.
$50 it seems to me that there Is no
great difference between the ideals of
the college and the ideals of the state.
Can you not translate the one into the
other? Men have not had to come to
college, let me remind you. to quaff the
fountains of this inspiration. You are
merely more privileged than they. Men
out of every walk OF life, men without
advantages. of any kind. have seen the
vision, and you, with 1t written large
upon every page of your study. are the
| more blind Ii you do not sec it when it
is pointed out. You could not be for
given for overlooking it. They might
have been. But they did not await in
struction They simply drew the breath
of life into their lungs. Ielt the aspira-
tions that must come to every human
| soul looked out upon their brothers and
felt their pulses beat as their fellows
beat. and then sought by counsel and
action to move forward to common ends
| that would be crowned with honor and
| achievement. This Is the only glory OF
| America.
Palmer Touches on Issues
| There also was a reference to interna-
! tional affairs in a preceding speech by
/ Representatil A. Mitchell Palmer, an
alumnus of the Quaker college, who In
duced the President to visi. Saarrhmore
From Penn's successes, he said
may we not learn to be assured that
/ free government may exist and extend
! with liberty of conscience and ali equal
| share of political freedom for every man
j upon this continent while We fire no
| rifle and trust In no sword?'
] lie added that as friendship and good
] win has secured peace. with the sav:tges
] in the early history OF this country. ne
! hoped our American treasure need
: never he dipped ia the blood to secure
/: the peace that guarantees political lib
/ erty to our dependents. our neghbors
/ and our own.
1 The President was given a collegiate
wstcome 1t SwarthmOre. Cheers and col
]; lege yelis and the academic procession
! reminded him. he said. Of his many years
as u college president.
! The President and Gov. Tener planted
! two small trees on the campus. After
! the exercises the President started by
/ special train for Mobile. Ala.