Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-27
FULL TENT or THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
''GontIemon OF the Congress:

"Gontlemon OF the Congress:
II Is clearly my duty To lay be-
fore you iully ana without TrscrNa-
ton the facts concerning our present
relations with the republic OF Mexico.
The dcplOrabic posture OF affairs an
Mexico / need not describe. but /
deem II my duty a. speak very frank
iy of what this government has done
and should seek u do in ultilmont
of its obligation TO Mexico hereafter,
us friend and ncishbor. and 40
American citizens whose lives ana
the distressing conditions which now
obtain beyond our southern border.
THESE conditions touch US very
nearly. not merely because thCy ue
az oLf very doors. That, OF course,
makes us more NViGiy and more
constantly conscious oi them, ana
every instinct OF neignboriy interest
ana sympathy b. yrGused ana uuIcK-
cnrd Dy them, but tnat is only one
element ia tho determination of our
duty
we are glad To call ourselves the
friends of Mexico. and We shall. /
hope, have many an occasion, in
happier times ah we'll as Ia these days
0f trouble and confusion to show
that our friendship rs genuine und
disintcrcstcd, capable of sacrifice and
every generous manifestation. The
peace, prosperity and Coutcntmcnt OF
Mexico mean more, much more, 10
as than merely an enlarged field for
our commerce and enterprise. They
mean an enlargement OF the field ct
sclt-EoN and tho realization
of hopes aud rights of a nation with
whose best aspirations 80 Ions sup
pressed ana disappointed, we deeply
symputhi1c. We shall set prove %
the Mexican people that we know
how TO serve them without first
thinking how We shall serve our
selves
but We are not the only friends
OF Mexico The whole world desires
her peace and progress, and the
whole world is interested AZ never
before. Mexico lies AT last whore all
tho world looks ou. Central America
is about 90 he touched by the great
route VI the worlds trade ANA inter-
course running from ocean to ocean
al the isthmus Tho future has much
In store Tor Mexico, as for an tho
states of Central America: but the
best gifts can come 10 her only u
she bee ready and free 10 receive them
and 90 enjoy them honorahly, Amer
lea In particular America north and
south and on both continents waits
on the development OF Mexico; and
that development can be sound and
lasting only IL it be the product oi
a genuine freedom, q just ana ordered
government, founded on law only
40 can IL be- peaceful or fruitful oi
the benefits of peace. Mexico has a
great ana cnviablc future before her
II only she choose and attain tho
paths of honest constitutional gov-
ernmcnt.
"The present circumstances of tho
republic, / deeply regret 90 say. do
not seem 10 promise even the foundn-
tions Ot such o peace, We have
waited many months. months fun OF
peril ana anxiety for the conditions
there Co improve, ana they have not
improved They have grown worse
| rather. Tho territory In some sort
controlled by the provisional authori,
ties at Mexico city has grown small
or not larger Tho prospect Of "a,
pacificatlon OF the country. even hS
arms has seemed "a grow more and
moro remote, and ils paciiioatlon bs