Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-31
PRESIDENT HILSON
DEFINES PURPOSES
or UNITED STdTES

MOBILE Ala, oct. rs. President
Wilson announced TO tho world today
chat the governing motive OF the
United states in It's relationships with
the countries OF this hemisphere would
: be- morality and not expediency."
y want 20 take this occasion 10
say," he declared. that the United
states viii not again seek 10 secure
one aaditioni foot Of territory By con-
quest
TIE president ia speech before Inc
Southern Commercial congress deiiy-
cred geilga attack On what he term
"a he malaiai interests, mat had
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Countries
rbc president spoke exscmporan
eopsly
Relation With Noighbors.
u came" he said. mot 10 speak for
The south. because the south has the
eift of speaking for herself I came
bore becaaso I would speak o. pres
ent and prospective relations with our
ne!ahbora 90 the south. The future Is
ening 10 be- very different for this hem
lapherc from the past Those states
wing 30 the south which have always
been our nfirhbors VIII be drawn clos.
er % zach other by common ties Of
Interests DO not lie
nations together. q sometimes separa
ties them fut sympathy and under
standing DO bind them together
Concessions.
lyon hear 81 concession 10 foreign
capital Ia Latin America, but you
don't hear ~ concessions 60 foreign
capital in the United States. They are
Invited to make Investments. II II
30 Invitation. not a concession. States
that are Obliged TO grant concessions
are Ia the condition thai foreign in
fareata are apt to dominate their DO
nestle affairs. Such a condition OF
affairs Is likely to become iutolerable
and q Is emancipation from this in
svitahle subordinntion which we deem
4 our duty 20 assist In.
Their self respect. their achieve
nents Ia spite OF these difficulties de-
serves nothing but the admiration and
applause OF the world.
The president digressed 10 point out
hat the department OF state recent
y had tried to serve In that wise
rat mentioned no specific Instances. \
In the Future.
In the future" he continued, the
Iations 20 the south Of us viii draw {
loser and closer to us because OF Y
hose circumstances Of which am Z
peaking, We must provo ourselves g
heir friends and champions on terms 5
Z equality and honor. We can't be e
aet friends on any other terms than Il
hose Of equality. And we must show II
ourselves friends by comprehending II
heir interests whether they square
iith our interests or not II Is a
cry pcriious thing 10 determine C
orelgn policy ia terms Of material q
interests II - indeed a degrading n
hing Il
"The development Of constitutional Ia
berty and world human rights, the q
iNAHA'NNNiN RA NNtihirA AhtthfANN az w
gninet material intorests-that Is our il
reed want 10 take this occasion TO 81
~ too. that the United States win Sc
1t again seek 10 secure one addi- al
oual foot OF territory BY conquest. al
ne viii devote herself 10 showing an Id
pnest and fruitful use OF the terri
~ she has ana she must regard IL rs he
ie % the duties Of friendship 10 see ke
.at from no quarter are material pr
tercsts made superior Ia human lib We
" ana national comfy lac
- say this merely 10 fix WHIT cur Pr
al relationship should Do. II Is ri
Of family OF mankind
voted TO the relations from which
IMAM liberty springs. We have seen Ia
atcrial interests threaten constitu- tn
nal liberty in America SO we know ed
W 90 sympathixe I would rather be- rel
lg "a poor nation that Is free than Is
rich nation which has ceased TO sit
r. freedom. Morality and not cx~ OF
diency Is the thing that must guide san
ana we must never condone In TIN
ityr rio
Tho presidents speech was constant me
interrupted by applause He rode
.ouvh crowded streets bowing and WI