Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-01
NO CONQUEST BY
S,SAYS WILSON
Morality Not Espediency," the
Motive, He Tells SOutherneTS.
FORESEES CLOSER BONDS
The President Attacks Material In
teres,s" That influence Attitude Of
Some Governments Towards Latin.
America.

Some Governments Towards Latin.
America.
President Wilson announced to the
world IN Mobile Ala, that the govern.
ing motive OF the United States in It's
relationships with THO countries on
this hemisphere would be morality
and not expediency.
II want to take this occasion %
say" he declared That ne United
States will not again seek to secure
one additional toot II territory oy con,
quest"
The president spoke before the
Southern Commercial Congress and
delivered vciled attack On the ma
torial interests thar influenced the
foreign policy OF some governments Ia
their relations with Lattu.Amoriea
Though b. did nof mention Mexico,
he devoted bis speech 10 description
Of the degrading Influences which for.
eign confesslonaries mad upon internal
affair 0f Latin American countries
With the Mexican situation upper
most now IN The president mind his
address was interpreted rs an arraisn.
ment OF financial Influences. which. II
has been charged have obtained IN
some eases. recognition ior the Huerta
government
He declared Il would he tho duty ut
the United states TO assist the nations
Of this hemisphere in an "emancipa-
ton" from the material interests 81
other nations. So that they might en-
10y constitutional liberty unrestfained
Il come here" the president said
mot 10 speak for the south because
the south has the git Of speaking for
herself. came here because ! would
speak Of our present and prospective
relations with our neighbors TO the
south
"You hear Of concessions 70 foreign
capital In I.atin,Amerca. but You don't
hear OF concessions to foreign capital
in the United States They are not
granted concessions They are invited
to make investments II is an invita-.
ton. not privilege
concessions are In the condition that
foreign interests are apt % dominate
their domestic affairs Such eondi'
ton Of affairs Is apt TO become in,oler-
able And il is emancipation from this
inevitable snbordination which we
deem II our duty 10 assist in.
"Their self.respect, their achieve
ment in spite Of these difficulties De.
serve nothing but the admiration and
applause of the world | rejoice in
nothing so much as that they Will be
emancipated ana We ought to be the
first in taking part In assisting in that
emancipation
The president digressel TO point ont
that the department ~ state recently
had tried to serve in that wise. but
mentioned no spt lie Instances
I'm the future. rs continued, The
nations 10 the south 81 It's WI draw
closer and closer 70 us because OF
these circumstances OF which am
speaking. We must prove ourselves
their friends AMI champions on terms
Of equality and honor. We cant be
fast friends on any other terms than
those Of equality.
II want TO take this occasion 10 say.
too. that the United States will not
again seek 10 secure one additional
foot OF territory by conquest Il will
devote herself o showing an honest
and fruitful use u the territory she
has and she must regard Il as one Of
the duties Of friendship to see that
from no quarter are material interests
made superior % human liberty and
national comfy
81 say this merely to fix what our
real relationship should be i Is a re-
lationship OF q family OF mankind De.
voted to the relations from which hu
man liberty springs We have seen
material interests threaten canstitu
tional liberty in America 50 We know
how to sympafhizc.
Il would rather belong % a poor ma
ton that Is free than a rich nation
which has ceased 70 loye freedom.
Morality and not expedlency is he
thing that must guide us and We must
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