Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-27
PRESIDENT WILSON
Makes TRIP TO
MOBILE
SPEAKS TWICE BEFORE SOUTHERN
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS and
HURRIES BACK TO WASHINGTON
ON SPECIAL TRAIN.
MEXICAN ship FAILS
TO SALUTE PRESIDENT

Mobile, Ala, Oct 27-Prtsiden; vii
son arrived in Mobile early today 10
make two speeches to members of the
Southern Commercial congress. he
had breakfast with representatives of
| the Commercial Congress. Later, he
was to make his principal address, re-
ly!cw a parade, speak briefly from the
reviewing stand and at 12: 10 leave on
his special train for Washington.
One Of the features of the entertain
ment of President Wilson here TO
open the Southern Commercial con
Ifress was a trip up and down the har-
Dor today AS the rev anna cutter
Wisdom, Y it'll the president All his
party aboard proceeded NJ the ha"-
Dor, steamer flying the Mexican flag
was noticed lying near a British
freighter
No acknowledgement of The pres
ence of the president of the United
States was shown by the Mexican Nes-
sci. The British steZner dipped her
flag as the revenue cutter passed
Majority Leader Oscar Underwood
of the house of representatives, ar
rived late at the breakfast given in
honor of the president and was given
an ovation.
The president spoke extemporane
ously.
Il came" he said. mot to speak for
tie south. because the south has the
gift of speaking for herself. | came
here because | would speak Of oar
present and prospective relations with
cur neighbors to the south. The fu-
ture is going to be very different for
this hemisphere from the pasr. Those
states lying to the south which have
always been our neighbors viii he
drawn closer to each other by COM
mon ties of understanding Interests
do not tic nationss.sgether; it some
times separates them. But sympathy
and understanding do bind them 20
gether.
"You hear Of concessions to foreign
capital in Latin-America but you don't
hear of concessions to foreign capital
in the United States. They are not
granted concessions. They are invit-
ed to make investments. IT is an invi-
tation, not a privilege. And states
that are obliged to grant concessions
are in the condition that foreign in
terests are apt to dominate their do
mestic affairs. Such condition of af-
fairs is likely to become intolerable.
And it is emancipation from this inev-
table subordination which We deem it
our duty to assist in.
Their self-respect, their achieve
ments in spite of these differences de-
serve nothing but the admiration and
applause of the world.
81 rejoice in nothing so much that
they will be emancipated and we
ought to be the first in taking part in
assisting in that emancipation"
President Wilson left Mobile early
this afternoon on the return trip to
Washington.
The president digressed to point
out that the department of state re-
Gently had "tried to serve in that
wise" but mentioned no specific in
stances.
I'm the future" he continued. "the
nations to the south of us will draw
closer and closer to us because of
those circumstances of which | am
speaking. We must prove ourselves
their friends and champions on terms
OF equality and honor. We can't be
fast friends on any other terms than
those of equality, And we must show
friends by comprehending
their interests whether they square
with our interests or not. 1t is very
rerilous thing to determine foreign
policy in terms of material interests.
It is indeed a degrading thing.
'The development of constitutional
liberty and world human rights, the
of national integrity as
against material interests-that is our
creed | want to take occasion to say,
too, that the United States will not
seek again to secure one additional
foot of territory by conquest. 1t will
devote herself to showing an honest
and fruitful use of the territory she
has and she must regard it as one of
the duties of friendship to see that
from no quarter are material interests
made superior to human liberty and
national comfy.
Il say this merely to fix what our
real relationship should be. 1t is a re
ationship of family of mankind de- |
voted to the relations from which hui |
man liberty springs. We have seen |
interests threaten constitu- /
ional liberty in America, so we know |
how to sympathiZe. ] would rather |
,elong to poor nation that is free
han a rich nation which has ceased !,
o love freedom. Morality and not /
is the thing that must /
guide us and we must never condone |
niquity.."
The presidents speech was con-
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