The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28


declared that several of the dispositions
and papers in the alienation suit have dis
appeared from the files. Some of these
papers, it was said. are needed by the
state in the present action
The name of William Lorimer was
drawn into the cross-eXamination of Mrs.
Henning She was telling of the second
visit to the office of Attorney Donahoe.
Mr. Donahoe said he was going to
start little suit she said. HE want
ed to know If ! knew Mr. Funk or any
one connected with the International
Harvester You know he is the man that
brought about the second investigation
of Senator Lorimer.' he said, said l
did not know him."
| lists in the United States They are not
| granted concessions They are invited to
| make investments The work is ours
| though they are welcome to invest in it
| We do not ask them to supply the cap
ital and do the work. 1t Is an invita-
| ton, not a privilege; and states that are
obliged, because their territory does not
lie within the main field of modern en-
terprise and action, to grant concessions,
are in this condition: That foreign In
terests are apt to dominate their domes-
| tic affairs. A condition of affairs al
ways dangerous and apt to become intol-
see, therefore. is an emancipation from
!, the subordnation which has been inev-
liable to foreign enterprise and an as
sertion of the splendid character, which
i in spite of these difficulties they have
again and again been able to demon
strate. The dignity, the courage, the
self-possession the respect of the Latin
American states, their achievements in
the face OF all these adverse circum-
stances, deserve nothing but the ad-
miration and applause of the world They
have had harder bargains driven with
them In the matter of loans than any
other people in the world Interest has
been enacted of them that was not ex-
acted of anybody. because the risk was
said to be greater, and then securities
were taken that destroyed the risks. An
admirable arrangement for those who
| were forcing the termsl rejoice in
nothing SO much as in the prospect that
they will lnow be emancipated from
| these conditions, and we ought to be
| the first to take part In assisting in
| that emancipation. l think some OF
| these gentlemen have already had occa-
| sion to bear witness that the depart
ment of state In recent months has tried
| to serve them in that wise. In the fu-
| ture they will draw closer and closer
| to us because of circumstances of which
| wish to speak, with moderation and
| hope without indiscretion.
Friends and Champions
we must prove ourselves their
friends and champions, upon terms of
equality and honor. You cannot be
| friends upon any other terms than upon
the terms of equality. You cannot be
| friends at all except upon the terms of
honor, and we must show ourselves
friends by comprehending their inter-
est whether 1t squares with our in
terest or not. 1t is a very perilous thing
| to determine the foreign policy of ma
tion in the terms of material interest.
! 1t not only is unfair to those with
whom you are dealing, but it is de-
grading on the part of your own ac-
t1ons. Comprehension must be the soil In
which shall grow all the fruits of
friendship, because there is reason
and compulsion lying behind all this
which Is dearer than anything else TO
| the thoughtful men of America. l mean
the development of constitutional liber-
| ty In the world. Human rights, nation al
| integrity and opportunity as against
| material interests! That ladies' and
gentlemen, is the issue which we now
have to face. want to take this occa-
sion to say that the United States will
never again seek one additional foot of
territory by conquest She will devote
herself to showing that she knows how
to make honorable and fruitful use of
the territory she has. And she must re-
gard 1t as one of the duties of friend
ship to see that from no quarter are
material interests made superior to hu-
man liberty and national opportunity
| say this, not with single thought
that any one will gainsay 1t. but mere
ly to fix in our consciousness what our
real relationship with the rest Of Amer
lea 1t. 1t is the relationship of a family
or mankind devoted to the development
of true constitutional liberty We know
that that Is the soil out of which the
best enterprise springs. We know that
this is a cause which we are making
in common with them because we have
had to make 1t for ourselves.
Heart of National Problems
Reference has been made here to-
day to some of the national problems
which confront US as nation. What is
the heart of all our national problems?
1t Is that We have seen the hand of
material interest sometimes about to
close upon our dearest interests and
possessions. We have seen material in
terests threaten constitutional freedom
in America. Therefore. we Will now
know how to sympathize with those in
America who have to contend with that
not only within their borders but from
outside their borders also l know what
the response Of the thought and heart
or America will be to a programme like
that, because America was created to
realize programme like that
This Is not America because II is rich
This is not America because it has set
up FOR great population great oppor-
tunities of material prosperity America
is name which sounds in the ears of
men everywhere as synonym with in
dividual opportunity, because a synonym
OF individual liberty. l would rather be-
long to a poor nation that was free than
to rich nation that had ceased to be In
love with liberty. But we shall not be
poor If we love liberty, because the ma
ton that loves liberty truly sets every
man free to do his best and be his best,
and that means the release of all the
splendid energies of a great peopl who
think for themselves. A nation OF en-
ployes cannot be free any more than Z
nation of employers can be.
Must Unite in Sympathy
so in emphasizing the points which
must unite us in sympathy and In spirit
ual interest with the Latin-American