The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-14
WILSON ISSUES
A TIMELY NOTE
Indicates Our Future Relations
with Latin-American Peoples
Seeks CO-OPeratIOn.

Declares He Can Have No Sympathy
With Those Who Strive to Usurr
Governmental Power TO Advance
Their Own Personal lnterests-EN
tends to All American Republics the
Hahd Of Genuine Friendship.
Washington, March 10. - President
Wilson issued a statement In which
he declares for peace and good will
between all the sister American re-
publics. He urges cooperation and
the recognition Of just government
The president declares that the Unit
ed States has nothing to seek in any
Of the Central or South American re-
publics, except personal and trade re-
lationship, which will rebound to the
profit and advantage OF both and in.
terfere with the rights and privileges
of neither. The presidents statement
follows:
"one OF the chief objects of my ad-
ministration will be to cultivate the
friendship and deserve the confidence
Of our sister republics Of Central and
South America and to promote in
every proper and honorable way the
interests which are common to the
peoples of the two continents.
earnestly desire the most cordial un-
derstanding and cooperation between
the peoples and leaders of America,
and therefore deem it my duty TO
make this brief statement.
"Co-operation is possible only when
supported at every turn by the order
ly processes of Just government based
upon law, not upon arbitrary or irreg-
ular force. We hold, as | am sure all
thoughtful leaders of republican gov
ernment everywhere hold, that Just
government rests always upon the
consent Of the governed, and there
can be no freedom without order
based upon law and upon the public
conscience and approval.
I'VE shall look to make these prln-
ciples the basis of mutual intercourse.
respect and helpfulness between our
sister republics and ourselves. We
shall lend our influence Of every kind
to the realization of these principles
in fact and practice, knowing that dis
order personal intrigue and defiance
of constitutional rights weaken and
disc-edit government and injure none
so much as the people who are un-
fortunate enough to have their COM
mon life and their common affairs so
tainted and disturbed. We can have
no sympathy with those who seek to
usurp the power of government, to ad-
vance their own political interests or
ambition.
1--WE are the friends of peace, but
we know that there can be no lasting
or stable peace in such circumstances.
AS friends, therefore, we shall prefer
those who act in the interest of peace
and honor, who protect private rights
and respect the restraints of constitu-
tional provisions. Mutual respect
seems to us the indispensable founda-
ton of friendship between states, as
between individuals.
"The United States has nothing to
seek in Central America and South
America except the lasting interests
Of the people of the two continents,
the security of governments intended
for the people, and for no special
group or interest, and the develop
ment of personal and trade relation
ships between the two continents
which shall rebound to the profit and
advantage of both and interfere with
The rights and liberties Of neither.
'9From these principles may be read
so much of the future policy Of this
government as it is necessary now to
and in the spirit of these
principles l may, hope, be permitted
with as much confidence as earnest
ness, to extend to the governments
of all the republics of America the
hand of genuine disinterested friend
ship and to pledge my own honor and
he honor Of my colleagues to every
enterprise of peace and amity that
,ortunate future may disclose"
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