Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-14
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PRESIDENT STANDS FOR ORDER

PRESIDENT STANDS FOR ORDER
South and Central America are Ex.
peetsd to be Good.
washington, March 11.-President
Wilson today issued this formal state
ment Of his policy towards the Gen.
tral and South American republics:
"In view of questions which are nat
urslly uppermost in the public mind
just now the president issues the fol-
lowing statement:
"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. ear
nestly desire the most cordial under
standing and corporation between
the peoples and leaders Of America
and therefore deem II my duty to make
this brief statement. e4.
Must Have Order.
Cooperation Is possible only when
supported at every turn by the order
ly processes Of just government based
upon law, not upon arbitrary or ir-
regular force. We hold, as ] am sure
ali thoughtful leaders Of republican
government everywhere do. that just
government rests always upon the
consent Of the governed and that there
can be no freedom without order based
upon law and upon tn public con-
science and approval. We shall look to
make these principles the basis OF mu-
tual intercourse, respect and helpfui.
ness between our sister republics and
ourselves. We shall lend ourselves to
the realization Of these principles In
fact and practice, knowing that dis
order, personal intrigue and defiance
of constitutional rights weaken and
discredit government and injure none
so much as the people who are unror-
tunate enough to have their common
life and their common affairs tainted
and disturbed.
Not for Despots. sa
I'VE can have no sympathy with
those who seek to seize the power OF
government to advance their own per-
sonal interests or ambition. 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 rstraints Of constitutional provi-
sion. A mutual respect seems to us the
indispensable foundation Of friendship
between states, as between individu-
ais.
'The United States has nothing to
seek in Central and South America
except the lasting interests Of the
peoples Of the two continents. the Sc
curity Of government intended for the
people and for no special group or In
terests and the development OF per-
sonal and trade relationship between
the two continents which shall re-
dound to the profit and advantage OF
both and interfere with the rights and
liberties Of neither. vs u So
The Hand Of Friendship.
From these principles may be read
30 much Of the future policy OF this
government as II Is necessary now to
forecast; and in the spirit OF these
principles ! 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 friendship
and to pledge my own honor and the
honor Of my colleagues to every en-
terprise of peace and amity that q
fortunate future may disclose"
The president read the above state
ment to the cabinet today.
At the White House II was disciaim.
ed that the statement was aimed at
fru
clared that It would be sent to the di-
plomatic representatives Of the United
States in all Central and Southern
American republics alike.
While most all Of the countries In
the western hemisphere are enjoying
domestic and foreign peace, state de-
partment officials are keeping a close
watch on events in Mexico, Guatemala,
Honduras, Cuba and Salvador. The
Mexican situation was becoming more
and more acute In the closing days OF
the last administration. Reports were
received at the department from Its
various agencies In Central America
that gave much concern to the om-
cials, indicating as they did the exist.
ence of a general spirit OF unrest and
of embryonic revolutionary activity IN
many quarters.
Startled fho -Soctiohs
In Salvador, where a long period OF
peace had prevailed, the assassination
of President Arauj by a band OF con-
spirators, believed to have been the
preliminary movement In a revolution
startled the whole Of Central Amerl-
ca, Charges were made that this rev.
olution had been fomented from out
side, in Guatemala. In that same coun-
i Ia - Thar
came reports from New Orleans that
combination was being effected be.
tween the Zelayistas and disseminated
elements in Honduras, looking tc
double revolutions, first in Honduras
and later in Nicaragua. Costa Rlca
| appeared to be the only peaceful spo,
| on the Central American map.
The general tenor. Of the official re-
ports was to the effect that the threat
ened disorders had no foundation II
| abuses Of power on the part Of the ex'
listing governments Of the republics
but were based almost entirely on per
sonal ambitions Of various would-p pt
leaders and soldiers Of fortune, wnc
designed to overturn the established
| governments and maintain themselves
in power by force Of arms and with
out reference to the Will OF the ma
jority of the people.
Conditions became so acute just be-
fore the close of the Taft administra'
tion as to cause the dispatch Of tht
big armored cruiser Colorado, and Ia
ter the gunboat Denver, down the ives
coast as far as Acajutla, In Salvador:
The Wilson administration now !.
considering whether there shall be
change in the plans for the sprint
practice of the Atlantic fleet, due u
sail from Guantanamo next Monda!
for Hampton Roads. 1t has been sue
gested that the ships should be KEEP
at Guantanamo until conditions II
| Central America are more settled. 1
is possible the four battleships nov
at Vera Cruz and Tampico Will re-
main for the present, while the rest o
the fleet proceeds northward.
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