The chronicle=news., 1913-10-27
WILSON SAYS U. S.
NOT TO SEEK MORE
LAND BY CONQUEST

:
W. ,tcs In its reiationship with
the {. ,atrIes OF this hemisphere
would be morality aud not cxped-
tency.'
II want to takc this occasion to
say he declared. that the United
States will not again seek to secure
one additional foot Of territory by
conquest"
The president iu q speech before
the Southern Commercial Congress.
delivered u veiied attack ON what he
termed "the material Interests" that
had Influenced the foreign policy OF
this government {. In their relations
with the nations OF I.atiu-America.
Although Mr.. Wilson did not mcntion
Mexico. tho address was Interpreted
~ an arraisnment Of those financial
Influences which Il has been charged
have secured In so,nc caves rccOEni.
ton for the Hucrts government.
Mr.. Wilson declared that II would
be the duty o. the United States TO
assist the nations Of this hemisphere
IN an emancipation" from the mn-
tcriaI in;crosts Of other countries.
President Wilson arrived In Mobile
carly today 10 mak. two speeches to
m.n,bers Of tho Southern Commercial
Congress. lie had breakfast with re-
prcscrtstivts Of the commercial con-
kr.Ss. Later Ne WAS to- make his
principal nddrcss. review n parade.
sirsk briefly from til. reviewing
stand and Al -. 10 icay. ou his spec.
isi 'rain for Washington
One OF The features Of til. enter
ntnfn~ni of President Wilson here To
open the Southern Commercial Con.
ersrs. ~as II trim up and down the
harl'or today.
The Prsidrst dlzscs~rd Z" poin,
out that the dapsrimsut or stalc had
t.wted 10 ses~c ~ THAT wl0N bu:
me:fichcsi no apct. tie ins.sncss.
In trc future. n. vrntI..n.. !.
the nations of the nouih Of ". VIII
draw ciotcr ani closer TO u. .rcausc
of those circumstance. af which I
am fpc.king. W. must prove our
selves their fiicpdr and champions
on terms of equality and honor. We
emit be- fast friends oa ans other
terms than iaosr ~ equality. And
Ne mu.t shaw our.civcs friends by
somprcEcnd,nx their interests whoth-
or they square with our Interests or
not. II IL n vcry iei iio;,s thing To
determine - fo,cisn policy in terms
Of material Int, 1s;s. II l. indeed u
degrading thinr.
The development, o: constitutions
al liberty and world human rights.
the maintenance OF national inicy.
rtty ms against material intcrcsts--
ihs, is our creed. ! want to take
this occasion to ray. too. that the
United States will not again seek TO
secure one additional foot Of terri.
tory by conquest. II will devote It,
SELF to show an honest and fruitful
use of the territory she has and siic
must regard 1; rs one OF the duties
of friendship TO SEE that from no
quarter are material interests made
superior to human liberty and ma
tionnl comfy.
II say this merely 10 Fix what our
real relationship should be. II Is II
relationship Of family Of mankind
devoted to the relations iron, which
human liberty springs. We have seen
material interests threaten constitu-
tionaI liberty in America so We know
how to sympathixc. I would rather
belong to II poor nation that In f,cc
than a rich nation which hus ceased
to love freedom. Morality and not
expedicncy is the thing that must
guide US and we must never condonc
in iniquity."
The Presidcnt's speech was con-
stantly interrupted by applause. He
rode through crow.i led streets bow
ing and nodding to cheering throngs.
The President spoke 'ex,emporan-
causly. II came he said. mot TO
speak for the South. because the
south has the gift OF speaking for
herself. came here because would
speak OF our present aud prospective
reIutions with our nelghbors to the
south. The future ia going to be
very different for this hemisphere
from the past. Those states lying to
the south witch have always been
our neighbors will be drawn closer to
each other by common ties Of under
standing. interests do not tic ma
tons together: 1t sometimes separ-
ates them. hut sympathy and un-
derstanding do bind them together.