Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-23
eRYAN's VIEW ON MEXICO

eRYANs VIEW ON MEXICO
 Commenting on the now famous speech at Mobile in which President Wilson declared that the United States seek another additional territory by conquest. Secretary State Bryan takes occasion in the last issue of his newspaper. The Commoner 10 speak with less restraint than usually displayed by Cabinet officer and reveal by inference his views of u,e Jexican situation. After quoting from Prest cent Wilson's speech, he writes follows:
 Tais statement. which, in view of our history ought to be unnecessary will form foundation upon which confidence which would be impossible if there any suspicion of interior motive Latin America want to be absorbed by the United States and it well that the very beginning os administru ton President should remove all doubt as to the unseldsnness Of plans and purposes. The United States recornizes the responsibility which .pon her; as greatest republic in history and .ae doni influence in the hemisphere, strength is the service Latin America bu she desires no conquered territory will find sucint satisfaction in the consciousness of service rendered civilization
 Tt the Monroe Doctrine, announced nearly cen tury ago. that has given the republics South and Central America opportunity work their des- tiny free from coercion restraint at the hands of European governments. The Unitel States has asked nothing return for this in way political ad- vantage commercial fayors She has found her re- in the srowth and development of these repub. lies, which have taken the United States as pattern and modelled their constitution after hers
 go scrupulousy has this country observed the spirit that Doctrine that some eighteen years ago ir terposed in controversy between one of the smaller countries of South America and great European tion to insist the arbitration of boundary line Still later in 1858 she engaged in var with European country and spent many millions dollars people of Cuba secure their independence st later at the request Government of Cuba, she supe- vsed the elections l order give people free ballot and fair election. If nation prove it's araisc interest in other nations nation has so and yet it has done no than its position re- quires. It has simply lived up its responsibilities and kept faith with those who trusted it
 But while the Presidents declaration against the ac qaision of by conquest has given the largest place in the headlines the negative thought there pre- sented important than Inc positive doc triue announced n the following words:
 60. There is one peculiarity the history the Ialn-Americen states which am they are keenIy a,are of You hear concessions foreign capitai- ists Latin America You do of concessions foreign capitalists in the United States. They invited to make investments The work Is ours though they are welcome to invest in it. We do not ask them supply capital and do the work. invita- tion not privilege; and states arc obliged be- cause their territory lie within the field enterprise and action. grant concessions are in this condition foreign are apt dominate their domestic affairs: condition of affairs always dangerous apt become intolsrable wha. these going to therefore eIhancipa- ton the subordinaton, which has been inevitable to foreign enterprise and assertion the splendid character which, spite of these difficulties they again and again able to demonstrate The dignity the courage sepossession the seIfrespect of the IatinAmericsn states their achievements face Of all these adverse circumstances. deserve nothing but the admiration applause Of the world. They have had harder bargains driven with them in the matter of loans any other peoples ule world. Interest had been exacted of that exaoted of any body else the risk said be greater; and then securities taken that destroyed the riskan aduiratae arrangement for those who forcing the terms! rejoice in nothing much in the prospect that they will nov be emancipa;ed from these condi tens ought be tho first take part assist ing a that emancipation. think some of these gen