The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-28
ENDORSES
The MONROE
DOCTRINE
PRoNouMcEMeNT MADE ~ vIs-
COUNT HALDANE BEFORE
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON
British Lord High Chancellor Says He
Cannot Fail to be Impressed by His
Detached Character And That he 10
Still Thinker and MoraIist.
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON

ing dinner of the American Society
cause of the pronouncement of the
British governments Endorsement of
the Monroe Doctrine by viscount Hal
dane, Lord High Chancellor. Three
hundred and fifty American men and
women, with large number of Brit
ish guests, we're present, and they
cheered Lord Haldane's words repeat
edly.
Robert N. Fairbanks, president OF
the society, proposed The King" and
Lord Haldane proposed "The Presi-
dent of the United States"
81 recently made visit to the Uni
ted States" Lord Haldane said, "and
came back not only with vivid recol-
lection of the cordial welcome 1 re-
ceived, but with a deep sense of the
high ideals the British and American
nations held in common-the high
ideals of citizenship of the two coun-
tries"
Referring to President Wilson, he
said:
Before he became President, Mr..
Woodrow Wilson was thinking man
and moralist. In studying his ca
reer, l cannot fail to be impressed by
his detached character and md that
: he has not ceased to be thinker and
moralist because he has become the
: holder of great office. We see in
him the aspirations and ideals of his
| nation expressed to the world 1t is
not only his expressed declaration
that the policy of the United States
is not one Of conquest or annexation.
but the world looks to the United
States, with its enormous position and
possessions, to carry on its traditions
Y without adding to its possessions.
THAT is our course also. Nor is 1t
the case that, when the United States
intervenes in any matter, it is done
s. for its own advantage. 1t was not the
n case with Cuba, to whom the United
t. States restored independence. Eng.
rs land itself has done the same thing
~ in South Africa, where we gave back
liberty to those with whom we fought
- Speaking of the Monroe Doctrine, hs
!e- said that the United States considered
e. herself responsible for the liberties o
the smaller nations of the wester1
ck Hemisphere. He could see what wa
es in the mind of the President of tha
in time-that the responsibility reste
or with the United States to secure goo
tly government and fair treatment fo
he those countries.
RS. He interpreted President Wilson
be policy to mean that the United State
os- was ready to accept the responsible
ing of insuring good terms herself in thos
to countries and to those who went ther
See and that the United States should 8,
in up high ideals of policy. of Justice ar
Of righteousness.
81 am not sure that anyone shou
speculate upon the Interpretation
that policy" continued the His
nm Chancellor, "but have thought myss
,kP at liberty to say what / have. II
true, indeed, that a high spirit and
high aim have been brought into I
,oln policy of the United States in
With dealings with adjacent countries. a
feat 1t is because the President has TAX
was the attitude he has--a step whi
his none can but admire whatever
consequences may be-that prop,
ane, good health to Mr.. woodrow wills
lie of the President, and Mr. Woodrow v
,raft son, the man."
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