The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
President Cautions Lat
in-American Countries
to Maintain Peace.
UNITED STATES
NOTHING TO SEEK.
Will Have No Sympathy With
Those Who Attempt to Seize
Government to Advance Their
Own Personal Ambition.
Statement Not Aimed at
Any Particular Country.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Washington, March 11.--That there
must be peace in the Latin American
republics and that this peace must he
maintained without any steps toward
personal aggrandizement, is the key
note of a statement issued by Presi-
dent Wilson tonight, outlining his
policy toward the Central and South
American republics.
we can have no sympathy with
those who seek to seize the power OF
government to advance their own per-
sonal interests is probably the most
significant sentence of the statements,
for therein he shows clearly that the
present administration will not coun-
tennnce another Hucrta uprising or
another incipient revolt such as led
to the murder Of President Arajao, OF
San Salvador. even if he has to use
force to prevent them.
The PrcsIdentS Statement.
The Presidents statement follows:
I'm view OF questions which are
naturally uppermost In the public
mind just now, the President issues
the following statement:
One OF the chief objects of my adj
ministrntion 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
people of the two continents. I ear
ncstly desire the most cordial UNDER
standing and cooperation between the
people 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 orderly
processes of just government based
upon Law, not upon arbitrary or irreg
ular force. We hold, as am sure
all 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 public con-
science and approval. We shall look
to make these principles the basis OF
mutual intercourse. respect and help
fulness between our sister republics
and ourselves.
1--WE shall lend our influence OF every
kind to the realization OF these priT-
ciples. and in fact and practice know
ing that disorder, personal intrigue
and defiance OF constitutional rights
weaken and discredit government and
injure none so much as the people who
are unfortunate enough to have thcir
common life and their common affairs
so tainted ana disturbed We can have
seize the power of government To adj
vance their own personal interests or
ambition. We are the friends OF peace.
but we know that there can be no
lasting or stable peace In such cir
cumstances. AS friends, therefore, we
shall prefer those who act i'll tho in
tcrcst of peace and honor who protect
private rights and respect the vs
straints OF constitutional provision.
nll 81, .t,tfli
pensable foundation of friendship be-
tween states as between individuals.
The United states has nothing to.
seek in Central and South America eX-
cept the lasting interests OF the pe0-s
pies OF the two continents, the securi-
t. of governments intended for the
people and for no special group or In.
terest, ana the development of personal
and trade relationships between the
two continents. which shall rebound to
the profit and advantage Of both and
interfere with the rights and liberties
of neither.
From these principles may be read
so much OF the future policy of this
government as II is necessary now TO
forecast: and In the spirit or these
principals may. hope, bo permitted,
with as much confidence As earncstness
to extend to the governments OF all
the republics Of America the hand of
genuine, disintcrested friendship and to
pledge my own honor and the honor OF
my collca CUES to every enterprise OF
peace and amity That 4 fortunate fu-
turc may disclose"
Rcnds u to cabinet.
The President took this statement to
tho Cabinet meeting to-day, lie read
it To tho Cabinet, which WAS In ses=
sion for two hours and issued it short
ly aftcrward to tho press
At the White liousc IL WAS dis
claimed that tho statement was aimed
at any particular country. 1t was de-
clared that it would lie sent to the
diplomatic representations OF the
United states in all Central and South
American countries alike.
While most of the countries In the
Western Hemisphere are enjoying do
mcstic as we'll us international peace.
state Department officials have exer-
csed a close watch on events in Mex
leo. C;uatamala. Nicaragua. Honduras,
San Domingo. cuba and Salvador.
While the Mexican situation was be-
coming more and more acute in tho
closing days of the last administration,
reports were received at the DEPART
ment from its various agencies in Cen
trail America that gave much concern
10 the officials. indicating as they did
the existence of a general spirit of un7
rest and Of embryonic revolutionary
activity in many quarters.
In Salvador. where Il long period or
peace had prevailed. the assassination
OF Pres dent Arauio by Il baud of con-.
spirators, believed to have been thsa
preliminary movement In q revolutions
startled the whole of Central Ame ric,s.H
Charges were made that this reyoIu
ton had been fomented from outside, fir9
Guatemala. I'm that same country there
were hints of trouble. Jhcn came re ~;
ports from New Orleans that com
blnation WAS being effected betwesis
the. Ielayjstas and discnnteDted etn-