The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

less ability than you did to deal with it
in wise and cool-handed fashion You
abolished it peacefully and without blood
shed, whereas in our case it cost US a
terrible civil war and brought the nation
to the verge of destruction. During that
period we lost all power to help other
nationalities in our hemisphere, or to en-
force respect from others for our own
rights, whether in America or elsewhere.
Z Had we remained disunited. had become
subject to chronic revolutionary disturb
| ance, shoulr have reduced ourselves
| to utter and shameful impotence in the
| face of the nations of mankind; and one
result would unquestionably have been
come subject to schemes of colonization
and armed territorial occupation by Old
| World powers.
TT is for this reason I feel, not only
that you are to be congratulated, but that
all of us who belong to the brotherhood
! of American commonwealth are to be
congratulated. because of the steady
| growth in power, prosperity and stability
which your great Republic of Brazil has
| of recent years SO conSpicuously shown
a marvellous growth in which certain other
South American republics have had their
share. believe that just as in the nine
| teenth century the most striking growth
| feature of the civilized world was what
| took place in North America, in the
twentieth century the most permanently
| important feature will be the growth and
development of South America 1 believe
! that the present century is the century
| of South America.
Common Interests.
Furthermore, I believe that the world
has now grown sufficiently advanced to
realize that normally the growth of one
nation in prosperity and well-being is of
benefit, and not harm, to other nations.
Among private individuals it is normally
a benefit, and not disadvantage, to a
man to live in a well-to-do neighborhood,
to have neighbors who successful in
life and to deal with men who are
prosperous. For precisely similar reasons
it is an advantage to a nation to have as
neighbors nations which are thriving and
successful. Such a nation is benefited if
the other nations with which il
mercial and diplomatic relations are
prosperous in their business. and there
ties.
Under a Republican. a Democratic,
form or government this means that
there must be an honest chance to settle
differences of public opinion at the polls
by votes fairly cast and fairly counted,
and a Willingness, when the decision has
thus been fairly reached to abide by it,
This must, therefore, also mean the gen.
eral recognition of the fact that cheating
and swindling, whether by force fraud,
at the polls or at nominating conventions
are wel-nigh as obnoxious, and if long
continued would be absolutely as obnoX-
ious to public morality armed revolu-
tionary violence itself.
Friendship of United States.
From this it follows that every Ameri- |
itself on the stability and prosperity of its
SISTER nations l am sure that | utter the
States When I say that their only desire,
as regards neighboring countries, is to see |
lHeln STABLE, orderly and prosperous. Any
country whose people conduct themselves |
in such fashion can count upon the hearty |
and practical friendship of the United |
ficiency and decency in social and political |
matters. if they keep order and discharge |
ter just obligations, they will surely |
achieve national success; and it is this ma |
ional success. for all of her sister re- |
publics, which the United States sincerely !
and earnestly desires.
Chronic wrong-doing. impotence |
ties of civilized society, may in America |
as elsewhere uItimatiy fore intrvention |
ton, in the exercise of an International
police power. Such duty is thankless,
Performed by England france Ernactsf or the he
United States, whether in Algiers or
therefore We all hail with delight the ad-
vent to real power of such nations as
ahe Of and apd see Gh wt4e
their own bounds, and whose efforts to
substitute other and fairer methods for
tional disputes in South America, are
fraught with good omen for the entire
A Common Ideal.
I'VE of the Northern Continent, we of
the United States, hail with genuine pleas
u u and with admiration nita and respect,
ternal stability and recognized interna-
tional power and control. We most earn
wealths of the New World may speedily
a like prosperity. and like sta
relations. Every such rise of any nation /
On this continent will ultimately be good
for ali the nations of this continent. Our
ideal should be the same for ma 7
tons and for individuals. Each nation !
spirit of cordial good will and brother
hood towards it's neighbors. Each of the /
10 learn from. and something to teach to, !
he others. believe that in the era which
ep@ wii be able to teach much to the
people of my own country. The Latin r
it 6s oT the
% develop. Their unquestioned supe-
VII enable b theme When once they have
,ured internal peace and governmental "a
to achieve a better solution of
ar government than any that has yet
oeen reached in any part of the world.
All Can Help.
Y the same. We believe in fair dealing
imone nations as among individuals. We
which necessarily means government by
easily changing as the majority
names We further the believe in TIipg the
most surely aid in lettering the condition
II the the bulk Of the nation We have none
# US more than measurably realized these
smericas nor elsewhere a in AN any part of the
whole wide world. But, as the years go n
". we are ever coming nearer to better tier
lmong US can do it's share towards help o
ng all of towards this better reallza- g
ion n
ut is not too much to expect that here y
n the New World, where the burden of
national aninosities and of fun t
racial incompatibilities is less b
leavy than in the Old World, we shall be Il
bile sooner than elsewhere to reach that q
evel of civiliza ton where the nations shall l.
well together in GOOD will and mutual re-
meet and helpfulness. When once this n
evel has been reached, each nation will Il
trive with sincerity, earnestness and Il
common sense to solve the problems of 4
air dealing as among the men and wom- =