The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-03-14
WILSON DEFINES
FOREIGN POLICY N
A STATEMENT
WARNING LATIN HOTHEADS
THAT THEY MUST STOP
REVOLVING.
SAYS ORDER MUST PREVAIL
Friendship and Aid Of United States
For Those Who Behave Them
seives-No Sympathy With Men
Who Raise Rows for Personal Ends

A VINO Raise Rows for Personal Ends
| WASHINGTON, March 12.-presi-
dent Wilson today issued this formal
statement OF his policy toward the
Central and South American repub-
tllics:.
1 I'm view of questions which are
NATURALLY uppermost in the public
mind just now the President issued
| the following statement:
One of the chief objects of my adj
ADMINISTRATION 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
| peoples of the two continents. L
earnestly desire the most cordial UNI
derstanding and cooperation between.
the peoples and leaders of America
and therefore, deem it my duty to-
make this brief statement:
Cooperation is possible only when
supported at every turn by the order
| ly process of just government based
upon law, not upon arbitrary or irreg-
ular force. We hold, as / am sure
! all thoughtful leaders of republican
GOV arm n,onf ayaruu,J,ora do that ;,,c+
government rests upon the consent
Iof the governed, and that there can
be no freedom without order Eased
upon law and upon public conscience
land approval We shall look to make
these principles the basis of mutual
intercourse, respect and helpfulness
between our sister republics and our
selves. We shall lend our influence
of every kind to the realization of
these principles in fact and practice,
knowing that disorder, personal in
trigue and defiance of constitutional
rights weaken and discredit govern
ment and injure none so much as the
people who are unfortunate enough
to have their common life and their
common affairs SO tainted and dis
Iturbed. We can have no sympathy
with those who seek to seize the pow
Ter of government to advance their
own personal interests or ambition.
We are the friends of peace but we
know there can be no lasting or stall
bic peace in such circumstances. ASH
friends, therefore, we shall prefer
those who act in the interest of peace
and honor, who protect private rights |
and respect the restraints of consti- |
tutional provisions Mutual respect |
SENS to us the indispensable fountain |
of friendship between states as be- \
tween individuals.
s"The United States has nothing to
seek in Central and South America /
except the lasting interests of the |
people of the two continents, the Sc.
curity of governments intended for
the people and for no special group
or interest and the development of Il
personal and trade relationships be. L
tween 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 it is necessary
now forecast; and in the spirit OF
these principles may, I hope, be
permitted with as much confidence
as earnestness to extend to the gov
ernments Of all America the hand of
genuine, disinterested friendship and
to pledge my own honor and the hon
or of my colleagues to every enter
prise, of peace and amity that for
tunate future may disclose"
At the White House it was claim.
ed that the statement was aimed at
any particular country. It was de-
clared that it would be sent to the
diplomatic representatives OF the
United States in all Central and
South American countries.