The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-31
NO CONQUEST,
WILSON'S PLEDGE
Morality, Not Expediency, Mo-
tive in Latin America
HUMAN RIGHTS VS.. INTERESTS
U. S. Will Never Seek "One Addi-
tionaI Conquest" But Desires
Spiritual Union" With South
ern Republics.

Mobile, Ala.-President Wilson an
nounced to the world that the govern
ing motive of the United States in
It's relationships with the countries
Of this hemisphere would be moral
ity and not expediency."
Il want to take this occasion to
say" he declared, that the United
States will not again seek to secure
one additional foot of territory by
conquest"
The President, in a speech before
the Southern Commercial Congress,
criticised adversely what he termed
"the material interests" that had in
fiuenced the foreign policy of some
governments IN their relations with
the nations of Latin America, though
Mr.. Wilson did not mention Mexico
as the afflicted country. He devoted
his entire speech to a description of
the degrading influences which for
eign concessionaires had had upon
the internal affairs of some of the
Latin-American countries.
The big audience which heard him
constantly was swept with cheers
and applause. The President smil-
ingly took his hearers into his conf
depce when he explained that he
must speak with moderation and
without indiscretion."
A score of South American and
Latin-American diplomats sat lust be-
hind the President while he spoke,
n many of his remarks were ad-
dressed in conversational tones to
them.
With the Mexican situation upper
most in the Presidents mind at this
time, his address was interpreted as
an arraignment of those financial in
1uences which, it has been charged,
have secured in some cases recogni-
ton for the Huerta Government.
The President declared that it
would be the duty of the United
States to assist the nations of this
hemisphere in an emancipation
from 1.-THE material interests of other
nations" so that they might enjoy
constitutional liberty unrestrained.
Il came" he said, mot to speak
for the South, because the South has
the gift of speaking for herself.
came here because l would speak of
our present and prospective relations
with our neighbors to the South. The
future is going to be very different
for this hemisphere from the past.
Those states lying to the south which
nave always been u neighbors will
be drawn closer to each other by com
mon ties of understanding. Interests
do not tie nations together; it some
K times separates them. But sympathy
and understanding do bind them to-
gether.
You hear of concessions to foreign
capital in Latin America, but you
don't hear of concessions to foreign
capital in the United States. They
are not granted concessions. They
are invited to make investments. 1t
is an invitation, not a privilege. And
States that r obliged to grant con
cessions are in the condition that for.
eign interests are apt to dominate
their domestic affairs. Such a condi.
ton of affairs is apt to become intol.
cradle. And it is emancipation from
this inevitable subordination which we
deem it our duty to assist in.
Their self-respect, their achieve
ments in spite of these difficulties de.
serve nothing but the admiration and
applause of the world. l rejoice in
nothing so much as that they will be
emancipated, and we ought to be the
first in taking part in assisting in
that emancipation"
The Presidents brief speech was
interrupted by applause. He rode
through crowded streets, bowling and
nodding to cheering throngs. He had
arrived in Mobile early in the morn
ing. He made his principal address
at ten o'clock, and then reviewed a
parade. At 12.40 he left on his spe-
cial train for Washington.