The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-25

this doctrine, as far as the Interests
of the western hemisphere as n whole
are concerned II must be mazda ;
continental and not n uni-la;Cral doc
trlnc. II should he treated "a alread!
. such, ne far as concerns all American
nations sufficiently advanced IN sta.
bll,y, solidity and potential armed
strength--that is. all OF our nations
sufficiently stable and orderly not q
invite, and strong enough To repel old
world aggression. Both Brazil AMI the
United States have reached this point;
and so have various other American
nations.
Behavior Towards One Another.
so much for the common interests
of all our commemorative in the face
Of nom American powers. Nh less Vi
tai Is the matter OF our own behavior
towards one another, no less than TO-
wards these non-American powers.
The relations of the northern and
the southern continents Of the western
| HtHliNIItIt are ttTldll 70 utApiil'
much closer in the future The open
Ing OF the Panama canal win itself
markedly help To make them closer;
and great though the benefits OF the
canal will nc To our own country /
believe that they viii be IL anything
even greater to the countries of North
America. / wish 10 sec the trade 5e-
tween the United States and all South
American countries increase; and in
such intercourse the first essential is
tho ability n inspire confidence. There
fore. from every standpoint, / believe
that tho United States should scrup-
ulously 50 act as 10 inspire confidence
in her fellow republics. Ii is for this
reason that ] feel peculiar national
pride in orr having twice withdrawn
from Cuba. and having interviewed IN
San DominGo purely for san Domln.
COS advantage.
There is no brighter chapter in our
history than that which tells OF these
actions. The United states does rot
wish the territories &C its nelghbors.
II does wish their confidence. If over.
as regards any country. Intervention
does unfortunately become necessary,
hope that wherever possible II will
be n joint Intervention ny such pow.
ers as lra2!l and the United States.
without thought Of the selfish agsran-
dlzement If any Of them. and for the
common good of the western world.
with every RICH. there must al
ways 30 hand IN hand duty; and no
man ana 20 nation aan permanently
enjoy the right if nc n it shirks the
duty. with every privilege there NEST
20 the responsibility of exercising the !
privilege Alright. Every American |
commonwealth is bound as a matter
Of honorable obligation 10 behave fair |
l. toward It's sister commemorative: |
and this is an lmpossibility Il IL docs !
not keep order and enforce justice |
within it, own borders Among civil !
not 4 universal, rulc that ability 10
command respect abroad is largely |
dependent upon tho preservation OF
stability and order. and lhc proper adj
OF Justice. u homo.
The Century Of South America.
Tho history Of my own country |
teaches this lesson. Like your coun-
try, like Brazil, W" had t. deal with
the problem Of tho abolition of slavery. |
We showed lcse ability than You dld !
10 doal with il in wise and cool hand
cd fashion. You abolished il peace
fully and without bloodshod, whereas
in our casa ii cost as a terrible civil
war and brought the nation to tho
verge of destruction. During that Pc.
iod we lost all power To help other
in our hemisphere, or To-
enforce respect from Others for our
own rights, whether in America o.
elsewhere. Had we remained disunit-
80. had become subject - chronic rev
disturbance we should havo
reduced ourselves TO uttc' Ind shame
ful impotence in the face OF tic ma
lions Of mankind Iad enc result
would unquestionably have been that
america would once again have be-
'omn subject to schemes of colonial
ion and armed territorial occupation
~ old world powers.
1T is for this reason | feel. not only {
hat Sou are TO he congratulated, but :
hat oil Of us who belong to Tho broth
'rhood Of American commemorative ,
ire to he congratulated, because Of the {
steady growth in power, PROSPERITY j
md stability which your great rcpub- I
ic Of Brazil has of recent years so 8
.onspicuously shown marvellous !
growth in which certain other South "
american republics have had heir q
'hare. believe that just as IN the &
nineteenth century the most striking | q
'rowth feature Of tho civilized world q
vas what took place in Nor u America. &
70 in the twentieth century the most Il
prominently important feature will hc ,
he growth and development of S.uth :
\morica. I believe that tho pro sent
CENTURY is the century or south
\merica
Can Count on U. S. Friendship.
TttR d F.aaA l.. III