The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-03-29
J0LTS LATIN STATES
WILSON NOTIFIES SOUTH AMERI-
CAN REPUBLICS v. S. WILL
TOLERATE NO DISORDER.
OFFERS HAND OF FRIENDSHIP
President Issues Strong Formal State
ment Announcing Views on Trouble
In Lower Section Of American
Hemisphere.

Washington. March 13.-The key
note OF a statement issued by Presi-
dent Wilson here Tuesday night, out
lining his policy toward the Central
and Southern American republic, Is
that there must be peace In the Latin
American republics and that this
peace must be maintained without
any steps toward personal aggrandize-
ment.
I'VE can have no sympathy with
those who seek to seize the power OF
government to advance their own per-
sonal inerests," is probably the most
significant sentence of the statement,
for therein the president shows clearly
that the present administration will
not countenance another Huerta upris-
ing or another incipient revolt.
The presidents statement follows:
One OF the chief objects OF my ad-
ministration 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. / earn
estly desire the most cordial under
standing and cooperation between the
people and leaders of America and,
therefore, deem 1t my duty to make
this brief statement.
Cooperation is possible only when
supported at every turn by the orderly
procession of just government based
upon law, not upon arbitrary or irreg-
ular force. We hold, as l am sure all
thoughtful leaders of republican gov
eminent everywhere hold, 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 the public
conscience and approval We shall
look to make these principles the
basis OF mutual intercourse, respect
and helpfulness between our sister
republics and ourselves. We shall
lend our influence of every kind to
the realization Of these principles in
fact and practice, knowing that dis
order. personal intrigue and defiance
Of constitutional rights weaken and
discredit government and injure
none 80 much as the people who are
unfortunate enough to have their COM
mon life and their common affairs 80
tainted and disturbed.
I'VE can have no sympathy with
those who seek to seize the power OF
government to advance their own per.
sonal interests or ambition. We are
the friends Of peace, but we know that
there can be no lasting or stable peace
therefore. we shall prefer those who
act in the interest Of peace and honor,
who protect private rights and respect
the restraint of constitutional provi-
sion. Mutual respect seems to us the
Indispensable foundation OF friendship
between states, as between indivhiu-
ais.
NThe United States has nothing to
seek in Central and South America |
except the lasting interests of the peo-
pies Of the two continents, the secur-
ity OF governments intended for the
people and for no special group. of in
terests and the development Of per-
sonal and trade relationships between
the two continents which should re-
dound to the profit and advantages 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 to |
forecast; and in the spirit of these
principles ! may, hope, be permitted |
with as much confidence as earnest
ness to extend to the governments OF
all the republics of America the hand |
of genuine disinterested friendship |
and to pledge my own honor and the
honor of my colleagues to every enter
prise OF peace and amity that fortu-
nate future may DISCLOSE