The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04

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| assertion Of the splendid character
which, in spite of these difficulties
they have again and again been able
to demonstrate. The dignity, the cour-
| age, the self-possession, the respect of
the Latin-American states, their
| achievements in the face of all these
| adverse circumstances deserve moth
| ing out the admiration and applause of
the world. They have had harder bar
gains driven with them in the matter
OF loans than any other people in the
world. Interest has been exacted of
them that was not exacted of anybody,
| because the risk was said to be great
err, and then securities were taken
| that destroyed the~risks. An admira-
bic arrangement for those who were
| forcing the terms.
i rejoice in nothing SO much as in
the prospect that they will be eman-
c1pated from these conditions, and we
ought to be the first to take part in
assisting that emancipation / think
some of these gentlemen have already
had occasion to bear witness that the
| department of state in recent months.
In the future they will draw closer
and closer to us, because of circum-
stances OF which I wish to speak with
| moderations, and | hope without in
discretion
I'VE must prove ourselves their
friends and champions upon terms of
equality and honor. You cannot be
friends at all except upon the terms of
honor, and we must show ourselves
friends by compromising their inter-
est, whether it squares with our in
terest or not 1t is a very perilous
thing to determine the foreign policy
of nation in the terms of material
interest
comprehension must be the soil in
which shall grow all the fruits of
friendship; because there is reason
which is dearer than anything else to
the thoughtful men of America.
mean the development of constitution
al liberty in the world. Human rights,
national integrity and opportunity. as
against material interests That, la
dies and gentlemen, is the issue which
we now have to face.
Il want to take this occasion to
say that the United States never again
will seek on additional foot of terri
tory by conquest. She will devote her
self to showing that she knows how to
make the most of the honorable and
fruitful territory she has. And she
must regard it as one of the duties of
friendship to see that from no quarter
are material interests made superior
to human liberty and national oppor-
tunity.
Il say this not with a single
thought that anyone will gainsay it,
but merely to fix in our consciousness
what our real relationship with the
rest of America is. 1t is the relation
ship OF family of mankind devoted to
the development of true constitutional
liberty.
reference has been made here to-
day to some of the national problems
which confront us as nation. What
is the heart of all our national prob
lens? 1t is that we have seen the
hand of material interest sometimes
about to close upon our dearest inter-
ests and possessions. We have seen
material interests threaten constitu-
tlonal freedom in America. Therefore
we Will know how to sympathize with
those in America who have to contend
with that not only within their bor-
ders, but from outside also.
Il know what the response of the
thought and heart of America to a
program like that will be, because
America was created to realize pro-
gram like that. This is not America
because it is rich, This is not Amer
lea because it has set up for a great
population great opportunities of pros
perlty America is a nation which
sounds in the ears of men everywhere
as a synonym of individual opportun-
lty, as synonym of in individual lib
erty. l would rather belong to a moor
nation that was free than to a rich
nation that had ceased to be in love
with liberty.
But we shall not be poor if we love
liberty because the nation that loves
liberty truly sets every man free to do
MS best and be his best and that
means the release of all the splendid
energies OF a great great neople wno
think Tor themselves. A nation Of en-
ployes can not be free any more than
national OF employers can be. So in
emphasizing the paints which must
unite us in sympathy and in spiritual
interest with the Latin-American peo-
pie we are only emphasizing the
points OF our own life, and we should
prove ourselves untrue to our own
traditions If we proved ourselves I'M
true friends today. Do not think,
therefore. that questions of the day are
mere questions of policy and diplo-
macy. They are shot through with the
principles of life. We dare not turn
from the principle that morality and
not expediency is the thing that must
guide us. and that we will never con-
done iniquity because it is most con
venient to do so.
So it seems to me that this is a |
day OF infinite hope, of confidence in a
future greater than the post has been
For J am fam to believe that in spite |
u al the things that we wish to cor
rect. the 18th century that now lies |
behind rs has brought us a long stage !