Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-31


respect Of the Latin n-American states
their achievements in the face of al
these adverse circumstances, deserv'
nothing but the admiration and ap.
plause Of the world. They have hat
harder bargains driven with them II
the matter of loans than any othel
people in the world. Interest has beer
exacted Of them that was not exactet
Of anybody else, because the risk wa!
said to be greater, and then securitie:
were taken that destroyed the risks
An admirable arrangement for those
who were forcing the terms. I rejoice
in nothing so much as in the prospect
that they will now be emancipated
from these conditions, and we ought
to be the first to take part in assisting
In that emancipation. I think some oi
these gentlemen already who have had
occasion to deal with the department
Of state in recent months can testify
It has tried to serve them in that wise
In the future they will draw closer and
closer to US because Of circumstances
Of which wish to speak, with moder-
alton, and, ] hope, without indiscre-
tion.
Must Prove Friendship.
I'VE must prove ourselves their
friends and champions, upon terms OF
equality and honor. You cannot be
friends upon any other terms than
upon the terms of equality. You can
not be friends at all except upon the
terms Of honor, and we must show
ourselves friends by comprehending
their interest, whether 1t squares with
ou:' interest or not. 1t Is a very peril
GUS thing to determine the foreign
policy Of a nation In the terms Of ma
terial interest. It not only Is unfair to
those with whom you are dealing, but
1t is degrading on he part Of your
own actions. Comprehension mr-t be
the soil in which shall grow all the
fruits Of friendship; because there is
reason and compulsion lying be-
hind all this which is dearer than any
thing else to the thoughtful men OF
America. I mean the development OF
constitutional liberty in the world. HUI
man rights, national integrity and
against material interests. That, ladies
and gentlemen, Is the issue which we
now have to face.
To Use Present Territory.
Il want to take this occasion to say
that the United States will never again
seek one additional foot Of territory by
conquest. She will devote herself to
showing hat she knows how to make
honorable and fruitful use of the ter
ritory she has. And she must regard
1t as one Of the duties Of friendship to
see that from no quarter are material
interests made superior to human lib
erty and national opportunity. ! say
this, not with a single thought that
any one will gainsay 1t, but merely to
AK In our consciousness what our real
relationship with the rest of America
is. It is the relationship Of a family
Of mankind devoted to the develop
ment Of true constitutional liberty. We
know that that Is the soil out Of which
the best enterprise springs. We know
that this Is a cause which we are MAX
Ing in common with them because we
have had to make it for ourselves.
National Problems.
Reference has been made here to-
day to some Of the problems which
confront us as a nation. What is the
heart Of all our national problems? Is
1t that we have seen the hand Of ma
terial interest sometimes about to
close upon our dearest interests and
possessions? We have seen material
interests threaten constitutional free
dom In America. Therefore, we will
now know how to sympathize with
those in America who have to contend
with that, not only within their bor-
ders, but from outside their borders
also. I know what the response OF
the thought and heart Of America will
be to a programme like that, because
America was created to realize a pro-
gramme like that. This Is not Amer
lea because 1t has set up for a great
population greater opportunities OF
material prosperity. America is a name
which sounds in the ears Of men every
where as a synonym with individual
liberty. I would rather belong to a
poor nation that was free than to q
rich nation that had ceased to be In
love with liberty.
No Danger Of Poverty.
But we shall not be poor If we love
liberty, because the nation that loves
liberty, truly sets every man free to do
his best and be his best, and that
means the release of all the splendid
energies Of a great people who think
for themselves. A nation Of employees
cannot be free any more than a nation
Of employers can be.
so In emphasizing the points which
must unite us in sympathy and In
spiritual interest with the Latin Amer
lean people, we are only emphasizing
the points Of our own life. and we
should prove ourselves untrue to our
own traditions II we proved ourselves
untrue friends today. Do not think,
therefore, gentlemen. that questions OF
the day are mere questions Of policy
and diplomacy. They are shot through
with the principles Of life.
Day Of Infinite Hope.
I'VE dare not turn from the princi-
pie that morality and not expediency
is the thing that must guide us, and
that we will never condone inequity be-
cause it Is most convenient to do so.
So it seems to me that this Is a day of
infinite hope of confidence in a future
greater than the past has been. For
am afraid to believe that in spite OF
all the things that we wish to correct,
the nineteenth century that now lies
behind US has brought us long stage
toward the time when slowly ascend
ing the tedious climb that leads to the
final up.ands, upon which we shall get
the ultimate view Of the beauties OF
mankind, we, nevertheless have breast