Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-27

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in a spirit OF greed TO wrest from i
n~eighboring state it's territory or pos
sessions. The ambitions Of this rcDub-
lie do not lie IN the path Of conquest but
IN the paths of peace and Justice. When
ever ana wherever we can we will
stretch forth (" hand To those who ncel
help. If the sovereignty of Il sister re
public is menaced from overseas. the
power Of the United States and | hope
and believe. the united power Of the
American republics will constitute Il
bulwark which will protect the indcpcn-
dencc and integrity of their ~neiehborS
from unjust invasion or aggression. The
American Family az Nations might wei
take for its motto that If Dumas "a
nous muSkctecrS. One for all; all for
one"
IF ! have correctly interpreted Pan
AmericaniSm from me standpoint of the
relations of ouf governments with those
beyol.d the seas. II j. in entire harmonw
with the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe
Doctrine is 4 national policy Of the
United States. pan-AmcricaniSm il an
international policy of the Americas
The motives are to an extent different:
the ends sought are the same. Roth can
exist without impairing The force of
Ifiln'T. -Anu DOM no tAlSl. i trust. VIII
ever exist i'll Ill their vigor.
But pan-AmericaniSm extends be-
yond the sphere of politics and lends its
the essential idea manifcStS itself Of hI
man enterprise. Bearing in nina thai
the essential diea manifcstS itself i'm co
operation. il becomes necessary for If
~fcctive cooperation that we should
know each other better than we do now
III MO ~ nnt anl.- IL. r..IIa~. I,t
friends: no. only friends hut intimateS
We must understand one another. We
must study the phases Of material and
intellectual development which enter
into the varied problems of national
progress. We should. therefore. whcr
opportunity offers. come together ana
familiarize ourselves with each other,
processes Of thought in dealing Will
legal, economic and educational qucS-
tionS.
Commerce and industry. science AMI
art. public and private law. government
and eduCatiOu. all those great fields
which invite the intellectual thought of
man. fall within the province If the
deliberations of this congress. In the
exchange Of ideas and comparison of
experience we will come to know one
another ana To carry 10 the nations
which We represent 4 better and trucr
knowledge of our neighbOrS than ~
have had IN the past. | believe that
from wider knowledge = mutual esteem
and trust will spring which will mite
these republics more closely politically.
commercially. and intellectually and
Will give "a The American spirit IN
impulse and power which il has never
known before.
The present epoch j. one which
must bring home IL every thinking Am |
rrican the wonderful benefits to be-
gained by trusting our ncighburS ana by
being trusted ~ them. BY cooperation
and hclpfulmc>> by Il dignifcd regard
for the rights ~ all. and bv living our
national lives i'll harmony aud good will
Across the thousands Of miles If the
Atlantic We see Europe convnlSrd with
the most terrible conflict which this
world has ever witnessed. we see TN,
manhood If Il e>c great nations shat
tered. their homes ruined. their prriuc
tive energies devoted to the one purpose
Of DESTROYING their fcllowmrn. When we
contemplate the untold misery which
these once happ, people are enduring
and ~" hrrit re which they are trans.
miitiu- i' succeeding generations. ".
can nor hui contrast a continent a; war
AMI 4 rorii""Ht .i nricc. The spectacle
Teaches II it-~'Hi rr rali nut ignore.
"If "" >rrk the dominant ideas IL
world politics since vc hprImr iuicnru
dent nations. v, vii fnd that W won
onr liberties when inIiyiduali>m ab
>orbcd mems thoughts ard inspired
their deeds. This itlca WAS arndn.ll,
Supplantcd hv that az nafiunlli>m
va ba.l, g.nr.I .D-- s "
oi conquest and the greed for t%crritnr
- manifest IN the nineteenth rrnturR
Following the impulse of nationaliSm
the idea of intcrnatirnnli~m began 4, d.
vclop. 1t appeared to IT, al increasing
manifestation Of nation@liSm. STAYED its
pro@rc : ~ Europe and brought di>ronr
agcmcnt ~ those who had hoped that the
new ldea would usher in IN era of mi.
yrrSal peace and Justice.
While We are not actual participants
IN the mOmcntouS struggle which is
Shattering the idcalS toward which civ.
Ilizatlon was moving and i breaking
down those principles on which intcrna-
tionnllSm Is founded. we stand AZ aux-
iou> spectators If this most terrible *
ample of natiOnaliSm. Let MS hope that
u i the final outbur>t of tie cardinal
evils of that idea viii II has for nearly
a century spread it, balcful Influence
over the worlc.
'Pan-AmericnniSm j. an expression
of the idea of decentralization. Ameri-
ca has become the guardian of that
idea. whi~h will in the end rule the
world. Pan. AmcricaniSm il the most
advanced aS well aS the most practical
form If that idea. II has been made
possible because of our geographical is
citation. Of our similar political insti.