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PRESIDENT REVEALS UNITED
STATES PAN-AMERICAN POL
ICY AT SECOND SCIENTIFIC
CONGRESS MEETING.
PROPOSES AGREEMENT TO
SETTLE DISPUTES QUICKLY
Executive CongratuIates Himself
Upon Living in Time When States
men CT Two American CONT
nents Have Come Into Can
did Trustful Conference.

Washington, Jan. S.-The United
States Pan-American policy was re
vealed in detail by President Wilson
in an address before the second Pan
American Scientific congress.
He explained the proposals submit
ted to South and Central American
diplomats here last week by Secretary
Lansing as a basis for an effective
agreement between all the republics
of the western hemisphere, mot only
for the international, but the domes-
tic peace of America
To Settle All Disputes.
This program, as outlined by the
President, proposes that all the Amer
lean nations shall unite in guarantee
ing to each other absolute political in
dependence and territorial integrity;
agree to settle all pending boundary
disputes as soon as possible by annie
able process; agree to handle all dis
putes arising among them by patient,
impartial investigation, and to settle
them by arbitration; agree that no
revolutionary expedition shall be out
fitted against or supplies for revolu-
tionists shipped to neighboring states.
DistrustfuI of Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine always has
been and always will be maintained
by the United States on its own au-
thority, the President said, but the
doctrine does not disclose what atti-
Iude the United States would assume
toward other nations of the hemis-
phere, and, consequently, the other ma
lions have been. distrustful of it.
Enthusiastic applause from the dele
gates greeted the Presidents remarks.
After expressing regret at his ina
bility to be present to greet the con-
gress at it's opening session, the presi-
den said, in part:
Americas Drawing Together
@The drawing together of the Amer
icas has long been dreamed of and de-
sired 1t is a matter of peculiar graft |
fication therefore, to see that happen, |
and not upon any insubstantial founda-
ton of mere sentiment.
After all, even friendship must be
based upon a perception of common
of common purposes, of
common ideals and of common inter-
ssts. The Americas have more and
more realized that in all essential par
iculars they intend the same thing
With regard to their thought and their
fife and their activities. To be privi-
eyed, therefore, to see this drawing
ogether in friendship and commun-
on, based upon these solid founda-
ions, affords every one who looks
IN with open eyes peculiar satisfac-
ion and joy.
Passion Enemy of Truth.
Amidst war and revolution, even
he voice of science must for the most
art be silent, and revolution tears
p the very roots of everything that
lakes life go steadily forward and
he light grow from generation to
For nothing stirs passion
Ike political disturbance, and passion !
the enemy of truth.
Il congratulate. myself upon living
/ a time when the statesmen of the
xo American continents have more
nd more come into candid, trustful,
lutual conference, comparing views
5 to the practical and friendly way
helping one another and of setting
,rward every handsome enterprise :.
q this side the Atlantic" :.