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destinies Of Mexico and the relations
OF the United States with distressed
and distracted people. All America
looks on. Test Is now being made OF
us whether we be sincere lovers OF pop
| ular liberty or not and are indeed to-
be trusted to respect national soyer-
eighty among our weaker neighbour.
We have undertaken these many years
to play big brother to the republics Of
this hemisphere. This Is the day Of
our test whether we mean OF have
ever meant to play that part foe our
own benefit wholly or also for theirs.
Upon the outcome Of that test Qts opt
come in their minds. not IN ours) d.
Ponds every relationship Of the United
States with Latin America, whether In
politics or in commerce. and enterpsaOe.
These are great issues and lie Of TIE
heart Of the gravest tasks Of the fu-
ture, tasks both economic and political
and very intimately inwrought with
many of the most vital Of the new -
sues Of the politics Of the world The
republics Of America have in the last
three years been drawing together in Q
new spirit Of accommodation, mutual
understanding and cordial co-opera-
tion. Much Of the politics Of the world
in the years to come will depend upon
their relationships with one another.
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things!
New Problsms After War.
The future, the immediate future,
win bring us squarely face to face
With many great and exactinS prob
lens which will search 10 through ana
through whether We be able and ready
to play the part in the world that We
mean to play. It win not bring % into
their presence slowly, gently, with Ger
emonious introduction, but suddenly
and at once the moment the war In
Europe 10 over. They will DO new
problems most of them; many win b
old problems in Q new setting and With
new elements which We have never
dealt with or reckoned the force and
meaning Of before They viii require
for their solution new thinking, fresh
courage and RESPONSIVENESS and In
some matters radical reconsiderations
Of policy. We must be ready to mobi-
lie our resources alike Of brains ana
Of materials.
It IL not future to be afraid Of. It
is, rather, q future to stimulate and
excite US to the display Of the best
powers that arc in US. We may enter
it with confidence when we are sure
that we understand II, and we have
provided ourselves already with the
means Of understanding It
Look first at what It win be neces-
sary that the nations Of the world
should do to make the days to come
tolerable and at to live aud work IN.
and then look ct our part In what -
to follow and our own duty Of prepase-
ton. For we must be prepared both
In resources and In policy.
There must be Just and settled
peace. and We here In America must
contribute the full force Of orr enthu-
siasm and OF our authority asa nation
to the organization Of that peace upon
worldwide foundations that cannot eas-
fly be shaken. No nation should b
forced to take sides In any quarrel In
which its own honor and integrity and
the fortunes Of its own people are not
involved, but no nation can any longer
remain neutral AZ against any willfuI
disturbance Of the peace Of the world.
The effect Of war can no longer b.
confined to the areas Of battle. NO
nation stands wholly apart in interest
when the life and interests Of all ma
lions are thrown into confusion ana
peril. II hopeful and generous enter
prise u to be renewed, II the healing
and helpful arts of life are indeed to
be revived when peace comes again, .
new atmosphere OF Justice and friend,
ship must be generated BY means tho
world has never tried before. The ma
lions Of the world must unite in joint
guarantees that whatever II done to
disturb the whole worlds life must
nrst be tested in the court Of the whole
worlds opinion before It Il attempted.
These are the new foundations tho
| world must build for itself, and We
must play our part In the reconstEuc-
tion generously and without too much
thought Of our separate interests. We
must make ourselves ready to play 1t
intelligently, vigorously and well.
Contribution 70 Werld Psaes.
One Of the contributions We must
make to tho worlds peace = this: We
must go to It that the people IN our
insular possessions Are treated In tnsk
own lands 40 We would troat them
here and make the rule OF the Unite0
States mean the same thing every
whers-the same justice. the same CON
siaeration for the essential rights o.
men.
Besides contributing our unSrude1ne
moral and practical support to The -
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