West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

purpose in this eXigent matter
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
The Democratic administration has
throughout the present war scrupu-
lously and successfully held to the old
paths OF neutrality and OF the peace
ful pursuit of the legitimate objects
OF our national life, which statesmen
of all parties and creeds have pre-
scribed for themselves in America
since the beginning of our history.
But the circumstances OF the last two
years have revealed necessities of in
ternational action which no former
generation can have foreseen.
We hold that IL is the duty OF the
United States TO use its power not
only TO make secure it's just interests
throughout the world. and both for
this end and I'm the interest of human
ity TO assist the world i'm securing set
tied peace and justice.
We believe that every people has
the right TO choose the sovereignty
under which Il shall live; that the
small states OF the world have a right
20 enjoy from other nations the same
respect for their sovereignty and for
their territorial integrity that great
aad powerful nations expect and in
sist upon, and that the world has
right to be free from every disturb
ance OF its peace that has it's origin
in aggression. or disregard of the
rights OF peoples and nations, and We
believe that the time has come when
Il is the duty of the United States to
join with the other nations of the
world in any feasible association that
will effectively serve these principles,
TO maintain inviolate the complete se-
curity OF the highway of the seas for
the common and uuhindered use of all
nations.
The present administration has con-
sistently sought to act upon and real
ize I'm its conduct OF the foreign af-
fairs Of the nation the principle that
should be the object-of any assocla-
tion of the nations formed to secure
the peace Of the world and the main
tenancc OF national and individual
rights. II has followed the highest
American traditions.
It has preferred respect for the fun
damental rights of smaller states,
even to property interests, and has
secured the friendship OF the people
of these states for the United States
by refusing to make more material
interest an excuse for the assertion OF
our superior power against the dig
nifty OF their sovereign independence.
II has regarded the lives of it's citi-
zens and the claims OF humanity as Of
greater moment than material rights.
and peace as the best basis for the
just settlement Of commercial claims
II has made the honor and ideals OF
the United States its standard alike
in negotiation and action.
PAN-AMERICAN CONCORD.
We recognize now, as we have al
ways recognized. a definite and COM
mon interest between the United
States with the other peoples and re-
publics Of the Western hemisphere in
all matters Of national independence
and free political development. We
favor the establishment and mainten-
ance OF the closest relations Of amity
and mutual helpfulness between the
United States and the other republics
of the American continents for the
support OF peace and the promotion Of
a common prosperity. To that end we
favor all measures which may be nee
essary TO facilitate intimate inter
course ana promote commerce be-
tween the United States and her neigh
bors 10 the south OF as, and such I'm
ternational understandings as may be
practicable and suitable TO accomplish
these ends.
We commend the action Of the
Democratic administration I'm holding
the Pan-American Financial Confer
once AZ Washington I'm May 1915. and
organizing the international High
Commission. which represented the
United States I'm the recent meeting Of
representatives OF the Latin-Amcrican
republics at Beunos Ayres. April.
1916 which have so greatly promoted
the friendly relations between the pco-
pie of the Western hemisphere
MEXICO
The Monroe Doctrine is reassertcd
as principle Of Democratic faith.
That doctrine guarantees the inde-
pendent republics of the two Ameri-
cas- against aggression from another
continent 10 implies as well the
most scrupulous regard upon our part
for the sovereignty of each OF them
The want OF o stable. responsible
government fro Mexico. capable of re-
pressing and furnishing mauraudcrs
and bandit bands. who have not only
taken the lives and seized and de-
troyed the property of American ciu-
zens in that country. but have inso-
/ lently invaded our soil, made war up
ON and murdered our people thereon.
has rendered 80 necessary temporarily
to- occupy by our armed forces. a por-
tion of the territory OF that friendly
state where. until by the restoration
Of law and order therein, a repitluon
OF such iucuraious is improbable. the
necessity for their remaining will CON
tinue
Intervention. implying as 90 does
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