The Detroit times., 1916-07-10
Says u. S. Must Keep
Out of Mexico For
HOnOr's Sake
WAY OF FORCE is
LONG AND WRONG
Executive Urges Pre-
paredness For For
eign Trade

President Wilson today answered
Col. Roosevelts spirit OF milItancy
with a message OF peace. Speaking
20 $500 persons who packed Ar
cadia auditorium-hundre OF
whom were delegates to the Worlds
Salesmanship congress--the presi-
dent said that lighting results In
hatreds tina, ruin opportunities for
progress In VI lde and civilization.
The same people who heard
Roosevelt's Call 10 arms" two
months ago. today rocked the hall
with cheers for peace.
1--WE must respect the sovereignty
OF Mexico" the president said at
one time. 81 say this for the bene-
1T OF those who wish TO butt In.
Mexico feels We do not wish TO help
her. but 10 possess her"
The president sounded call 20
business men OF the world TO re-
spond TO the new demands OF sales.
manship.
Lift your eyes 10 the horizon OF
business" he urged. in closing. land
with the thought that you stand for
the liberties OF mankind, sell your
goods and try to convert the people
TO the principles OF America"
AS the president concluded some
one shouted. "Hurrah for the next
president OF the United States.
oh hn han 10
moments.
The first thing the president re-
ceived upon arising this morning
was message from Henry Ford.
II read:
MY hat is OF. 10 the man who
has kept this country out OF war,
and will continue TO do So"
The president was introduced i'm.
mediately upon his arrival in Ar.
cadia hall. Three thousand people
packed the floor and boxes.
These are days OF incalculable
things" he began. at is impossible
for anyone TO predict the future of
business.
lone thing is sure. The United
States will play a new part--of In
creased responsibility.
America, Of all countries, has
been timid Not until the last two
or three years has she provided her
self with the instrumentalities nee
essary. She has produced a large
number OF provincial thinkers-men
who did not think America was big
or strong enough TO play great
part in the business OF the world.
DO you know that In the last
few years we have become credit
nation instead OF debtor7 Our bus
iness OF the future will be to finance
the world and the men in charge OF
this must be able TO handle II with
the proper spirit and mind.
"Salesmanship must hereafter be
touched with an ultimate compre-
hension OF business enterprise
throughout the globe. America will
have to place her intelligence ahead
of her goods. Sslesmanship must
take on an international atmos-
phere.
You've got TO sell what other
peopleN want. Your raw materials
must be the raw materials other
countries want--and your manufac-
tured goods the same.
eff we can once get what some
gentlemen are so loathe TO give us
"a merchant marine tthe trouble
of some men Is that they are slow
in their minds)--then We can ad-
just our goods 10 the desires OF
those to whom we must sell.
THE only way In which you can
be sure you will be accepted Is TO
be sure you have something worth
taking. You must adapt yourself TO
the conditions.
THE long way to get together is
10 fight. Some men say they want
TO help Mexico. They want TO over
whelm her with force. That Is the
long way as well as the wrong way.
by this you establish hatreds.
Then, when you try TO go in as
friends and helpmates, you find the
doors barred as II with steel. Mex
ico feels that we do not wish TO
help her but to possess her. This Is
due 20 the manner In which some
have tried TO exploit her posses
sions. So far as | am concerned I
will not help these men. We must
respect our own sovereignty--but we
must respect that OF Mexico MY
belief Is like the Virginia Bill OF
RIghts--every people has a right to
manage her own Affairs. say this