The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-12

yenience to itself.
"The conference to which I have
referred marked the consciousness Of
the two Americas that economically
they are very dependent upon one an
other, that they have a great deal
that it Is very desirable they should
exchange and share with one an
other, that they have kept unnatural
ly and unfortunately separated and
apart when they should manifest as
obvious community Of interest; and
the object of that conference was to
ascertain the practical means by
which the commercial and political
intercourse Of the two continents
could be Quickened and facilitated.
And where events move. statesmen. II
friends, and that friendship is based
they be not Indifferent, be not asleep,
must think and at.
"But these gentlemen have not
conferred without realizing that back
of all the material community Of in
terest Of which I have spoken there
| lies and must lie a community of
political interest T have been told
a very interesting fact hope it is
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been discussing science it has been in
spite Of itself led into the feeling that
behind the science there was some
influence with regard to politics, and
that if the Americas were to be unit
ed in thought they must in some de-
gree sympathet:cally be united in &C
ton. What these statesmen who
have been comforting from month to
month in Washington have come to
realize Is that back Of the community
Of material interest there is COM
munity of political interest.
IT hope can make clear to you in
what sense I use those words. I dc
not mean a mere partnership in the
things that are eXpedient. I mean
what I was trying to indicate few
moments ago, that you can not sep
arate politics from these things, that
you can not have real intercourse Of
any kind amidst political lealousies
which IS only another way Of saying
you can not commune unless you are
upon your political relations with
each other perhaps more than upon
any other kind Of relationship be-
tween nations.
IF nations are politically suspi-
cious Of one another all their inter.
course is embarrassed. The object of
American craftsmanship on the two
continents Is to see to it that Ameri.
can friendship is founded on rock.
1.-THE Monroe doctrine was pro.
claimed by the United States on her
own authority. 1t always has been
maintained an always will be main
tanned upon her own responsibility
But the Monroe doctrine demanded
merely that European governments
should not attempt to extend their
political system to this side of the
which the United States intended to
make Of her power on this side Of the
Atlantic. It was a hand held up IN
warning, but there was no promise in
it of what America was going to dc
with the implied and partial protec.
terate which she apparently was try
ing to set up on this side Of the
water, and believe you will sustain
me in the statement that it has been
fears and suspicious on this score
which have hitherto prevented the
greater intimacy and confidence and
trust between the Americas. The
States of America have not been GER
tain what the United States would dc
with her power: That doubt must b<
removed.
"And latterly there has been a very
frank interchange of views between
the authorities in Washington anG
those who represented the Other
states Of this hemisphere, and inter
change Of views charming and hope.
full, because based upon an increas
ingly sure appreciation Of the spirit
in which they were undertaken
These gentlemen have seen that il
America is to come into her own
into her legitimate own, in a world
Of peace and order, she must estab
lish the foundation Of amity so thai
no one will hereafter doubt them.
"I hope and 7 believe that this car
be accomplished. These conference:
have enabled me to foresee how il
will be accomplished. It will be &C
complished in the first place by the
states of America uniting in guaran
teeing to each other absolute politi
cal independence and territorial in
tegrity.
"In the second place, and as E
necessity corrolary to that, guaran
teeing the agreement that all pend
| ing boundary disputes among them
selves, should they unhappily arise
will be handled by patient, impartia
investigation and settled by arbitra
ton, and the agreement necessary tt
the peace Of the Americas that nc
state Of either continent will permit
revolutionary expeditions against an
other state to be fitted out on it's ter
ritory and that they will prohibit the
expectation Of munitions Of war foI
the purpose of supplying evolution
lists against neighboring governments
! "You see what our thought
IS. gentlemen, not only the
international peace of America
but the domestic peace Of Amer.
lea. If American states are, con
\ stantly in foment, there will be q
standing threat to their relations
with one another. It is just as much
to the orderly processes within our
own borders as 1t is to orderly pro-
cesses In our controversies with one
; another.
These are very practical sugges.
tions which have sprung up in the
! minds Of thoughtful men and I for
my part believe that they are going
to lead the way to something that
| America has praised for many gen
Grafton. They are based upon
the principles Of absolute political
equality among the states. They are
based, in short, upon the solid, eter-
nal foundations OF justice and hui
manity.
mo man can turn away from these
things without turning away from
the hope Of the world. These are
things, ladies and gentlemen, for
! which the world has hoped and wait
ed with prayerful heart. God grant
that it may be granted to America to
lift this light on high for the illumi-