Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-09-08

nard Tor some persons to understand,
but 1t Is not hard for the plain people
OF the United States to understand. It
is hard doctrine only for those who
wish to get something for themselves
out Of Mexico. There are men, and
noble women, too. not few, Of our
own people, thank God, whose for
tunes are invested in great properties
In Mexico who yet see the case with
true vision and assess its issues with
true American feeling The rest can
be left for the present out Of the
| reckoning until this enslaved people
has had Its day Of struggle toward the
| light. I have heard no one who was
free from such influences propose in
terfertnce by the United States with
the internal affairs of Mexico. Ger.
tainly no friend Of the Mexican people
has proposed i, 4 ~ e~ so,
Tried to Act Fairly.
capable Of great sympathies and
noble pity in dealing with problems
of this kind. AS their spokesman and
representative have tried to act in
| the spirit they would wish me show.
The people of Mexico are striving for
the rights that are fundamental to life
.. and happiness 100000 oppressed
men, overburdened women and pitiful
| children in virtual bondage IN their
own home of fertile lands and mex
haustible treasure. Some of the lead
| ers of the revolution may often have
been mistaken and violent and selfish,
but the revolution itself was inevitable
and is right. The unspeakable Huerta
betrayed the very comrades he served,
| traitOrOusly overthrow the government
of which he was a trusted part, i'm
pudently spoke for the very forces that
had driven his people to the rebellion
with which he had pretended to sym
pathiZe. The men who overcame him
| and drove him out represent at least
the fierce passion Of reconstruction
| which lies at the very heart of liberty,
and so long as they represent, how
ever imperfectly. such a struggle for
| deliverance I am ready to serve their
ends when can. So long as the power
Of recognition rests with me the gov
| eminent of the United States will re-
| fuse to extend the hand Of welcome
| to any one who obtains power in
| sister republic by treachery and vio-
lence. No Dermanency can he given
the affairs Of any republic by title
| ho I'M pi Inc
declared that to be the policy Of this
administration within three weeks aft
err I assumed the presidency. l here
again VOW it. I am more interested in
! the fortunes of oppressed men and pitt
full women and children than in any
property rights whatever. Mistakes I
have no doubt made in this perpleXing
business, but not in purpose or object.
More Is involved than the immediate
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 sover-
eighty among our weaker neighbors.
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 or have
ever meant to play that part for our
own benefit wholly or also for theirs.
Upon the outcome of that test Gts out
come in their minds. not in ours de-
ponds every relationship of the United
States with Latin America, whether in
politics or in commerce and enterprise.
These are great issues and lie at the
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 Is
sues Of the politics Of the world. The
republics of America have in the last
three years been drawing together in a
new spirit Of accommodation, mutual
understanding and cordial co-opera-
ton. Much Of the politics of the world
in the years to come will depend upon
their relationships with one another.
1t is barren and provincial states
manship that loses sight Of such
things!
New Problems After War.
The future. the immediate future.
will bring us squarely face to face
with many great and eXacting prob
lens which will search us through and
through whether we be able and ready
to play the part in the world that we
mean to play. 1t will not bring us into
their presence slowly. gently, with GER
emonious introduction, but suddenly
and at once the moment the war In
Europe is over. They will be new
problems. most Of them; many will be
old problems in new setting and with
new elements which wc have never