The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-16

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tries to the prejudice and detriment of
our country. We condemn any politi- |
of the conspirators, surrenders its in
tegrity or modifies its policy.
United States Stands Neutral.
'.Along with the proof of our char
acter as a nation must go the proof
of our power to play the part that le-
of the United States love peace They
respect the rights and covet the
friendship of all other nations. They
desire neither any additional territory
peacefully gained by their skill, their
in dustry' or their enterprise; but they
insist upon having absolute freedom
of national life and policy. and feel
that they owe it to themselves and to
the role of spirited independence
which it is their sole ambition to play,
that they should render themselves
secure against the hazard of interior
ence from any quarter, and should be
able to protect their rights upon the
seas or in any part of the world.
I'VE therefore favor the mainten-
ance of an army fully adequate to the
requirements of order, of safety, and
of the protection of the nations rights
the fullest development of modern
methods of sea coast defense, and the
maintenance of an adequate reserve
of citizens trained to arms and pre-
pared to safeguard the people and ter
ritory of the United States against
any danger of hostile action which
may unexpectedly arise; and fixed
policy for the continuous development
| of navy worthy to support the great
naval traditions of the United States
and fully equal to the international
tasks which the United States hopes
and expects to take a part in perform
nd ans 1T time r1fS of
present congress afford substantial
proof of our purpose in this exigent
| matter.
International Relations.
1.-The Democratic administration has
| throughout the present war scrupu-
lousy and successfully held to the old
paths of neutrality and of the peace
full pursuit of the legitimate objects of
our national life which statesmen of
| all parties and creeds have prescribed
for themselves in America since the
| beginning of our history. But the cir
-cumstances of the last two years have
revealed necessities of international
action which no former generation can
have foreseen.
| I'VE hold that it is the duty Of the
United States to use its power, not
only to make itself safe at home but
also to make secure its interests
| throughout the world, and both for
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mainly. We believe that every people
has the right to choose the sovereignty
under which it shall live; that the
small states of the world have right
to enjoy from other nations the same
respect for their sovereignty and for
their territorial integrity that great
and 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 its origin
in aggression or disregards Of the
| rights of peoples and nations; and we
believe that the time has come when it
is the duty of the United States to Join
| with the other nations of the world
in any feasible association that viii
effectively serve these principles, to
| maintain inviolate the complete Sc
| curity of the highway of the seas for
the common and unhindered use of all
nations.
Pan-American Concord.
1--WE recognize now as we have al
| ways recognized, a definite and COM
4 mon interest between the United States
| with the other peoples and republic OF
| the western hemisphere in all matters
of national independence and free po-
| fitical development. We favor the
I establishment and maintenance of the
closest relations of amity and mutual
helpfulness between the United States
and the other republics of the Ameri-
can continent for the support of peace
| and promotion of a common pros
| perity. To that end we favor all meas
| ures which may be necessary to facili-
| tate intimate intercourse and promote
| commerce between the United States
| and her neighbors to the south of us,
and such international understandings
as may be practicable and suitable to
accomplish these ends.
1--WE commend the action of Demo-
| cratic administration holding the
Pan-American financial conference in
Washington in May, 1915, and organ
izing the international high commits
sion which represents the United
States in the recent meeting of repre-
sentatives of the Latin American re-
publics at Buenos Ayres April. 1916,
which have SO greatly promoted the
friendly relations between the people
of the western hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine is reasserted as
a principle of Democratic faith. That
doctrine guarantees the independent
| republics of the two Americas against
| aggression from another continent 1t
implies as well the most scrupulous
regard upon our part for the SOW
ereignty of each of them.
The Mexican Situation.
1.-The want of a stable, responsible
! government in Mexico capable of re-
pressing and Furnishing marauderS and
bandit bands. who have not only taken
| the lives and seized and destroyed the
property of American citizens in that
country but have insolently invaded
our soil. made war upon and muir
dered our people thereon, has rem
dered it necessary temporarily to oc-
cupy by our armed forces, a portion
OF the territory of that friendly state.
FUntil, by the restoration of law and
order therein, a repetition of such in
cursions is improbable the necessity
for their remaining will continue.
Intervention, implying as it does,
military subjugation, is revolving to
the people of the United States, not
withstanding the provocation to that
course has been great and should be
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