Evening journal., 1918-06-11
Rv the United Press.

BY the United Press.
WASHINGTON, June H.--Pan-Ameri-
canlsm-a pact OF all the Americas for
self-protective purposes-is advocated
by President Wilson.
This developed today with tho auth
orized publication OF President VIII
sons recent address TO a group OF Mexi-
can editors visiting here
Declaring the Monroe Doctrine TO be
a case OF telling Central America we
are going 10 be a big brother 10 you,
whether you want us to be or not,
NJ President said the policy contained
nothing that protects Mexico from "aS-
gression from US
As a. result, the President declared,
he had observed some sister republics
10 the south were uneasy lest our
self-apponted protection Monroe doc
trine) might be for our own heneflt and
our own interest and not for the In
terost of our neighbors
Hel then revealed that he had pro-
posed TO the countries "a common gu ar
sntee that an OF us will sign a declara-
tion Of protectional independence and
territorial integrity 90,
Such an arrangement, be said, will
have 10 be the Foundation of the fu-
ture life Of the nations Of the world
The whole family Of nations Will have
10 guarantee TO each nation that no ma
tion shall violate its political indepen-
dence or its territorial integrity. That
is the only conceivable basis for the
future peace Of the world, and ] must
admit | was anxious to have the states
of the two continents OF America show
- Of hn world az
how TO make a basis Of peace
peace can only come by trust. II
YOU can once get a situation OF trust
then you have got a situation OF per
manent peace. Therefore. every one oi
US. II seems TO me, owes IL as patri-
otic duty TO his own country to plant
the seeds Of trust and confidence in
stead Of seeds Of suspicion.
The President declared Americas at
iltude toward Mexico is mot merely the
sort Of friendship which prompts one
not to do his neighbor any harm, but
the sort Of friendship which earnestly
desires to do his neighbor service"
He declared the administration policy
was that The internal settlement OF
the affairs OF Mexico was none OF our
business" He then discussed the puni-
tive expedition after the bandit, villa,
saying:
when we sent troops into Mexico,
our sincere desire was nothing else
than 10 assist you 10 get rid Of a man
who was making the settlement Of
your affairs for the time being impossi-
Bile. We had no desire TO use our troops
for any other purpose and / was in
hope that by assisting in that way and
then Immediately Withdrawing | might
give substantial proof Of the truth OF
the assurances that | had given your
government through President Ca
rama
And at the present time 1t distresses
me to learn that certain influences
which ] assume TO be German in their
origin. are trying 10 make a wrong i'm
preston throughout Mexico as TO the
purposes Of the United states and not
only a wrong impression, but to give
an absolutely untrue account Of things
that happen. You know the distressing
things that have been happening just
off our coast. You know Of the vessels
that have been sunk. ! yesterday re-
ceived a quotation from a paper in
Guadalaiara which stated that thirteen
Of our battleships had been sunk on
the capes Of the Chesapeake. You see
how dreadful It is 10 have people SO
radically misinformed Il was added
that our Navy Department was with
holding the truth with regard TO these
sinhngs. have no doubt that the pub
Usher Of paper published that in per-
feet innocence without intending 10
convey wrong impressions, but 1t is
evident that allegations Of that sore
proceed from those who wish TO make
trouble between Mexico and the United
States.
Now. for the time being, at any rate,
and l hope It VIII not be a short time,
the influence Of the United states Is
somewhat pervasive in the affairs Of the
world. and | believe that 1t is perva-
sive becaues the nations Of the world
which are less powerful than some Of
the greatest nations are coming to be-