The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
BRAZIL HAS FAITH
President-Elect Declares 10y
atty to War.
Brazil Stands Firmly Behind
the United States.
WILSON INSPIRES CONFIDENCE
All South America Believes in
His Ideals.
Pan-Americanism Now Has
Strong Following.
WILSON INSPIRES CONFIDENCE
BY ROY w. HOWARD.


Sac Paulo, Brazil. May 10.-'Brazil
States to the end of the war. The
change of administration will not al
ter our policy of backing up the lead
ership of the United States in the most
friendly and genuine way.
The speaker was Elect
Rodriguez Alves, who will return 10
the presidential chair of Brazil for
the second time on November Is. In
a most convincing mannr and without
equivocation, the next chief executive
in an interview Thursday, the first ne
has given since his election. outlined
his war policy, about Whlch- specuia-
ton has been rife.
Before making his statement, the
president-elect read very carefully the
original copy of President wilson
letter of January 16 to the united
Press in which he outlined the aims
of the United States. Speaking SLOW
ly and seriously, he said;
THE sentiment expressed in this
letter is worthy of the best traditions
of the United States. 1t carries the
same conviction which has made the
recognized spokesman of the allies OF
a man whose genius was not suspect
ed before the war crisis. The atten-
ton drawn by his commanding style
and unquestionable sincerity, based on
extreme prudence and patience before
action, has enabled him to carry
South American thinkers along with
him in sentiment if not always IN ac-
ton.
U. S. eIf-Sacrificing.
THE self -abnegation of the United
States in Offering itself as sacrifice
in the war and in abandoning the
pursuits of peace without selfish lnd1-
vidual ambitions and without a single
objective which is not guaranteed to
all peoples, has given. President VIII
son Unprecedented moral authority
and has raised the United States in
universal estimation to position
from which 1t can accomplish the alb
solute cooperation of the democra-
cies of the western hemisphere with
out melting the slightest envy or sus-
picion.
The unanimity of support the
United States is giving to President
Wilson, coupled with his own faithful
ness to Democratic fundamentals, has
unprecedentedly strengthened the pos
sibilities of his benign activities 1t
has eliminated in Brazil. as in the rest
of the world the latest prejudice that
the United States is open to suspicion
of selfishness.
For Friendly Policy.
For, even stronger reasons, the
same policy will be followed during
my second administration. Our main
foreign policy will be to eliminate per-
fiiies and suspicious between all
American countries, just as, on the oc-
casion of Mr.. Roots memorable visit
to Brazil, personally and heartily en-
dorsed extension of the trip to the 9TH
err great southern republics.
Il repeat that this will continue to
lie the uasis of BraziFs international
policy. Meanwhile, we recognize that,
by the enormity of her sacrifices and
her unselfish contribution to democ-
racy in the present trouble the United
States, N the opinion of BraZilianS.
has earned the right to the liberty of
voicing and interpreting the senti-
ments Il the western republics in any
movement to promote unity of pur-
pose and mutual confidence which are
most essential to the common good
of all"
stands for Mutual Understanding.
Then you prefer pan-Americanism
to the policy of Latin Americanism ?''
the president-elect was asked.
Enthusiastically, Brazil stands for
pan-America nism," he replied, HAY
ing been for years in closest sympa-
thy with the United States and SEEM
ingly having understood the Washing
ton policy better than some others
have. Brazil has everything she de-
sires territorially and she covets moth
ing of her neighbors. Naturally, she
recognizes that the United States is
equally endowed and equally uncovet-
Gus. Brazil has never taken seriously
the myth that the United States is
ambitious for territorial acquisition.
Speaking for Brazil only, pam
Afnericanism is the most sensible pol
icy. The resourcefulness and financial
strength of the United States offer
much that we need after the war On
the other hand the development of
BraziPs natural wealth offers much to
the United States. Any state policy
which retards the meeting of these in
terests is too short sighted long to