The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
WILSON SENDS
SPECIAL WORD
TO MEXICO
Says Purposes Of Nation in This
War Are Disinter-
ested
WILL STAND BY RUSSIA
Ready to Show Real Feeling To.
ward Sister Republic Torn
by Revolution y
WILL STAND BY RUSSIA

Washington, June II. - President
Wilson's address here last Friday to
a party Of Mexican newspaper editors
which was never given out for
publication in the United States, is
expected to be recognized as one Of
his most important war utterances.
1t dealt almost wholly with pan.Ameri.
canism by agreement among the pan.
Americans and it was obvious the pres
ident tok opportunity to send back to
the Mexican people through ninety
or more representative newspaper ed.
itOrs personal message to emphasize
the disinterestedness OF the United
States in all its part of the fight for
world democracy.
1t was the presidents wish that bis
speech, inasmuch as 1t practically was
addressed to the Mexican people,
should be published in Mexico first.
TO that end no copies were given out
for publication in this country, until
today, although it was sent to the EN-.
bassies and legations abroad. -
The address was printed in Mex.
leo City yesterday morning and it was
the intention of officials in charge
Of the matter today not to give it out
for publication in American newspa.
pers.a 1t was said that this decision
had been reached on the presidents
wishes. ,-f
This decision, however, was re-
versed and the whole text was given
out by the committee on public infor-
nation. The most important portions
OF the speech were jcabled ITO the
United States from Havana last night
by the Associated Press
In emphasizing the disinterested.
ness OF the United States in the world
war, the president said:
zone Of the difficulties that ex.
psrienced during the first three years
Of tn ewar, the years when the Unit.
ed States was not in the war, was In
getting the foreign offices OF Euro.
pean nations to believe that the Unit
ed States was, seeking nothing for her
self, that her neutrality was not self.
ish and that il she came in she would
not come In to get anything substan.
tial out OF the war, any material OBJ
ject, any territory or trade, or any
thing else of that sort. In some Of
the foreign offices there were men
who personally knew me and they be-.
lieved, ! hope, that la was sincere in
assuring them that our purposes were
disinterested, but they thought that
these assurances came from an aca>
demic gentleman, removed from the
ordinary sources Of information and
speaking the idealistic purposes Of
the cloister. They did, not believe
that was speaking the real heart OF
the American people, andI knew all
along that l was. Now. believe that
everybody wso comes into contact
with the American people know that
am speaking their purposes"
AS concrete example the presi.
dent referred to his declaration that
he intended to stand by Russia.
1--WE cannot make anything out Of.
Russia at this time" he said. "We
cannot make anything out of stand.
ing by Russia at this time-thte most
remote of the European nations 50
far as we are concerned, the one with
which we have the least connections
in trade and advantage-and yet the
people of the United States rose to
that suggestion as to no other that |
made in that address. That Is the
heart of America and we are ready to
show you by any act Of friendship that
you may propose, our real feelings to-
wo ri MaxicO"