The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-06-28
AMERICA NEX|CO'S
S|NCEREST FRIEND
pHEAoEkT WILSON GIVES As
~ susANcE ~ Aoe@Ess TO
MEXICAN EDITORS.
Troops Sent into Country Only 10 Nsip
Suppress Handits-~Oeeiares War
Purposes Free Fram Any
sstffsh Design,

ssifAsh Design,
Washington. President Wilson
address here recently 10 party o
Asaiean newspaper editors Is ex
p~ctsd 10 b.. recognized as one vi hl
inoss important Mar utteFanees /
DEALT aiSasaat wholly ~t4a saa ,Ansf,
eantAm, explaining that II IN by agree
nsnt among the pan Americana an,
TX sas abytoua the president took tn,
Opportunity TO send back to the Mex
eah people through 30 or more repre-
sentative newspaper editors per
soaat message 10 emphasize the dis
ihtsfestednass on the nited States IN
ali its part OF the fight foF world dem
ocraty
II was the preaideGt's wtsh that hts
spseth should bn published In Mex
ico first To that end no copies wsrs
given out for publication in .his coun
try .........., .....,.. .,s.,
-''' II Was the iHthntlon IL officials In
charge OF the matter not 10 kire Il oul
for publication In American newspa
psra, tint. 10 lst Il ragssa tSsEx 10 tsst
United States from Mexico
This decision however waa reyers
oil aud the whole tex, Was given oul
by thu committee IN public tnforma
tion. The most important portions VI
tho speech we're cahIed 10 tho United
satstea from ttavaua ~ the Associated
frsaA
Address Printed IN Havana.
President Wilson To hts address to
tho Mexican newspaper editors IN
Washington expressed sincere friend
ship for Mexico Hts address, printed
IN tbs Havana morning newspapers
follows ia part;
i have never received group OF
men Who were more welcome than
you. because u has been one AZ my
dtstfeesea daring my presidency that
the Mexican people did not moro thor
oughly understand the attitude OF tho
United STATES toward Mexico | think
can assure you that that attitude Is
oar II sincere friendship
The pellcJ OF my administration
toward Mexico was In every point
based upon the principle that the in
t~rnat settlement " The affairs ~
kfwsfeo' way rfoUt- IF dut 'ntrnTss 'lhYt
~ had no right to interfere with or
dictate Ia Mexico In any particular
With, regard 10 hsf own affairs When
We seNt troops into Mexico our sIn
.arr desire VAS nothing else than 10
assist you a. get rid u a man v no
was making the settlement, ~ your st
fairs far the Tine being impossible
We had no desire ~ use our troops
for any other purpose aud | Was IN
hopes that by assisting IN that Way
and thereueon immediately withdraw
Ing | might give substantial truth Of
assurance that | had given your GOV
srnment through President CarrantS
AT the present time Il d'stresses
me 80 learn that eeraiu Influences.
with ! assume to be German IN their
origin, are not only trying to make a
wrong Impression throughout Mexico
"a sa.ths sssrpese'ns shs United StairS.
but 10 Give absolutely untrue account
~ things that happened
We ARE the champions Of those "a
tIons which have not had the miitar,
standing ~high would enable them 10
conprte with the stronscs. nations Ia
the world aud ! hook forward with
pride ~ the True which | hope will
come When w~ can give substantial
evidence not only that we d. not waa,
ANYTHING out Of sais war but that ~e
would NOT accept anything eat ot u
tha. II Is absolutely case ot alsintei,
rrtsd action And X yrn wit watch
the attitude ~ our people yoa ~til
see tAat nothing stirs taen ~ deeply
~ the assurance that this var SO far
ss W arr concerned ia for sseatts,te
chtec;s
Sotae time ago ! proposed a sort
~ pan,krerisan agreement had
yNrsetyei that one et the difficulties
os 0ar past relationship ~itA Lat;a-
Anerfts ~as this IRE famous Mon
roe doctrine ~ss adopted SttNou, snu5
consent AMI conssat OF aHS Of the
Central American or Sou,a American
states We said We are Ertag 70 Do
yeur MIG hratheg, whether yru want
es - es OF rot
We did No; ask Whether 4 vAs
Agreeable 10 yca tAst Ne <Noa,3 -
,cur els Ar0tSer w ss.' We s-e
scjue 80 ha Nov fsst - al very
well ~ fef as pcHertnG vca sr,-l
assFssSten trv>s' no ,thy~ N8e ~ tne
wafer was So eesrei au. :Acre was
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