The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-12
ASKS MEXICANS
TO TRUST IN US,
President Wilson Makes Plea
For Friendship.
URGES PAA-AMERICAN PACT
Declares Failure of Southern Republic
to Understand Our Attitude Causes
Oistress-This Country in Role of
Big Brother


Washington, June 12.-President
wilson told group Of ninety five
leading Mexican editors that one of
the diS'resses of his period as presi-
dent was caused by the failure OF
the people of Mexico more thoroughly
to understand the attitude Of the Unit
ed States toward Mexico-an attitude
OF friendship of the sort which earn
eStly desires to do neighbOr service
and not harm
He advocated a Pan-American pac,
of political Independence and terri
torial integrity.
The president spoke TO the Mexican
editors last Friday concerning the re
lations now existing between the Unit
ed States and Mexico. The publica,
ton of The address in this country was
withheld because Of the stipulation
made by the president that it be first
published and distributed throughout
Mexico.
The address is said to have made
Il profound impression upon the edi-
tors becarse of its friendly tone to-
ward the southern republic.
Now that the address has circulated
throughout Mexico in compliance with
he Presidents desire, it is permissible
reprint it in this country
The address follows:
| have never received @ group ol
men who were more welcome thar
}'o:, because it has been one of M
diS:reSSeS during my presidency tina
he Mexican people did not more
thoroughly understand the attitude al
the United States toward Mexico.
hink | can assure you that that att
euie is one of sincere friendship.
The policy of my administrator
coward Mexico was in every poIIt
"a$ed upon the principle that the in
.ernal settlement of the affairs OF
Mexico was none of our business tha1
,lictate to Mexico in any particular
With regard to her own affairs.
When we sent troops into Mexico
our sincere desire was nothing elSt
han 10 assist you to get rid of a MAJ
who was making the settlement o.
your affairs for the time being i'm
possible. We had no desire to use oul
roopS for any other purpose, and
vas in hopes that by assisting in thai
way and thereupon Immediately with
drawing | might give substantial trutt
# assurance that | had given your
government through President Car
ANA.
At the present time it distreSSe.
ne To learn that certain influences
which are trying 10 make Il wrong i'm
nreSSion throughout Mexico as to the
purpose of the United States. hut &c
rive IN absolutely untrue account "I
h;ngS that happened.
We are the champions of those ma
tons which have not had the military
$ anding which would enable them t.
compete with the strongest nations il
The world, and / look forward will
pride to the time which / hope will
come when we can give substantial
evidence not only that we do not want
anything out of this war, but that WE
would not accept anything out of it
hat it is absolutely a case of disin
crested action. And if you will watcl
he attitude of our people you will see
hat nothing StIrS them so deeply as
he assurances that that war, so fal
us we are concerned, is for idealistit
objects.
Some time ago | proposed a sort OF
pan-American agreement. | had per
ceived that one of the difficulties oil
our past relationship with Latin-Amer
ica was this: The Monroe Doctrine
was adopt, without your consent ant
without the consent of any of the
Central American or South American
states. We said 1--WE are going to b'
your big brother, whether you want
us to be or not"
We did not ask whether it was
agreeable to- you that we should be
ia ~.
going TO be. Now. that is all very wei
as far as protecting you from aggres
sion from the other side of the water
was concerned, but there was nothing
in it that protected you from aggres
sion from us.
| have repeatedly seen an uneasy
feeling on the part of representatives
of the states of Central and South
America that our self-appointed pro
lection might. be for our own benefit
and our own interests, and not tor the
interests of our neighbOrs.. So l have
said:
Let US have common guarantee
that all of us will sign, declaration
of political independence and terri
torial integrity. Let us agree that il
any of US, the United States included
violates the political independence OIL
territorial integrity of any of the
OtneFS, I'LL llle otHeiS VIII jump III
her"
Now. that is the kind of agreement
that will have to be the foundation OF
the future life of the nations of the
world, gentlemen.
The whole family of nations viii
haze to guarantee TO each nation thai
no nation shall violate its political in
tesrity That is The basis-the onf!
conceivable haS's-fOr the future
peace of the world. and | must admit
that I was anxious TO have the state:
of the two continents of America show
the way to the rest Of the world a:
TO how TO make Il has for peace.
Peace can only come by trust. L
Won can once get situation Of trust
then YOU have got situation of per
manent peace Therefore. every one
of us owes 1t as a patriotic duty to hi
own country to plant the seeds of trus
and of confidence instead of the seed:
of suspicion and IL variety of inter