Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-11
MEXICAN EDITORS ASSURED J. s. IS REPUBLICS FRIEND
President Wilson Explains His Invasion of Chihuahua :; Seeks Mutual Agreement and Trust in Americas.

HAVANA, June 11.-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-President Wilson minis address tc the Mexican newspaper editors in Washington last Friday. ex- pressed sincere friendship for Mex ico. His address. which is printed in the morning newspapers heret today follows in part:
 q have never received a group of men who were more welcome than you. because it has been one of my distesses during my presidency that the people of Mexico did not more thoroughly understand the attitude or the United States toward Mexico. think ] can assure you that that at titude is one Of sincere friendship.
 Sought to Aid Mexico.
 The policy of my administration toward Mexico was in every point based upon the principle that the set clement of the internal affairs of Mexico was none of our business. that we had no right to interfere with or dictate to Mexico in any particular with regard to her own affairs. When We sent troops into Mexico our sincere desire was noth- ing else than to assist you to get rid Of a man who was making the settle ment of your affairs for the time be- ing impossible We had no desire tC use cur troops for nay other purpose and l was in hopes that by assisting in that way and thereoupon immedi- ately withdrawing l might give sub stantial truth of assurances that had given your government through President CarranZa.
 At the present time it distresses me to learn that certain influences which 1 assume to be German in their origin, are trying to make a wrong impression throughout Mexico as to the purpose of the United States, and to give an absolutely untrue account of things that happened.
 Idealistic Aims of United States.
 "We are the champions of those nations which have not had the mill tary standing which would enable them to compete with the strongest nations in the world. and l look for ward with pride to the time which hope will come when we can give sub SLdlulldl tNtutiCt hOt oiAig NleAA we No not want anything out of this war but that we would not accept anything out of it, that it is absolutely case Of distinterested action. And if you will watch the attitude of our people you will see that nothing stirs them so deeply as the assurances that this war. so far as We are concerned, is for idealistic objects
 Some time ago I proposed sort of pan-American agreement I had preceived that one of the difficulties cf our past relationships with Latin America was this: The famous Mon roe doctrine was adopted without your consent and without the consent of any of the Central American or South American states We said: We are going to be your big brother whether you want us to be or not
 Seeks Common Guarnatee.
 We did not ask whether it was agreeable to you that we should be ycur big brother. We said we arc going to be. Now that is all very we'll as far as protecting you from az gression from the other side of the Wa ter was concerned. but there was nothing in it that protected you from aggression from us and l have re- peatedly seen an uneasy feeling on
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