The evening herald., 1918-06-11
Wilson Tells Mexican Editors if
United States Herself Sought to
Violate Neighbors Rights, All
Should Attack Her.
AMERICA HAS NO RIGHT
OR DESIRE TO NEEDLE
Settlement of Internal Affairs of
Mexico Is None of Our Business
and We Do Not Wish to Make
II So, Says Chief.

son u his address 70 thc McNioan
newspaper editors tu Washington last
Friday. expressed sincere friendship
FOR McAtru. HIS address. which is
printed iu tho morning newspapers
here today. follows va part
4 have never received group of
mrn who were more welcome than
YOU hccauso l' hi. been one of my
distrcsses during my presidency that
the McNIcau pcupi, did not more
thorouphly understand the attitude
of the United States toward Mexico.
think ! can assure YOU that that
attitude ls one ct sincere friendship.
Nnn-Inicrrcrcncc His Policy.
Tho policy Of mN administration
toward Mexico was boo every point
based upon the principle that settle
lurr. of the affairs Of McNco was
none ur our business. that W. had no
right tu iutprfcu" with ur dictate 10
Mexico iu amy particular with regard
TO hor own affairs when We sent
troops into McNicu our sincere desire
was nothing else than tu assist YOU
60 get rid uI a man who was making
Ia, settlement of your affairs FOR
the time being mpossihlc. We had
3 no N'.HINf W Aif' A'hi Al''I'" f'I aNN
other purpose. and / was in hopes
that hy assisting iu that WAY and
thcrcupon Immediately Withdrawing,
[ udght give substantial proof uf as
surnucc that ! had given your govern
meant through President Cdrrdn1d
Vt the present time. II distrosscg
me tu learn that certain Influences
which / assume to nr German IN their
I ms
! impression throughout Mexico aa 10
: the purpose Of the United states ana
( to give au absolutely untrue account
of things that happened
cur Objects Idcaiistic
We ar, the champions OF those
| nations which have not had the mill.
/ nry standing which would "nabi"
/ them to rompcto with the strongest
nations in IA" world. and / look FOR
ward with pride a. the time which
hope viii come when We 'an give
substantial evidence not only that wc
/ do not want anything out "f this war
! hut that W" would not accept anything
! out 90 a. that il is absolutely "a case
| of di.Iutrrestcd action Ana n YOU
will watch the attitude of our people
you VIII s"c that nothing stirs them
| so deeply as th, assurance that ms
war so fur a- we are concerned is Tor
idcahstiC objects
The Big Brother Policy.
Some time ago ! proposed q sort
| uf pan American agreement ! had
perceived that ON" ot the difficulties
uf our past relationships with Latin
! America was this the famous Monro"
| doctrine was adopted without your
consent aud without the consent of
an, uf the Central American or South
| American states. W. said We are
going tu br your bug brother whether
You want us Co ho or not
w, aid not ash whether II wJa
Agreeable 90 yuu that We should hc
YOUR hIr brother We sand we az"
! going tu b, Nuw tht, is an yer, well
M ftr t7 protecting YOU from argrrs-
sion from the other side of the va.
tor was concerned hut there WIS
nothing u IN that protected YOU from
aggression from us and h'y" r'-
pcat,dy -,ru "a feeling uu tl' phi'
of representatives uf states ur ''u-
tral ana south America that our soli-
appointed protection might Doc Tor our
own benefit and our own Interests
aud not for tine Interests of our
nciEhhur~
$50 have said Lot as have @ com.
mon guaraui', tnHt an OF us VII SIGN
a d,curpuou of political independence
aud territorial integrity Let uN agree
that 10 any of a. the United states
included. N"btrr the political lnde-
pcudruro co. territorial latrsriN "i
ANY of others amy of th" others Will
jump ou hcr
Joint Guarantee Needed.
Sow that be- the kind "t agreement
THAI viii have o. hc the foundation ui
tho future IItD pt tho nations uf the
world. rcutl,uru -Thr whole family
nf nations viii have Co guarantee tu
each nation that uo nation shall vio-
hate IT'S political independents" "r 40
territorial integrity That is the basis
the only conceivable basis FOR IN,
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