El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-11
Wilson FaUO1,S
PaH-An1eTiCdH
Peace League
Would Form Agreement Of
All Countries to Defend
Against Aggression.

havana Au0Lr June III. $50 q Do 3
Wilson. i'm his address last week 20
visiting Mexican editors. touring the
United States. suggested the forma-
tion OF a pan-Americau agreement
that all nations give guarantees 20
protect each nation against agrees
sions from any other. he suggested
this 20 take the place OF the Monroe
doctrine which. ne said. was regarded
with suspicion By Laun-American
countries. The speech was cablel
here from Washington under agree
meut that j. should be made public
first in the Latin-American counties.
The president said;
81 have never received a r-oup or
men who were more welcome than you
because IL has been one Of my dis
tresses during my presidency thar the
oushly understand tle attitude OF the
United States toward Mexico. 3 think
Z can assure you that that attitude ls
one OF sincere friendship.
No Spirit % Conquest.
The policy of my administration to-
ward Mexico was tn every point based
upon the principle that the internal
settlement OF the affairs or Mexico
was none or our business that we
had no right 20 interfere with or die
tate 10 Mexico in any particular with
regard 20 her own affairs. When we
sent troops into Mexico our sincere
desire was nothing else than 90 assist
you 20 get rid OF a man who was maxi
ing the settlement OF your affairs Tor
the time being impossible. We had
no desire 10 use our troops Tor any
other purpose and I was In hopes that
by assisting in that way and there
upon Immediately Withdrawing 1.
might give substantial truth of assJr-
snce that ] had given your govern
uenr through president Carrauza-
German Influence nt Work.
AT the present time 10 dIstresses me
TO learn that certain influences, {
which 7 assume 70 be German in lneir Z
origin, are trying 10 make wrong
impression throughout Mexico as 20
The purpose " the United States. and .
10 give an absolutely untrue account T
y things that happened
& War for Ideals.
-N G are The champions or those ma .
ions which have not had the military .
standing which would enable them TO .
compete with the strongest nations in .
he world. and I look forward with +.
pride 90 the time wlfcl ] hope VIII .
come when we can give substantial T.
evidence not only that we do not want .
.uyrhing out of this war. but tLar we .
would not accept anything OUT OF it;f
lur 10 IS absolutely case OF dlsiuter- F.
.sced action And IL YOU win watch .
he attitude Of our people you VIII see
hat nothing stirs them so deeply as
he assurances that this war So far as
re are concerned is Tor idealis-ic OBJ
Pan-American Agreement
some time ago 7 proposed sort OF
agreement had per-
.eived that one OF the difficulties OF b
.ur past relationships with Latin
Amerfca was this The famous Monroe .
Doctrine was adopted without your
.ousent and without the consent o. /
my Of the Central American or South
Amerlc1n states We said- we are
going 20 be your big brother whether
-ou want US 20 be o. not
we did NOT ask Whether 10 was
greeahle 20 you thar -e should be
our big brother. we said we were
yell as lar as protecting YOU from
Egression from the other side q the
water was concerned. but there was
othiuE in 81 thac protected you from y
-Eressiou from Us, and ] have repeat
dly seen an uneasy feeling on the
art OF reureseu natives OF tle states
Z Central and South America that
or our own benefit and OUT own in
erests and not Tor The interests OF
W ueighbo-s- So have said Let
s. have q common guarantee that all
Z Us VIII sign q declar1t ton OF polir-
al independence and territorial inc
agrlty- Let us agree that % any OF
s.. the United States Included. vio-
Ites the political Independence o-
arritorial integrity ~ any or the
theirs. all the others VIII jump on her.
Foundation for World Peace.
Vow that is the kind OF agreement
hat wiz have 90 be the foundation !
the future life OF the nations OF
be world, gentlemen. The whole Fam :
= OF nations viii have 20 guarantee
b each nation that no nation shall
iolate its political Independence or =
s. territorial integrity. That is the
ssls. The only conceivable basis-for
re future peace OF the owrld. and
lust admit that was anxious to have &
le states Of the two continents OF .
merIca SHOW the way 20 the rest OF
he world as 20 how 90 make q basis
ST. peace.
Peace can only come by trust. r.
on can once set a situation OF trust .
len you have got a situation % per- :
aneur peace. Therefore. everyone OF :
s. owes DO as a patriotic duty 90 his :
w country 20 plant the seeds OF
'ust and confidence instead OF the
reds NJ suspicion and variety % in- q
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