The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-11
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feeling for the sufferings of the ordi-
nary man in Russia: but that audi
ence jumped into the aisles, the whole
audience rose to its feet and nothing
that r had said on that occasion
aroused anything like the enthusiasm
that that single sentence aroused.
Now, there IL q sample. gentlemen.
We cannot make anything out OF Rus
STA. We cannot make anything out OF
standing by Russia at this timerthe
most remote Of the European ma
lions so far as we are concerned. the
one with which we have had the least
connection in trade and advantage
and yet the people of the United
States rose to that suggestion as to no
other that I made in that address.
are ready to show you by any act OF
friendship that you may propose our
real feelings toward Mexico.
Regrets Former Relations With Mex.
Some of us. II may say so. pri-'
vately look bach with regret on some
have had with Mexico long before our
generation; and America, i'll may so
express it, would now feel ashamed to
take advantage OF a neighbor. So
nope tnat you can carry pdck 70 YOUR
| homes something better than the as
surances of words. You have had
contact with our people.
| You know our own personal recep-
ton. You know how gladly we have
opened to you the door of every estab
liShment that you wanted to see and
| have shown you just what we were
doing and hope you have gained the
right impression as to why we were
doing it. We are doing 1t SO that the
| world may never hereafter have to
fear the only thing that any nation
| has to dread, the unjust and selfish
aggression of another nation"
Praise From London Papers.
| London. June 11.-President Will
sons address to Mexican editors in
Washington last Friday is commented
upon with high appreciation by the
newspapers here.
The Daily News says that President
Wilson in his speech revealed him.
self as the architect Of the worlds
| future"
| It warmly eulogizes the presidents
and American disinterestedness in the
war which, 1t says. Is testified to not
by words, but by acts. The paper
mentions American loyalty to the
1 cause of Russia which it describes as
one of the redeeming episodes of the
whole war and urges other countries
which have been less faithful and
less wise to recognize the sagacity as
well as the justice Of President Will
sons policy in making the redemption
of Russia a fixed and unaIterable pur-
pose of the war"
The president. says the Daily
| Chronicle, has reason for the claim
that the United States is setting a
memorable example of disinterested-
ness and such an attitude takes away
ground for suspicion in seeking q
| mutual understanding among nations.
The Daily Telegraph declares that
| upon such altruism alone can an en-
| during peace be founded. The Times
compares the presidents speech with
| the recent statements of Herr Won
Payer the German vice chancellor,
and says:
mo contrast could be stronger. The
president talks Of liberty. justice and
Law. The vice chancellor looks for
ward to world in which the unified
armies of Germany and Austria-Hu
gary will still impose their orders on a
submissive Europe"
1.-The war can be lost in America as
we'll as on the fields of-France and
lill-considered or unjustified interrupt
lions Of the essential labor of the coun-
| try may make it impossible to- win it."
said the presidents telegram to Robert
| Maisel of the American alliance for
labor and democracy.
1
| 1.-The policy of my administration
| towards Mexico was in every point
| based upon the principle that the in
| terna1 settlement of the 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 nothing else than to assist
you to get rid of a man who was maxi
Of of oly fnr
the time being impossible.
1--WE had no desire to use our troops
for any other purpose and I was in
hopes that by assisting in that way
and rhereupon Immediately with
drawing. I might give substanti
truth of assurance that I had given
your government thru President Car
rama.
"At the present time It distresses
| me to learn that certain influences.
which assume to be German IN their
| origin, are trying to make a. wrong i'm
preston thruout Mexico as to the pur-
pose Of the United States.
I'VE are the champion Of those ma
tons which have not had the military
standing which would enable them to
compete with he strongest nations in
the world. and I look forward with
pride to the time. which I~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; that 1t is absolutely a case of
disinterested action. And II 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"
An Important War Utterance.
Washington. June 11.-President
Wilson's address here last Friday to a
party of Mexican newspaper editors
which was given out here today for