The evening world., 1919-05-27
MONROE DOCTRINE
LED UP TO LEAGUE,
WILSON DECLARES
Mutual Expressions of Good
viii Between President and
PreSident-Elect of Brazil.

PARIS. May &c (Associated Press)
speaking last night at a dinner
given by the Pau-American peace
delegation in honor Of DR.. Bpitacio
Pessoa. President elect OF Brazil.
President Wilson said the League Of
Nations was indirectly the outgrowth
OF the bonds between the American
nations. He referred to the Monroe
Doctrine and to suggestions that had
once been made TO broaden the
principle Of non-agErossion on the
American hemisphere.
Mr.. Wilson remarked that while the
United States had undertaken TO be
champion OF America against aggres-
sion from Europe. It gave no assur-
ance that II would itself never be an
aggressor.
The honor has been accorded me. '
President Wilson said in beginning his
speech. "of making the first speech to-
night and l am very glad to avail
myself Of that privilege. want 10 say
that feel very much at home in this
company. though. after all. / suppose
no one OF us feels thoroughly at home
except on the other side Of the water.
We ali feel in a very real sense that
we have a common home, because we
live in the atmosphere Of the same
conceptions and. 1 think. with the same
political ambitions and principles
Il am particularly glad TO have
the opportunity of paying my respects
to Mr.. PeEsoA It u very delightful,
for one thing. II may say %. TO
know that my Presidency Is not
ahead Of me and that his Presidency
is ahead OF him. wish him every
happiness and every success with tho
greatest earnestness. and yet cannot.
II may Judge by my own experience,
expect for him a very great exhilard-
ton in the performance Of the duties
OF his oihce. because, after ALL to be
the head OF an American state Is
task of unrelieved responsibility.
American constitutions as a rule put
so many duties OF the highest sort
upon the President. and so much Of
the responsibility OF affairs OF state
is centred upon him. that his years
OF ONCE are apt TO be years a little
weighted with anxiety. a little bur-
dened with the sense OF the obliga-
ton OF speaking for his people, speak
ing what they really think and en-
deavoring 70 accomplish what they
really desire.
The United States upon a famous
occasion warned the Governments OF
Europe that It would regard II as an
act II they tried to over
turn free institutions in the Western
and to substitute their
own systems OF Government which at
that time were inimical to those free
institutions; but while the United
States thus undertook OF its own
mOion to be the champion OF America
against such aggressions from
Europe, II did not give any conclusive
assurance that II would never itself
be the aggrehsor. What I wanted TO
do in the proposals TO which / have
rust referred was TO offer 20 tho other
American States our own bond that
they were safe against us and any
Illicit ambitions we might entertain,
aA we'll as safe. 30 far as the power Of
the United States could make them
safe, against foreign nations.
mo doubt the impulse was con-
tributed to by us which has now led
to n sort OF mutual pledge on the
part Of all the Self-goVerning nations
OF the world that they will be friends
to each other not only. but that they
will take pains TO secure each others
safety and Independence and terri
torial integrity.
mo greater thing has ever hap
pened in the political world than that,
and am particularly Eratified to-
night TO think OF the hours have
had the pleasure OF spending with
Mr.. Pessoa as n member, along
With him, Of the Commission on the
League OF Nations, which prepared