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highest honor. But tho service
they rendered was of such q nature
tnat 1t cannot be recompensed to
them by the payment Of money.
america was not waging war for
the purpose of securing spoils.
the American soldier did not enter
lne service for the purpose of Sc
curing personal gain.
nave lately undertaken to de-
nne the outline Of the foreign pol
ICY OF the present government.
Nothing has occurred since my
message to the Congress that re-
auires any change in that policy.
me prospect Of a European settle
ment, however, has arisen, which
holds some promise. Three Ameri-
cans of outstanding and well sea-
sGned ability have been called to
give their expert assistance and
advice. They do not represent our
government. Their only official
standing comes from their being
agents of the reparation commits
sion. Yet they cannot help being
Americans. and will bring to their
problem not the point of view of
the American government but.
what may be more effective. the
point of view Of the American
mind. Without doubt any settle
ment would call for European
funding and financing, which
"ooio oc VI uOuDlIuf SuCGeSS NIlI-
out American participation. The
export of such capital as Is not
required for domestic business,
and which the American people
feel can be profitably done. having
In view the financial returns. en-
discharge of the moral obligation
OF bearing our share of the bur-
dens of the world. entirely in ac-
cordance with the choice of our
own independent judgment, ought
to be encouraged.
Our government does not want
war anywhere. 1t wants peace
everywhere. 1t does not look with
sympathy upon the manufacture
or sale of arms and munitions by
which one country might make
war upon another country. 1t rec
ognizes, however, that every gov
eminent must necessarily main
tain some military establishment
for national defense and the po-
Icing of its own domain. For such
. incidental purposes there could be
little criticism If our government
or private interests, having the
necessary equipment. should FUR
nish 1t. But it is a traffic which
We wish to discourage rather than
encourage. We do not believe In
great ornaments. Especially are
We opposed to anything like COM
petftlSe ornaments Whlle the
present time does not appear pro-
pitious for further effort at limi-
tation. should a European settle
ment be accomplished, something
might be hoped for in that direc-
ton. The United States stands
ready to join with the other great
powers, whenever there appears
to be reasonable prospect of agree
ment. in further Limitation OF
tive ornaments.
situation In Mexico.
A situation has recently arisen
in Mexico which has caused some
soIicitude. We recognize that the
people of that country have per-
feet right to set up and pun down
governments without any inter-
ference from US, so long as there is
no interference with the lawful
rights of our government or our
citizens within their territory. We
do not harbor the slightest desire
to dictate to them in the smallest
degree. We have every wish to
be friendly and helpful. After a
long period of shifting and what
appeared to us to be unsubstantial