Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
The Hand of Friendship

Emilio Portes Gil. president Of Mexico, in mis- in
sugural address Friday paid high tribute to the efforts
of former President Gales and Ambassador Morrow 90
establish between the American and Mexican govern
ments and peoples a better understanding and closer
commercial relations. lie gave the assurance it would
be his purpose to strengthen the good understanding
now existing. In that. part Of his address dealing with
MeNcan-Americsn relations, President Gil said:
"In our foreign policy, for reasons OF contigui.y
and for the numerous economic relations which unite
Us, the United States Of America deserves special men
tion. Fortunately, the uprightness and patriotism
with which President GILES and Ambassador Morrow
have served their respective countries. has served to
wipe out suspicious. and their efforts have resulted in
bringing these neighborirg peoples to the good under
standing which now exists. and which hope, with all
my heart, may last.
SHOULD there continue with the American govern
ment The same desire to respect our sovereignty. which
Is something from which the Mexican people cannot re-
cede nor yield, whatever may be the magnitude Of the
sacrifices which might be made necessary. the Ameri-
can people can have no complaint of their n~eighbcrs to
the south. My government proposes to combat war and
even the mental conception OF war"
No president Of Mexico entering upon his duties
has expressed a situation more clearly or has evidenced
more willingness to cooperate in harmony with the
American people. The one reservation, that the United
States respect the sovereignty Of Mexico, would be de-
manded by the people Of the United States as emphat-
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recent years have the Mexican people become con-
WINGED that the United States has no territorial or
other designs upon that republic, and the new era Of
understanding has grown as that conviction became
more f~orcibly impressed upon both the Mexican gov
eminent and Mexican citizenship.
Ambassador Morrow has paved the way for elimi-
nation of the last remnants Of misunderstanding and
prejudice between The people Of the two republics.
President Gil, who proved conelusively during the years
he served rs governor Of Tamaulipas, that he was in
full accord with the program Of better relations be-
tween the two countries, is now in. position to carry
on and extend the policies Of obregon and Gales in
this respect. He win be hampered in this work less
than either az his predecessors by reason Of the fact
they were compelled to overcome prejudice which no
longer exists. and that prejudice existed on both sides
Of the Rio Grande. Morrow has done for the Ameri-
ran public what obregon and Gales did for the peo-
pie of Mexico. He has impressed upon them that there
is no logical basis for prejudice or misunderstanding;
that Mexico, with the friendship of the American pco-
pie and with her government stabilized. is destined 10
become one Of the most prosperous and progressive
nations on the western hemisphere.
President Gil has set a progressive program for the
year he will. administer the affairs of the southern
republic, and it is safe to predict that when his brief
term ends, relations between the two republics will be
further improved.