THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TUESDAY. JUNE 11, 1918. "
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FAITH 111 MEXICO
President Says America Is
Champion of Nations With
iv out Strong Military.
COMMON GUARANTEE PLEA
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Executive Expresses Friendship for
Mexican Peace in Stirring Ad
dress; Trust Mus Be I'ore- .
runner - of Peace.
HAVANA, June 10. President Wil
son, in his address to the Mexican
newspaper editors in Washington last
Friday, expressed sincere friendship for
Mexico. His address, which is printed
in the morning: papers, follows in part:
"I hare -never known & group of men
who were more welcome than you, be
cause it has been one of my distresses
during my presidency that the Mexi
can people did not more thoroughly
understand the attitude of the United
States toward Mexico. I think I can
assure you that that attitude is one
of sincere friendship.
"The policy of my administration
toward Mexico was in every point
based upon the principle that the in
ternational 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 sin
cere desire was nothing else than to
assist you to get rid of a man who was
making the settlement of your affairs
for the time being impossible.
German Influence Deplored.
"We had no desire to use our troops
for any other purpose, and I was in
hopes that by assisting in that way
and thereupon immediately withdraw
ing. I might give substantial truth of
assurance that I had given your -Government
through President Carranza.
"At the present time it distresses
me to learn that certain influences
which I assume to be German in their
origin, are trying to make a wrong
impression throughout Mexico as to
the purpose of the United States and
to give an absolutely untrue account
of things that happened.
"We are the champions of those na
tions which have not had the military
standing which would enable them to
compete with the strongest nations in
the world, and I look forward with
pride to the time which I hope will
come when we can give substantial evi
dence, not only that we do not want
anything out of this war, but that we
would not accept anything out of it;
that it is absolutely a case of disin
terested action.
America la Bis Brother.
"And if you will watch the attitude
of our people you will see that nothing
etirs them so deeply as the assurance
that this war, so far as we are con
cerned, is for an idealistic object.
"Some time ago I proposed a sort of
pan-American agreement. I had per
ceived that one of the difficulties of
our past relationships with Latin
America was this': 'The ' famous Mon
roe Doctrine was adopted without your
consent and without the consent of any
of the Central American or South
American states. We said: "We are
going to be your big brother whether
you want us to be or not.'
"We did not ask whether it was
agreeable to you that we should be
your big brother. We eald we are
going to be. Now that all is very well,
as far as protecting you from aggres
sion from the other side of the water
-was concerned, but there was nothing
in it that protected you from aggres
sion from us, and 1 have repeatedly
seen an uneasy feeling on the part of
representatives of the states of Central
and South America that our eelf-ap-fiolnted
protection might fee for our own
benefit and our own Interests and not
for the interests of our neighbors. So
I have said:
Trust to Bring Peace.
" 'Let us have a common guarantee
that all of us will sign a declaration
of political independence and territorial
Integrity. Let us agree that if any of
us, the United States included, violates
the political independence or terri
torial integrity of any of the others,
all the others will jump on her." Now
that is the kind of agreement that will
have to be the foundation of the future
life of the nations of the world, gen
tlemen. "The whole family of nations will
have to guarantee to each nation that
no nation shall violate its political In
dependence or its territorial integrity.
That is the basis the only conceivable
basis for the future peace of the
world and I must admit that I was
anxious to have the states of the two
continents of America show the way to
the rest of the world as to how to
make a basis for peace.
"Peace can only come by trust. If
you can once get a situation of trust
then you have got a situation of per
manent peace. Therefore, everyone of
us owes it as a patriotic duty to his
own country to plant the seed 3 of trust
and of confidence, instead of the seeds
of suspicion and a variety of interest."
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Heavy Black I.lne Bepreaents Battle Front. Light Parallel Linen From Mon tdldier to Noyon Show Battle Front on
Sunday. Trlanele Between Montdldler, No on and Kron-nr-Mol Is Territory Won From Allies by Germans.
frlARINES HIT AGAIN
Germans Forced Back 2-3 of
Mile in New Smash.
ATTACK MADE IN WOODS
French Give Ground 'in Center to
Huns, but Wings Hold Firm
and the' Only Loss Is a
Few Villages.
(Continued From First Pag.)
visions in his attacking line. Behind
this line his reserves are ready to re
place shattered divisions. We must
reckon on a prolonged and desperate
struggle, and may have to meet the
shocks of Von Hindenburg's disposable
reserves before the enemy breaks off.
"Further losses of ground need not
discourage us. The enemy, instead of
sweeping on victoriously, as in the
first days of the Aisne battle, is ad
vancing painfully, yard by yard, pay
ing the full price for every step. His
main objective for the moment is
toward the Oise, with the object of
turning the salient we hold in his line,
with its apex at Pont l'Eveque, on
the Oise, which comprises Carlepont
and Ourscamp forest, in an angle in
the bend of the river."
BERLIN, via London, June 10.
The German War Office, in its official
communication today, claims the cap
ture of 8000 prisoners and some guns
in the new offensive in France.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 10. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Fighting in this war
probably never has been more severe
than that going on today in the great
battle of French and German armies
between Montdidier and Noyon.
Enemy in Predicament.
The Germans, attacking on ground
where the entente allies were ready
to receive the shock, have found them
selves thrown into a slaughter-house,
whence most of them never will make
an exit.
When the German infantry began
coming over in the densest masses
they encountered immediately an ex
tremely hot fire from both machine
guns and artillery, which mowed them
down. Ever "since, as fresh waves en
tered the conflict, they were subjected
to similar punishment.
Retirement Is Prearranged.
The German progress must not be
taken to mean that the German forces
have overcome the defenders, who in
tended from the beginning to retire
to their actual lines of combat as soon
as the action developed.
Some idea of the determined nature
of the fighting may be gathered from
the struggle on each wing. The vil
lage of Couxcelles changed hands nu
merous times, and when this dispatch
was sent was in the possession of the
allies. ' At tho other end of the line
Mont Renaud was still making a mag'
nificent defense, and last reports
showed that Le Plemont was yet in
allied hands.-
The center, about Ressons-sur-Matz,
where the Germans made their most
obstinate effort and formed a pocket
tending southeastward, is the only
part of the line against which the
Germans have been able to report a
real gain. Their intention is to try
to reach the banks of the Oise and
threaten the allied salient which ex
tends to the vicinity" of Noyon.
The Germans knew when they
opened the attack that their task
would be difficult. Therefore, they
sent into the fray, only chosen di
visions, which had been specially
trained for the assault. It is estimated
that they engraped approximately 20
divisions on the front line for the first
shock, while behind these, ready to
take the place of the exhausted di
visions, there probably were a similar
number, perhaps even. greater. i
PARIS. June 10. "it was a perfectly
satisfactory day," said Premier
Clemenceau last night. In these words
the French leader accurately summed
up the prevailing Impression. i
Five Divisions I'ncU 1 p.
Latest advices from the battle fr.ont
show that, on the whole,- the enemy
clearly suffered a check in the -day's
operations. The enemy gained a slight
advantage In the center on a front of
three and three-quarters miles, about
a fourth of the entire line of attack. On
the wings he was stopped with such
losses that five divisions have been
put out of commission, or about one
third of the divisions identified up to
the present as having taken part in
the attack. This was done without the
French reserves being called on.
The Germans had to bring up their
troops at the last moment in order to
avoid giving alarm to the allies. As
the columns arrived they were com
pelled, to deploy from the column of
march into the line of attack. This
operation, which takes some hours, ex
poses the men to an unpleasant artil
lery fire, unless" the element of surprise
Is preserved.
The German attacking troops, com
ing out to envelop the heights 'of
Bocages and Rlqueborg, dominating the
Matz Valley, offered a splendid target
to the French gunners. The enemy had
to throw in division after division he-
fore he was able to drive his way for
ward to Ressons-sur-Matz and MareuiJ
along the Royo road, which was swept
by rench lire.
Two Routes Offered.
Ressons-sur-Matz is a central posi
tion from which the enemy can direct
attacks southward to Kstrees-St. Denis
or southeast to Compiegne. He is be
ing strongly counter attacked, how
ever, and will only be able to develop
his advantage at heavy cost. If at all.
Henry Bidou, military critic, says:
"Let us be wary at the beginning of
an . important offensive of forming
Judgments, but without prejudging the
future, it Is difficult not to be satisfied
with the first day."
The fe-ellng, which fairly represents
the general sentiment, is expressed by
L'Oeuvre In the caption:
"This time we have not been sur
prised," but perhaps the boches will
be."
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 10. A considerable lo
cal improvement of the British line
Just to the south of the Somme was
affected last night through a slight
advance carried out in the neighbor
hood of Bouzencourt. Otherwise, the
night was generally quiet and the situ
tion unchanged.
PARIS, June 10. The new German
attack on the front between Montdidier
and Noyon continued last night with
undiminished violence, the War Office
reports. On the P'rench left wing furi
ous German attacks made time after
time were broken by the French fire.
In the center the enemy, bringing up
reinforcements, made further progress,
reaching the southern part of Cuvllly
vood and Ressons-sur-Uatz.
Americans Make Progrens.
French and American troops con
tinuing their attacks la the region of
Brussiares on the Marine front gained
more ground and took, prisoners.
On the French right wing along the
front of the new attack bitter fighting
continues. The French took more than
600 prisoners In various engagements.
Prisoners report unanimously that the
losses of the Germans thus far in the
battle which began yesterday morning
hav been extremely beavy.
, .
TEUTONS PAY PRICE
Gains in New Smash Fail to
Bring Results Expected.
ALLIED HEADS CONFIDENT
Desperate Onslaughts Bid Fair to
Continue for Some Days, but
I-.ntcnt Resistance Is
AVaxing Stronger.
(By tlia Asoclatd Trmm.t
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IV
FRANCE. June 10. Evcrv font hn
enemy advances now brings him fur-
tner into territory whlcn Is thoroughly
wen known to the allies and prepared
ior aeieme. Tliererora his task be
comes momentarily mor3 difficult.
T.he allies staffs arc prepared to
meet every eventuality and display the
incsi periect confidence In the out
come.
fBy the Associated rri
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY TV
FRANCE. June 10. At the conclusion
of the first 24 hours of the new battle
between Montdidier and th Oise the
Impression gained is that the power
ful German smash has not brought
the enemy the result he expected.
The allies' line is bent in the center
quite insignificantly and the resistance
the French are opposing on the actual
position of the combat appears to be
ett lcaclous.
Assaults to Continue.
Extreme violence was the dominant
note of the battle on th first day and
desperate assaults with huge masses
of troops seem likely to continue, at
least for some days.
V ith the concentration of troops
such as the Germans had been enabled
to bring into lino at the point chosen
for the attack, it was physically Im
possible for the defenders to resist In
their advanced positions.
"" When the masses of German Infantry
came over, the entente allied troops
spread lightly in the forward works
fell back coolly, fighting yard by yard,
to the actual line of resistance. They
held back the enemy Just sufficiently
to make him show his strength and to
permit the main body of defenders to
make the proper dispositions to meet
him.
French Recede at Itossons.
Only at. one ' point was the real
French line forced to recede and that
was In the neighborhood of Ressons-sur-Matz.
. :
After the German Infantry had
started, four hours of the most in
tense fighting had brought them only
partly across the allied advance zone
They were battered thoroughly by the
allied artillery, whose target was so
plain that the enemy's losses must have
been frightful with very little to com
pensate him for his sacrifices.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday, June 9. (By thn As
sociated Press.) Notwithstanding the
great forces the Germans threw Into
the line today, when they opened their
offensive between Montdidier and the
Oise, they did not achieve any consld
erable advance.
Time after time increasingly dense
waves of infantry attempted to pierce
the allied defenses. Southwest of
Noyon, however, they could not pro
duce any effect on the determined
troops holding the front lines.
The Germans were able to make some
Immediate progress because the allies
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constitute the nrst line westward from
Noyon. When the real line of resistance
was reached, however, the enemy's ad
vance was checked, and small counter
attacks delivered Immediately by the
allies were 'successful in regaining
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Before the infantry attack the Ger
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