Show AMERICA NOT IMPERIALISTIC Having gone eone forward i 1 i Nicaragua aragua the United States cannot go backward without loss p pf ores pres- prestige Uge tige yet to o remain Is to accept a world wide criticIsm much of which Is la a II misunderstanding ot of American motives The United States Stales has not be be- be me Imperialistic Js Ii not 01 at- at attempting tempting to Impose 11 Its power on smaller nations a Is not seeking Becking a greater eater sphere of ot action The I people eople or of o the be United States Stall I do not desire as aa as a nation to i swagger agger They have no ambition In the lie direction of o lording it Il over ovi er other countries They do not nj want to Impress their greatness on any group Of o nationals Thi They y dislike r IS much as ever that th which makes mikes for imperialism But their antipathies will 1 not keep Americans Americana from meetIng any nation with force It If force Corce I is necessary to protect Amerl American an rights According to 10 President Cool Coc Idge there Is a II conspiracy foe tos to by Mexico Mexico to encroach on t American interests In la America We could coul 1 Ignore the tho 11 14 move but that but that course might en en- en enCourage Coura courage e Mexico to 10 pursue a policy polley y ot of o antagonism and hasten the day l when elica hen a serious clash would oc- oc occur o c- c cur A firm altitude attitude at this time carrying with It an unmistakable warning may cause Mexico to be ie beleu ies less leu venturesome and Irritating |