Speech #630089507

It may be claimed that intervention on our part simply meant estahlihing stable government and then withdrawing. but. in my opinion. that would be Impossible. I want to impress upon you that armed Intevention means conquest. and that In this Instance It will ultimately mean the conquest of all Mexico. When our soldiers cross the Mexican border all the refugees from Mexico who are now in this country will return to their homes. and hundreds of thousands of soldiers of fortune. adventurers. Investors. home seekers. and all elaeses will rush in. as they would have a legal right to do. and in the future they will demand protection from our Government. and no manifesto from our Secretary of State will get them out again. There will be the graves of thousands of our soldiers there. and also the expenditure of hundreds of millions of our money In establishing our dominion. and with such sacrifice our people will believe that they have rights in that country that are equal to* those of the lMfexicans themselves.