The Secretary of State declared that the American Government pursued a world policy of non-interference, with ill-will towards no nation and a sincere desire to be friendly withal At the same time, the Government endeavoured to afford appropriate protection for American citizens and American interests everywhere.
It had sought, in recent months, to exercise moral influence and to cooperate in every way practicable with all peace-seeking nations in supporting those bassie principles indispensable to the promotion of a stable peace.
The Government, Mr. Hull asserted, had affirmed on every possible occasion and had urged upon all nations the supreme need of keeping alive and practising the sound funda mental principles and relations of civilized nations.
It emphasized that it had not the slightest intention of using American armed forces to police the world. Equally, it had not the slightest intention of abandoning its deep concern for and the advocacy of the establishment everywhere of international order under a law based on the well-recognized principles to which it had referred
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