The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-29
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Relations With >outh Amertfd.
 Our trade relations with South America, and the cultivation of bet ter understanding and acquaintance with the people of our sister repub- lies. have justly claimed the attention of this congress. To the secretary of state Of our own country, and to the representatives of the other na, tions who honored us by their pres, ence. we extend assurances of ou. profound respect and earnest hofe that their words of wisdom and coun sel may bring about closer relations between all of the countries of the Western hemisphere. and that the mutual regard and confidence now existing may increase as the years pass by. To promote such relations we endorse the propositions sub mitted by Secretary Root for enc0ur' aging our merchant marine, and for increasing our intercourse with South America by adequate mail facilities
 The Monroe Doctrine.
 We renew and emphasize our ap proval of and devotion to the Monroe doctrine as enunciated by It's author James Monroe, in 1923, when presl dent of the United States, and as re iterated by Grover Cleveland in his Venezuelan message of 1895, and as again stated al this session of the Mississippi congress by Elihu Root, secretary of state, after his tour of the South American repub. lies. The interpretation of the Mon. roe doctrine by the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress in that the peo. pie of the United States are unalter ably opposed to any European gov ernment acquiring any additional ter ritory or jurisdiction In the Western hemisphere.
 The Merchant Marine.
 We reaffirm our previous actor favoring the upbuilding of an Amer ican merchant marine especially 1T view of the necessity of fostering com merce and ntercominunication witt Central and South America. We ad wise the two parties in congress t' consider the creation of an American merchant marine as non-partisan is sue.
 Consular Services.
 We again earnestly urge thorougl organization of our consular system as to secure the mos- efficient ser vice to our business interests; ant We believe that this can be best ac complished by having appointment: based upon experience. ability an( character, unbiased by any politica consideration, thus insuring thal efficiency which is only attained by experience. We request the congress of the United States to enact into law the executive order on this subject
 Agriculture.
 We commend most heartily the dis position Of the congress of the Unl ted States in fostering the work oi the federal department of agriculture We express the sincere belief that no other feature of the work of ouI government meets with more general approval of the whole people than this department under the guidance of it's noble head, the secretary oi agriculture. We especially call at tention to the growth of the sugar industry Under the present adminis tration, and largely through the sec retary's efforts. the Trans Mississippi section of the United States now pro duces in sugar an amount equal to IF per cent of its consumption. The drainage of the swamp and over flowed land of the United States will add many millions of acres of fertile land to our productive territory. i'm, prove health, and benefit commerce. We endorse the drainage mvestiga- tions and surveys now being carried on by the United States department of agriculture, and urge their exten- sion.
 Live Stock.
 We recommend the encouragement of increased facilities for the trans. portation of live stock to market. and