The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19
TALKS
ON sANTo DOMINGO, CONSULAR
SERVICE AND TRADE.
FAvORS THE SUBSIDY BILL

vent foreign lntervention-AsSert
Power of Removal in Civil and Mil
ltary Service-Monroe Doctrine Up
holds Peace.
Washington. = President Roosevelt
was given a great ovation Wednesday
night when he addressed the delegates
to the national convention for the ex-
tension of the foreign commerce of the
United States. A delegate from one
of the far western states mounted a
chair and proposed: Three cheers
for Teddy Roosevelt, President of the
United States" For ten minutes the
600 delegates cheered the President.
The President declared it was a
pleasure to greet the delegates. He
paid tribute to Secretary Root and
declared that the minute we leave
American soil party lines are disre-
garded and we are all Americans.
What Secretary Root has already
said has my unqualified Endorsement"
said the President. He said he would
talk on three subjects, already referred
to by Secretary Root: First, our rela-
tions with Santo Domingo; second, the
consular service; and third, the extern
sion of our trade in Central and South
America.
"The first duty of the government"
the President said, 'is to help Santo
Domingo stand on her feet" He re-
ferred to the pending treaty, which, he
declared, if adopted, will remove all
danger in future of any necessity OF
Intervention. He reviewed the causes
which led up to the United States TAX.
ing hand in the affairs of the island
rQnnhlin ND nvn1ainad fhn nhinpfo nf
the proposed treaty.
"Two years ago." said the President,
"things in Santo Domingo got into
such shape that we became satisfied
certain European powers, if we did not
take some steps to better conditions,
would themselves take possession of
certain ports in the island. We had
to act to prevent action by Others"
The President took up the question
of reform in the consular service and
praised the conferences work in this
connection.
81 believe that a great improvement
has been worked in the consular SER
vice" he said, but do not believe the
power of removal should be re-
stricted"
The President declared that both in
the civil and military service he
keeps open 'the door of ready exit
| for the unfit" He said that no one eX.
cept himself had the power to close
this door.
He urged the passage of laws by the
| present Congress that will extend
American trade to every section of the
] globe He said that bill incorporat.
| ing the suggestions made by Secretary
Root in his Kansas City speech had
been prepared and expressed the hope
that it would be passed at this session
| of Congress.
,hasqrhis BILL" he added, sis absolutely
needed if we are to meet foreign com
petition"
The President declared that there is
no doctrine advocated by any nation
that compares with the Monroe doc
trine in advancing the cause of peace
"The prime boast of the United
States navy is to avert war;" he de
clared in discussing the needs of big
ger navy and the wisdom of preparing
for war in the time of peace.
1.-THE United States navy is the
cheapest insurance this Nation has
Treat every power with justice, with
every courtesy-courtesy is very
cheap, but very valuable-and don't
give any nation cause for offense."
In conclusion, the President de
clared that he hoped the meeting Of
| the convention would result in 6
faster line of ships to South America
and the Orient.