New-York tribune., 1907-12-04

our universities and higher educational insutu-
tious Our educators should, so far as possiole'
take concerted action toward this END. 49,.
on the courteous invitation Of the President
Of Mexico. the Secretary OF
Mexico and Cen state visited that country IN
traI America September and October ana
was received everywhere with
the greatest kindness and hospitality.
He carried from The government OF the ChlltI
States To our southern neighbor a message OF
respect and good viii and of desire Tor pelLet
acquaintance and increasing friendship me
response from the government. and the peopie
OF Mexico was hearty ana sincere NO Pai.i9
were spared Il manifest the most friendly anu
tude and feeling toward the United states
In view OF the close neghhorhOod Of the TWO
countries the relations which exist between
Mexico and the United States are Just cause IoI
qualification. We have d common oouhuaiS %
over 800 miles from the Gulf OF Mexico 20 the
Pacific Much Of il is marked only by the
shifting waters Of the Rio Grande- Many thou-
sands OF AIexicans are residing upon our slde @
OF the line. and il is estimated that over topo
Americans are resident III Mexican terrltorF'
and that American investments III M1AIco
amount over seven hundred InlIIlon ooIIdiS;
The extraordinary industrial and conneTclat
prosperity Of Mexico has been greatly promoter
l,7- American enterprise, and Americans are
sharing largely II lis results The foreign traGe
Of the republic already exceeds S2+oyco.cb per
aunum, and Of this two-thirds both or exports
and imports are exchanged with the tnlteo
States IEdeF lhtSe clftutlS t<.IIl1S t -, -
questions necessarily arise between the IN"
countries These questions are stI"aS7 aPI
preached and disposed of IN spirit OF mutual
courtesy and fair dealing. Americans carry iis
on business III Mexico testify uniformly TO the
kindness and consideration with WillCl iit! ar
treated and their sense of the security OF their
property and enterprises under the wise admin
is,ration OF the great statesman who has so long
held the Office of Chief Magistrate OF tnat
republic.
efforts for a considerable time past 10 aid Cen
rral America in attaining the degree OF peace
and order which have made possible the pros
rertv Of the northern parts OF the continent
After the peace between Guatemala Honduras
an SafX
stances described in my last message. a ne"
war broke out between the republics OF NIcara-
qua, Honduras and salvador The effort 10
compose this difficulty has resulted IN the
acceptance of the joint suggestion OF the Presi-
dents OF Mexico and of the United states Tor q
general peace conference between all the coun-
tries Of Central America on the 18th day OF
September last q protocol was signed between
the representatives Of the five Central American
countries accredited TO this government agree
ing uDon a conferenC to be held In the city or
Washington in order to devise the means or
preserving the good relations among said re-
publics and bringing about permanent peace IN
those countries" The protocol includes the
expression OF a wish that the Presidents of the
United States and Mexico Should appoint rep
resentatives 10 lend their good and impartial
offices in a purely friendly way toward the
realization of the objects OF the conference
The conference is now in session and Will nave
our best wishes and. where II IS practicable our
friendly assistance
one Of the results of the Pan American con-
ference at Rio de Janeiro in the summer Of 1895
has been a great increase I'm the activity and
usefulness of the Interna
international tionaI Bureau of American
Bureau of Republics That institution,
American which includes all the Ameri-
Republics can republics in its member
ship and brings all their rep
resentatives together. is doing A really valuable
work in informing the people OF the United
States about the other republics and in making
the United States known 20 them. It's action IS
now limited by appropriations determined when
il was doing work much smaller scale and
rendering much less valuable service. recon-
mend that the contribution OF this government
to the expenses of the bureau be made coTnmen-
surate with its increased work.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House. December 2. 1907.