Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
PRESIDENT TAFT
DELIVERS FIRST
ANNUAL MESSAGE
He Favors Ship Subsidy, Postal
\ Banks and Civil Service
Pension Plan.
HOT ToASTING FOR ZELAYA
Amendment of Interstate Commerce
and Antitrust Laws, He An
Will Be Handled in
Special Message.

Washington Special-Following Ii a
of President Taft's first annual
message which was delivered to both
houses OF congress:
After reviewing at considerable
length the satisfactory relations be-
tween the United States European
powers, President Taft takes up the
relations between his country and
Latin-America, saying In part:
Protect American Capital.
Today, more than ever before, Ameri-
can capital is seeking investment In for
'eign countries. and American products
are more and more generally seeking for
-elgn. markets. AS q consequences, In all
countries there are American citizens and
American interests 70 be protected, on
occasion, by their government. These
movements of men, Of capital. and or
commodities bring peoples and govern
-meats closer together and 80 form bonds
pr peace and mutual dependency, as they
must also naturally sometimes make
passing points of friction. The resultant
situation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased responsible
tiles. This administration, through the
department of state and the foreign serY-
ice, is lending All proper support 10 legit-
innate and beneficial American enterprises
In foreign countries, the degree of such
support being measured by the national
advantages 10 be expected. A citizen
himself can not by contract or otherwise
adivest himself Of the right, nor can this
government escape the obligation, of his
protection In his personal and property
rights when these are unjustly infringed
In a foreign country. To avoid ceaseless
yeXations IL is proper that In consider
ing whether American enterprise should
be encouraged or supported in a partic-
uiar country, the government should give
fuii weight not only TO the national, as
opposed TO the individual benefits to ac-
crue, but also 10 the fact whether or not
the government of the country in ques-
ton is in It's administration and in its
diplomacy faithful to the principles of
moderation. equity and justice upon
which alone depend international credits,
In diplomacy as well as in finance.
The Pan-American policy of this gov
eminent has long been fixed in it's prin-
ctples and remains unchanged. With the
changed circumstances of the United
of Us, most of which have great natural
resources, stable government and pro-
gressiye ideals, the apprehension which
gave rise to the Monroe doctrine may be
said TO have nearly disappeared, and
neither the doctrine as 1t exists nor any
other doctrine of American policy should
be permitted to operate for the perpetual
alton of irresponsible government, the
escape OF just obligations, or the insidi-
Gus allegation Of dominating ambitions on
the part of the United States.
our Pan-AmeTican policy, there have
lterests, community of institutions and
ideals, and a flourishing commerce. All
these bonds will be greatly strengthened
such as the great bank soon to be estab-
n nasH IN in Latin ii America supply the
kAlSans u DuliJlilS up the COLOSSAL inter-
continental ommerc Of the future.
Meeting With Diaz.
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both American
anG Mexican soil served, | hope, to Sig
which so well bind together this repub-
lie and the great republic immediately
to the south, between which there is so
vast a network OF material interests.
am happy. 20 say that all but one
OF the cases which for so long yexed our
tied within the past, few months. and
thar, under the enlightened regime now
direSting the government of Venezuela,
provision has been made for arbitration
of the remaining case before The Hague
On July so, 1909, the government Of Pan
anna agreed, after considerable negotia-
ton, to indemnify the relatives Of the
: american officers and sailors who We're
deed, been killed by the Panaman police
this year.
The sincere desire of the government of
Panama TO do away with a situation
where such an accident could occur is
manifest in the recent request in COM
pilanes with which this goyernment has
army to be employed by the government
of Panama as instructor of police.
Dominican republic through h Gga'q the g Sl anG
receiver Of customs appointed by the
president Of the United States In ac-
c%ordance with the convention Of Febru-
airy .. 1907, has proceeded In an uneyent-
AsuI and satisfactory manner.
This government was obliged to inter
tration or settlement of the claim of the
Emery company against Nicaragua,
ahn'id be arh...atsa. s'cre 3ffn agreed e1
this troublesome case was reached by
the signature of a protocol on September
Is. 1908.
Many years ago diplomats Intervention
became necessary to the protection Of the
inteSests In the American claim OF Aslop
~ COnDAnN against tho anunr1, roAnt "a
Chile: There had been two abortive at
temPts to do so through arbitral COM
Jurisdiction. Now. happily, as the re-
suit Of the recent diplomatic negotiations
the governments of the United States
and OF Chile, actuated by the sincere
desire 70 free from any strain those cor
dia! and friendly relations upon which
DqoFoc set s. such s,b store have agreed by a
dehnitivc settlement by His Britannia
Majesty, Edward VII.
Zelaya Is Scored.
Since the Washington conventions of
1907 were communicated to the governs
ment of the United States as a consult
Ing and advising party. this government
has been almost continuous sly called upon
by one or another, and in turn by ali OF
the five Central American republics. to
exert Itself far the maintenance OF the
conventions.
Nearly every complaint has been
against the .Ze1aya, govern,nert OF Mica
ragua. which has kept Central America
III z
spvrises made 10 the representations of
Central American republics. as due from
the United States on account OF Its rela-
ton 90 the W~asnington conventions have
been III all times conservative and have
avoided. so far as possible. any sem
blance OF Interference, although II Is very
apparent that the considerations OF geo.
graphic Proximity to the canal zone and
ests In Central America give to the
q United States a special position In the
zone Of these republics and the Carib-
bean sea.
/ need moi rehearse here the patient eff
forts OF this government to promote peace
and welfare among these republics, ef-
forte which are fully appreciated by the
majority OF them who are loyal to their
true interc SIS. 1t would be no less un-
necessary 10 rehearse here the sad tale
,of unspeakable barbarities and oppres-
sion alleged to have been committed by
the Zelaya government. Recently two
Americans were put 10 death by order OF
President Zeiaya himself. They were re-
stoned Officers in the organized forces OF