The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
TAFT'S MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS-
Paper gilmore Than Passing
Importance Presented
by Chief Executive
PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARIZED
Our Foreign Relations Peaceful Elk.
cept With observation-disclosures
Advocated by President

advocated by President
President Taft reviewed In detail
the pleasant relations which exist be-
tween the United States and all ma
tions of Christendom, laying special
stress on the South American coun-
tries, where capital is seeking invest
ment.. He says:
ITO the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives:
"The relations of the United States
with all foreign governments have
continued upon the normal basis of
amity and good understanding, and
are very generally satisfactory"
"As a consequence, in all countries
there are American citizens and
American interests to be protected,
on occasions, by their government.
These movements Of men of capital
and of commodities bring people and
governments close together and so
form bonds of peace and mutual de-
pendency, as they must also naturally
sometimes make passing points of
fiction. The resultant situation inev-
itably imposes upon this government
vastly increased responsibilities. This
administration, through the depart
ment of state and the foreign service,
is lending all proper support to legiti-
mate and beneficial American enter
prise in foreign countries, the degree
of such support being measured by
the national advantages to be expect
ed. A citizen himself cannot by con-
tract or otherwise divest 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
vexations it is proper that In consider
ing whether American enterprise
should be encouraged or supported in
particular country, the government
should give full weight, not only to
the national, as opposed to the indi-
vidual benefits to accrue, but also to
the fact whether or not the govern
ment of the country in quesaion is In
its administrator and in it's diplom-
acy faithful to the principal of mod
GRAFTON, equity and justice upon
which alone depend international
credit, in diplomacy as we'll as in f.
nance.
''The Pan-American policy Of this
government has long been fixed in it's
principles and remains unchanged
With the changed circumstances of
the United States and the republics
to the south of us, most of which have
great natural resources, stable govern
ment and progressive ideals, the ap-
prehension which gave rise to the
Monroe Doctrine may be said to have
already disappeared, and neither the
doctrine as it exists nor any other
American policy should be permitted
to operate for the perpetuation of ir-
responsible government, the escape Of
just obligations, or the insidious allie
cation of dominating ambitions on
the part of the United States.
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT DIAZ.
'fMy meeting with President Diaz
and the greeting exchanged on both
American and Mexican soil served, 1
hope, to signalize the close and cor
dial relations which so we'll bind to-
gether this republic and the great re-
public Immediately to the south, be-
tween which there is SO vast net
work of material interests.
II am happy to say that all but one
of the cases which for so long vexed
our relations with Venezuela have
been settled within the past few
months, and that, under the enlight-
ened regime now directing the gov
ernment of Venezuela, provision has
been made for arbitration of the re.
manning case before The Hague Trib.
unal.
"This government was obliged tc
intervene automatically to bring
about arbitration or settlement of the
claim of the Emery company against
Nicaragua, which it had long before
been agreed should be arbitrated. A
settlement of this troublesome cast
was reached by the signature Of ;
proctopol on September 1S, 1909.
zELAYA AND NICARAGUA. "a
'iSince. the Washington convention
of 1907 were communicated to tn
government of the United States as
consulting and and advising party
this government has been almost con
tinuosly called upon by one or anoth
er, and in turn by all of the five Cen
tral American Republics, to exert ii
self for the maintenance of the COZ
ventions. Nearly every complain
has been against the Zelaya govern
ment of Nicaragua, which has KEEP
Central America in constant tensio
Of turmoil. The reponses made