The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08


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 all times to abstain from any undue mingling in the affafrs of sister re- publics, and having faith in the ability of the Governments of Peru and Bo- lfvia themselves to settle their dif-
 ference in a manner satisfactory to themselves which. viewed with mag nanimity, would assuage all embitter- ment. this Government steadily ab- 1 stained from being drawn into the controversy and was much gratified to | find its confidence justified by events: On the sth of July next there will l American Conference. This conference | will have a special meaning to the | hearts of all Americans, because around
 it's date are clustered the anniversaries | of the independence of so many of the 1 American republics. It is not neces-
 sary for me to remind the Congress of
 the political. social and commercial im- portance of these gatherings. You are
 asked to make liberal appropriation i for our participation. If this be granted, t Is my purpose to appoint tion, qualified tittingly to represent this country and to deal with the prob l lems of intercontinental interest which | will there be discussed.
 | The Argentine Republic will also
 hold from May to November. 1910. at i Buencs Ayres, a great international ag- | ricultural exhibition in which the | United States has been invited to par
 
 | of trade of the United States with the l Argentine Republic and the cordial re- | lations existing between the two na-
 tions together with the fact that u provides an opportunity to show defer l ence to a sister republic on the occasion | of the celebration of its national inde- l pendence. the proper departments or l this Government arc taking steps to | apprise the interests concerned of the l opportunity afforded by this exhibition,
 in which appropriate participation Dy | this country Is desirable. The desig-
 nation of an official representative Is | aIso receiving consideration.
 Today, more than ever before. Amer
 ican capital is seeking investment in | foreign countries, and American prod
 ucts are more and more generally seek | ing foreign markets. As conse- 1 auence, in all countries there are | American citizens and American inter l their Government. These movements
 of men, of capital and of commodities
 bring peoples and governments closer 1 together and so form bonds of peace l and mutual dependency, as they must | also naturally sometimes make passing | points of friction. The resultant situ- ernment vastly increased responsibil- ities. This administration. through the Department of State and the foreign i service, is lending all proper support enterprises in foreign countries, the degree of such support being meas ured by the national advantages to be expected. A citizen himself cannot by ] contract or otherwise divest himself of 1 the right, nor can this Government es- cape the obligation, of his protection in his personal and property rights when these are untustly infringed Tn a foreign country. To avoid ceaseless vexations, 1t is proper that in consid-- 1 ering whether American enterprise
 a particular country, the Government
 should give full weight not only to the
 national. as opposed to the lndlyiduaI | benefits to accrue. but also to the fact whether or not the Government l of the country in question Is in its ad- ministration and in its dip lomacy faith ful to the principles or moderation, 1 equity and justice upon which alone depend international credit, in diplom- | acy as we'll as in finance.
 The Pan American policy of this Government has long been fixed in its principles and remains unchanged. | With the changed circumstances of the United States and of the Republics to | the south of us, most of which have
 ernment and progressive ideas. the 1 apprehension which gave rises to the
 Monroe Doctrine may be said to have
 nearly disappeared. and neither the
 doctrine of American policy should be
 permitted to operate for the perpetua1
 Iion of irresponsible government. the | escape of just obligations. or the in- ,siduous allegation of domlnating ambi- Hons onsthe part Of the United States. Beside the fundamental doctrines of our Pan-Amerfcan policy there nave l grown up a realization of political in- l terests, community of institutions and
 ideals, and fiourishing commerce. All
 these bonds will be greatly strength- | ened as times goes on and increased
 facilities such as the great bank soon | to be established in Latin America, sup
 ply the means for building up the CO., | iossal intercontinental commerce of the | future.
 My meeting with President Diaz and | the greeting exchanged on both Amer | ican and Mexican soil served, hope, | to signalize the close and cordial rela- | tions which so well bind together this l Republic and the great Republic inn mediately to the south, between which | there is so vast network of material | interests.
 I 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 rev
 months and that, under the enlightened regime now directing the Government
 of Venezuela, provision has been made
 for arbitration of the, remaining case
 On July 30. 1909, the Government of
 Panama agreed, after considerable
 negotiation, to idemnify the relatives
 of the American officers and sailors
 having. indeed, been killed by the
 Panaman police this year. l The sincere desire Of the GoVernIneHt l of Panama to do away with sltua- tion where such an accident could oc-
 cur is manifest in the recent request | in compliance with which this Gov
 ernment has lent the services of an
 officer of the army to be employed by
 the Government of Panama as instruc-
 tor of police.
 1 The sanitary Improvements and pub
 lie works undertaken In Cuba prior to | the present administration of that Gov
 ernment, in the success of which the
 United States is interested under the
 treaty, are reported to be making good
 progress and since the Congress pro- | vided for the continuance Of the reel | procal commercial arrangement be- | tween Cuba and the United States. as- ] surance has been received that no 1 negotiations injuriously affecting the
 situation will be undertaken without | consultation.
 Dominican Republic through the gen.
 eral receiver of customs appointed by the President of the United States in accordance with the convention of Feb. | S. l9O7 has proceeded in an uneVentful
 and satisfactory manner. The GUS l toms receipts have decreased owing to disturbed political and economic con- ditions and to a very natural curtai!-
 ment of imports in view of the anti
 cipated revision of the Dominican tarift
 agency fund for the service of the
 bonded debt of the republic, as pro 1 vided by the convention, have been regularly and promptly made, and sat l isfactory progress has been made In | carrying out the provisions of the
 convention looking towards the com pletion of the adjustment of the debt
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