Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-08

pu Tue part OF the United States
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amer
lean and Mexican soil served, | hope.
to signalize the close and cordial rela-
lions which SO well bind together this
republic and the great republic imme-
diatey to the south, between which
there is so vast network of material
interests.
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 enllght.
ened regime now directing the govern
ment Of Venezuela, provision has been
made for arbitration Of the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal.
On July 80. 1909, the government of
Panama agreed. after considerable ne
COLLATION., to indemnify the relatives Of
the American officers and sailors who
were brutally treated, one Of them
having. indeed, been killed by the
Panaman police this year.
This government was obliged to In.
tervene automatically to bring about
arbitration or settlement Of the claim
Of the Emery company against Mica.
ragua, which 1t had long before been
agreed should he arbitrated. A settle
ment of this troublesome case was
reached by the signature Of a protocol
on Sept. Is. 1909,
Many years ago diplomatic interven-
ton became necessary to the rrotec
ton Of the interests in the American
claim Of Alsop & Co. against the
government of Chile. The govern.
ment Of Chile had frequently admitted
obligation IN the ease and had prom
ised this government to settle Il. There
had been two ubOrtivP attempts TO do
so through arbitral commissions. which
failed through hack Of jurisdiction.
Now, happily, as the result of the re-
cent diplomatic negotiations, the gov
ernments of the United States and Of
Chile, actuated 10y the sincere desire
TO free from any strain those cordial
and friendly relations upon which both
set such store, have agreed by proto'
col to submit the controversy TO dedn
tive settlement by his Britannia males
~ Edward VII.
The Niearasuan Trouble.
Since the Washington conventions OF
1907 were communicated TO the gov
eminent Of the United States as a con
sulting and advising party this gov
eminent has been almost continuously
called upon by one or another aud IN
turn By all Of the FIVE Central Amer
lean republics TO exert Itself for the
maintenance Of the conventions. Near
ly every complaint has been against
the Zelaya government OF Nicaragua.
which has kept Central America In
constant tension or turmoil. Tue &c.
sponses made to the representations OF
Central American republics as due
from the United States on account OF
its relation TO the Washington CONVEX
lions have been at all times conserva-
tive and have avoided, so far as pcssi-
BILE. any sembance Of interference. al
though It Is very apparent that the
considerations Of geographic proximity |
10 the canal zone aud OF the very SUB !
stautial American interests IN Central
America give 10 the United states
specIal position IN the zone OF these
republIcs and the Caribbean sea.
I need not rehearse here the patient
efforts OF this government 20 promote
peace and welfare among these re-
pubIics. efforts which are fully appre
ciated by the majority Of them WHO
are loyal TO their true Interests. u
would be no less unnecessary 10 re- .
bearse here the sad tale Of unspeak-
able barbarities and oppression alleged
10 have been committed by the Ielaya
government. Recently two Americans
were nut 10 death by order % Fresl
dent Zelaya himself They were on
80 m the Organized forces Of rev
olutiop which had continued many
weeks and was 20 control u abou'
half Of the republic. and a. SUCH &C
cordlne 10 toe modern eniighieheo
orsrtlce Of CIVILIZED nations, they Were
sufitled 70 be dealt With % prisoner
Of war. a.
AZ the date when this message j.
prlnted this government has tsfI.l.
mated diplomatic relations wiz lss
Zeleva government ia reasons maze
rnblic 40 4 communication 20 the Tot.
~ SIcarnruan charge d'aaaifes ana
8 intending 70 take such future 80 49,.
a. nav b. found most co1sis'eHt III, .
I,s dignity. ~ duty 70 Aslelleaa p !.
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