The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-08
PAN-AMERICAA POLICY.
Monroe Doctrine Not For Perpetua.
ton of irresponsible Government.

t1oA VI 1TTcSpouSiuIc uofeAhnlcAs.
Today more than ever before Amer
lean capital is seeking investment in
foreign countries, and American prod
ucts are more and more generally seek
ing foreign markets. AS n conse-
quence in all countries there are Amer
lean citizens and American interests
to be protected on occasion by their
government. These movements Of men.
Of capital and of commodities bring
peoples and governments closer togeth-
er and so form bonds of peace and mu-
tual dependency. as they must also
naturally sometimes make passing
points of friction The resultant sit
uation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased RESPONSE
bilities. This administration, through
the department of state and the for
eign service, is lending all proper sup
port to legitimate and beneficial Amer
lean 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 diyest him
self OF the right. nor can this govern
ment escape the obligation. OF his pro-
lection in his personal and property
rights when these are unjustly in
fringed in foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless yexations 1t is proper that In
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or support
ed In a particular country the govern
ment 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 question Is In
its administration and in its diplomacy
faithful 10 the principles Of modera
ton. equity and justice upon which
alone depends international credit in
diplomacy as well as In finance. ~
The American policy Of, this
! government has long been fixed In its
principles and remains unchanged
With rhe changed circumstances of the
United States and OF the republics TO
! the south OF us, most Of which have
great natural resources, stable govern
ment aud progressive Ideals, the .ap-
prehension which gave rise TO the
Monroe doctrine may be said TO have
! nearly disappeared, and neither the
| doctrine as il exists nor any other doc
trine of American policy should be
permitted 10 operate for the perpetual
ton OF irresponsible government, the
escape Of just obligations or the insfdi-
GUS allegation of dominating ambitions
onsthe part Of the United States.
| Beside the fundamental doctrines Of
our pan American policy there have
grown up a realization Of political in
terests, community OF Institutions and
| ideals and fiourishing commerce. Al
! these bonds will be greatly strength
ened as time goes on and Increased
facilities, such az the great bank 5000
| to be established III Latin America
supply the means for building Up the
colossal intercontinenta commerce OF
the future -
My meeting with President Dlaz and
the greeting exchanged or both Amer
lean and Mexican soil served, | hope
to signalize the close and cordial rela
tons which so well bind together this
republic and the great republic imne
diately to the south, between which
there Is so vast network OF materia
interests.
4ss4
I am happy TO say that all but on'
OF the cases which for so long vexet
our relations with Venezuela havt
been settled within the past few
months and that, under the enfight
ened regime now directing the govern
ment of Venezuela, provision has bee,
made for arbitration of the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal
| On July 80, 1903, the government 9
Panama agreed. after considerable ne
gotiation. to indemnify the relatives o
the American officers and sailors VIII
were brutally treated, one OF then
having, Indeed, been killed, by tn
Panaman police this year.
The sincere desire Of the government
OF Panama to do away with situation
where such an accident could occur
manifest III the recent request In com
pliance with which this government
htA lent the services Of an officer o
the army to be employed by the GOV
eminent Of Panama as Instructor O
police.
The sanitary improvements and pull
lie works undertaken In Cuba prior !
, the present administration OF that gov
, eminent. In the success OF which ID
United States is Interested under tn
treaty, are reported to be making goo
progress, and since the congress prf
vidcd for the continuance of the reciI
rocal commercial arrangement b'
tween Cuba and the United state
assurance has been received that n
negotiations injuriousIy affecting th
D situation will be undertaken withot
J consultation. BIZ
The collection Of the customs or u
! Dominican Republic through the gel
+ eral receiver of customs appointed b
i the president OF the United States
I accordance with the convention {
0 Feb. s. 1907. has proceeded in an VI
j. cventful aud satisfactory manner. III
o customs receipts have decreased OWN
d to disturbed political aud econom
!. conditions and to very natural GU