Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-10
The Monroe Doctrine.

The Monroe Doctrine.
I The pan-American policy Of this
government has long been flxed 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
great natural resources. stable govern
ment and progressive ideals. the ap-
prehensi6n which gave rise to the
Monroe doctrine may be said to have
nearly disappeared, and neither the
doctrine as 1t exists nor any other doc
trine Of American policy should be
permitted to operate for the perpetual
ton Of irresponsible government, the
escape of just oblig ations or the insidi-
GUS allegation OF Gominat ting ambitions
on the part Of the United States.
My meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amer
cnn and Mexican soil served. l hope.
70 signalize the close and cordial rela-
tions which so well bind together this
republic and the great republic imme-
diately to the south. between which
there is SO vast a network Of material
interests. ~ ss
"A 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 govern
! ment Of Venezuela, provision has been
made for arbitration OF the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal.
y On July 80, 1909, the government Of
Panama agreed, after considerable ne
!, gotta ton, 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.. ,...,.,.. go.
This government was Obliged to In
/. tervene automatically to bring about
arbitration or settle tlement Of the claim
!; Of the Emery company against Mica
|lragua. WhichSit had long before been
! agreed should be arbitrated. a settle
ment OF this troublesome case was
reached bv the signature OF a protocol
on Sept IS, 1900. .zs s Fl. 5s .s.-z
! Many years ago diplomatic interyen-
ton became. necessary to- the protec-
ton Of the interests in the American
claim Of Alsop co. against the
! government tt5;; Of Chile. The govern
tyment of Chile had equently admitted
tob1ig alton 81 the case and had prom
Ised this government 10 settle It. Their,
had been two sabtpr1-ttive at attempts TO do
80 through arbitraI ommissions, which
failed through lack OF jurisdiction.
Now, happily, as the result Of the re
cent diplomatic negotia lions, the gov;
ernments OF the United States and of
Chile, actuated By the sincere desire
Ito free from any strain those cordial
and friendly relations upon which both
Iset such store, havesagreed by d 5pr6to-
col to submit the controversy to defin7
tive settlement BY his Britannia ma jes-s
ty Edward VII. y, N ss5l n. 81
5ss.5. The Nicaraguan Trouble. .S:.s4 ;:s4
Since the Washing gton conventions OF
| 1907 were communities to the gov
ernment Of the United States as CON
sulting and advising party this gov
%ernment has been almost ontinuously
called upon by one or another and in
turn by all OF the five Central Amer
\ lean republics to exert itself for the
maintenance Of the conventions Near
" every complaint has been against
3 the Zeiaya government of Nicaragua.
which has kept Central America in
constant tension or turmoil. The re
&sponses made to the representa- tions Of
Central American republics as due
+ from the United States on account of
q Its relat ton to the Washington conven-
tions have been at all times conserya-
tive and have avoided, SO far as posi-
BILE, any semblance Sof Interference. al;
though ft is very apparent that the
consid derations Of geographic proximity
Ito the canal zone and Of the very sub
stantial American interests in Central
\ America give to the United States al
special position III the zone OF these
republics and the Caribbean sea. ..4S
#sS need not rehearse here the patient.
efforts OF this government to- promote,
peace and welfare among these re-
|, QUUAASnya aCl1OAlSs q WA4lSA1 1AS 10y nppAC@
iciated by the maj jority of them who
are loyal to. their true interests 1T
would be no less unnecessary to- re-
hearse here the ! sad tale of unspeak-
able barbarit tiles and oppression alleged
tstoS have been committed 5by the zelaya3
government Recently two Americans
were put tto death By order Of Rresi-I
dent zeIaya himself. They were ON
GERS ID the organized forces of q rev
ilfolution vhicI had continued many
weeks and was "a control Or about,
lhalf off the republic and as such Nc
icoEding 10 me naodern enligh ghtened5
tpractice of ciVt Vtlized mai Ions, they were,
entitled % be dealt with as prisoners
Zoe war.
t tina lite when this message is
printed this governments has tterIni.
mated diplomatic relations with thel
Isalaya government foss geasons made
fpnhlie ID Ii coai,n ation 10 the Tor
aaer rgieaEagnan charge da'aiSaires and