The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
TAFTS MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS-
Paper GILMORE Than Passing
Importance Presented #
by Chief Executive
PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARIZED.
Our Foreign Relations Peaceful Ex-
cept With observation-disclosures
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
alnity 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 iney-
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 thatsin consider
ing whether American enterprise
should be encouraged or supported in
a 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
it's administration and in its diplom-
acy faithful to the principal of mod
Grafton, equity and justice upon
which alone depend international
credit, in diplomacy as well as in f.
nance.
"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 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 escane Of
lust obligations. or the insidious ALE
cation Of dominating ambitions IN
the part of the United States.
MEETING WITH pREs1DENr DAY
.My meeting with President Diaz
and the greeting exchanged on both
American and Mexican soil served 4
hope, to sicnalize the close and cor. :.
dial relations which On Wal, hind ~.
rether this republic and the great re.
public Immediately to the 3soutl he.
tween which there is SO vast a 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 Venezulela have
been settled within the past few
months, and that, under the enlipht.
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.