Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-08
PAN-AMER|CAN POLICY.

PAN-AmERICAn POLICY.
Monroe Doctrine Not For Perpetual
ton Of irresponsible Government.
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 a 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, DIS they must also
naturally sometimes make passing
points Of friction. The resultant sit
aation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased RESPONSE
,bilities. This administration, through
the department Of state and the for
eien service, Is lending all proper sup
port to legitimate and beneficial Amer
lean; enterprises in foreign countries.
the degree Of such support being meas
tired by the national advantages to
be expected. A citizen himself cannot
by contract or otherwise divest 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 a foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless vexations it il proper that i'm
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or support
ed In q particular country the govern
lnent should give full weight not only
10 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 il In
it's administration and in its diplomacy
faithful to the principles Of modera-
ton. equity and Justice upon which
alone depends international credit In
diplomacy as well as in finance.
The pan-American policy Of this
government has long been fixed In it's
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-
prehension which gave rise to the
Monroe doctrine may be said to have
nearly disappeared. and neither the
doctrine as it 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 obligations or the tnsidi-
ous allegation of dominating ambitions
on the 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 hourishing commerce. All
these bonds will be greatly strength
ened as time goes on and increased
facilities, such as the great bank soon
to be established In Latin America.
supply the means for building up the
colossal intercontinentAl commerce OF
the future.
My, meeting with President Diaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amer
lean and Mexican soil served. / hope,
to signalixe the close and cordial rela-
tons which so well bind together this
republic and the great republic imme-
diately 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 Venexuela. provision has been
made for arbitration Of the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal.
T.; On July 80, 1909. the government Of
Panama agreed. after considerable ne
rotation, to indemnity the relatives OF
the American ofncers and sailors who
were brutally treated, one Of them
having. indeed. been killed. BY the
Panainan police this year. -
The sincere desire Of the government
Of Panama to do away with q situation
where such an accident could occur Is
manifest III the recent request In com.
plhnee with which this government
has lent the services Of IN ofneef Of
the army to be employed BY the GOV.
eminent or Panama as instructor OF