Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07

its administration and in its diplomacy
faithful to the principles of modera-
ton, equity and justice upon which
alone depend international credit, in
diplomacy as we'll as in finance.
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 of the Republics &c
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 Mon
roe Doctrine may be said to have
nearly disappeared, and neither the
doctrine as it exists nor any other
doctrine of American policy should be
permitted to operate for the perpetu-
alton of irresponsible government, the
escape of just obligations, or the in
sidious allegation of dominating AM
billions on the part of the United
States.
Meeting with President Diax.
Besides the fundamental doctrines Of
our Pan-American policy there have
grown up a realization Of political in
t%erests, community of institutions and
ideals, and a flourishing 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 of
the future.
My meeting with President Diaz, and
the greeting exchanged on both Ameri-
can and Mexican soil served, ! hope.
to signalize the close and cordial rela-
tons which so we'll bind together this
Republic and the great Republic imme-
diately to the south. between which
there is SO vast a network of material
interests.
am happy to say that all but one
of the cases which for SO long yexed
our relations with Venezuela have been
settled within the past few months and
that, under the enlightened regime now
directing the Government of Venezuela,
provision has been mad for arbitra-
ton 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, II of them
having. indeed. been killed by the
Panaman police this year.
The sincere desire of the Government
of Panama to do away with a situation
where such an accident could occur is
manifest in the recent request in COM
pliance with which this Government
has lent the services of an officer of
the Army to be employed by the Gov
eminent of Panama as Instructor of
Police.
The sanitafy Improvements Inc pub
lie works undertaken in Cuba prior to
the present administration of that
Government, in the success Of which
the United States is interested under
the treaty, are reported to be making
good progress and since the Congress
provided for the continuance of the re-
ciprocal commercial arrangement be-
tween Cuba and the United States as
surance has been received that no ne
EQUATIONS injuriously affecting the sit
nation will be undertaken without con-
sultation. .
The collection of the customs of the
Dominican Republic through the gen.
eral receiver of customs appointed by
the President of the United States in
accordance with the convention of Feb
ruary 8, 1907, has proceeded in an I'M
eventful n satisfactory manner. The
customs receipts have decreased owing
to disturbed political and economic
conditions and to a very natural cur
tailment of imports in view of thu
anticipated revision of the Dominican
tariff schedule. The payments to thu
fiscal agency fund for the service o,
the bonded debt of the Republic, al
provided by the convention, have beei
regularly M promptly made, and sat
isfactory progress has been made il
carrying out the provisions of the con
vention locking towards the compile
, ton of the adjustment of the debt an
the requirement by the Dominican
Government of certain concessions ant
. monopolies which have been a burdei
to the of the country. II
; short, the ~receivership has demon
, strated It's ability, even under unfavor
able economic and political conditions
> to do the work for which 1t was in
tended.
The Nicaraguan Troubles.
This Government wa Obliged t.
: intervene automatically to bring abou
arbitration or settlement of the CLAIM
: of the Emery Company against Mica
: ragua, which it had long before beel
G agreed should be arbitrated. A settle
e ment of this troublesome case wa
reached by the signature of a protocol
r oil September Is, 1903.
Many years 6 diplomatic interven
: ton became necessary to the protectiol
/ of the interests in the American clair
of Alsop and Company against tn
Government Of Chile, The Goyernmen
r OF Chile had frequently admitted obi
cation in the case and had promise
this Government to settle it. Ther
e had been two aborrive attempts to d
I so through arbitral commission;
e which failed through lack Of jurisdic
0 tion. Now, happily, as the result Q
: the recent diplomatic negotiations, tn
n | Govcrnrnanfu NJ the United States an