The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-07

Of dominating ambitions on the part
of the United States.
Beside the fundamental doctrines
of our Pan-American policy. there
have grown up realization OF politi-
cal interests. community Of institu-
| tions and ideals. and Il nourishing
commerce. All these bonds will be
greatly strengthened as time goes on.
and increased faculties. such as the
| great bank soon to be established In
Latin America. supply the means for
building up the colossal interconti-
| mental commerce OF tHe future.
Meeting With President Oiaz.
My meeting with President Diaz
and the greeting exchanged on botn
American and Mexican soil served, |
home, TO Signalize the close and cor
dial relations which so we'll bind to-
| gether this republic and the great re-
! public Immediately to the south. be-
tween which there is so vast net
work 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 enlight-
ened regime now directing the govern
ment of Venezuela, provision has been
made for arbitration OF the remaining
cases before The Hague tribunal
Panama Will indemnify.
On July 80, 1909, the government OF
| Panama agreed after considerable ne
gotiations. to indemnify the relatives
| of the American officers and sailors
| who were trutally treated. one OF
| them having, indeed, been killed by
| the Panama police this year.
The sincere desire OF the Panama
| government to do away with situa-
| ton where such an accident could oc-
! cur is manifest in the recent request
In compliance with which this govern
ment has lent the services of an Off
Ger of the army to be employed by
the government OF Panama as instruc'
| tor of police.
Cuban Sanitation.
The sanitary improvements and 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
reciprocal commercial arrangement
between Cuba and the United States
assurance has been received that no
| negotiations injuriously affecting the
situation Will be undertaken without
| consultation.
The collection of the customs of the
Dominican republic through the gen.
/ eral receiver OF customs appointed
bv the President of the United states
In accordance with the convention OF
February s, 1907, has preceded in an
uneventful manner. HtJ-
Zelays a Mischief Maker.
Since the Washington conventions of
1907 were recommended To the gov
ernment oil the United States as a
consulting and advising party, this
government has been almost contin-
uously called upon by one or anoeL-
er, and in turn by all Of the five Cen
tral American republics to exert its
influence for the maintenance OF the
conventions, Nearly every complaint
has been against the Zelaya govern
mcnt of Nicaragua, which has kept
Central America in constant tension
OF turmoil The responses made TO
the representations OF Central Am
United States on account OF its rclar
ton 10 the Washington conventions,
have been al all times conservative
end have avoided, so far as possible,
any semblance of interference, al
though II is very apparent that tne
considerations of geographic proXiEl~
ity to the canal zone and of the very
substantial American interests in Cel-
trail America give to the Uniten
States a special position in the zone
of these republics and the Caribbean
sea
J need not rehearse here the pat
lent efforts Of tdlS government 10 pro-
mote peace and welfare among those
republics, efforts which are fully ap-
rreciated by the majority of them
who are loyal TO their true interests.
Ii would be no less Unnecessary To re-
hearse here the sad tale of unspeaK-
able barbarities and oppression al
legged to have been committed by the
Ielayan government Recently two
Americans We're put to death by ordef
OF President Zelayn himself
They We're reported to have been
re gularly commissioned officers in the
organized forces of a revolution which
had continued many weeks and was
proceeding in an orderly fashion in
control OF about half OF the republic,
and, as such, according TO the mod
ern enlightened practice of civilized
nation. they would be entitled to be
dealt wi,n as prisoners OF war.
Proceeding Deliberately.
At the date when this message IS
printed this government is proceeding
with deliberate ciTcumspection TO de-
termine the exact truth in relations
to those reports and upon the course
in the premises most consistent with
dignity, its duty to American inter-
ests and It's moral obligations to Cen
trail America and to civilization.
The Far East.
In the Far East this government
preserves unchanged its policy of
supporting the principle of equality OF
opportunity and scrupulous respect %
the integrity of the Chinese empire,
to which policy are pledged the in
terested powers OF both east and west
BY the treaty of 1903 China has un-
dertaken the abolition OF likin with a
moderate and proportionate raising Of
the customs tarilf along with curren-
cy reforms. These reforms being Il
manifest advantage to foreign com
merce as well rs to the interest OF
China. this government is endeavor-
ing TO facilitate these measures and
the needful acquiescence of the trea-
ty powers, When 1t appeared that
China likin revenues were 10 be NV
pcthecated TO foreign bankers I'm con.
nect!on with great railway project,
il was obvious that the governments
oil