The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-31

HAWAII TERRITORY,
program His former private secretary,
William Loeb Jr., and other good
friends IRE undoubtedly writing Mr.
Roosevelt and will have very compre-
hensiva statements for his perusal when
he returns to civilization.
Party Behind Taft.
The chance of Mr.. Roosevelt con-
founding these candid friends who are
flooding President Taft with letters of
warning opens an interesting prospect.
The party regulars in congress are
striking at the Roosevelt talk on ev-
cry occasion. They do not want Roose-
welt president again and they do not
want President Taft s administration
harassed by that kind of q campaign.
Creel's Mission.
One of the very notable arrivals in
Washington of recent days is that ami
able and capable Mexican, Senior Don
Enrique C. Creel, formerly ambassador
here at Washington but now governor
of the state of Chihuahua. The fact
that he comes as the confidential agent
of his government and that his mission
is really to keep the United States and
Nicaragua from going 10 war adds to
the interest of his appearance in this
city at this time. The fact also is in
teresting that the President has refused
to see him officially and that the state
department will handle the Mexican
situation itself
The United States and Mexico as
sumed a virtual protectorate over all
| Central America a couple of years ago
and it is plain that the United States
would like to have Mexico join in the
! present movement against Zelaya, or
at least to sanction it.
Senior Creel believes that fedora
| ton of Central American States is es-
| that at this time. He thinks the sit
uation not ready for such move.
Once Newspaper Man.
| The former ambassador is very in
| teresting man, most courteous IN his
communications, and, just now, very
emphatic about his desire to preserve
peace. He closely resembles Senator
Gallinger, of New Hampshire. Like
Senator Gallinger, the Mexican rather
prides himself on the fact that he was
once newspaper man. Mexico could
hardly have sent a more acceptable
man here on a peace mission. oenol
Creel speaks English and Spanish east
ly, which equips him for conducting
negotiations with the state department
and also with the Central American
diplomats in Washington. He is a mar
accustomed to big affairs, has broad
view, and is strongly in sympathy will
the United States.
If war between the United States
and Nicaragua is prevented, Senol
Creel will very likely be the instru
mentality for bringing that desirabl,
contamination about. OF course wal
with Nicaragua would be a very small
affair. Our army of marines anC
iackies would be sufficient, operating
with the insurgents, to put zelays
speedily out of business. But the in
fuence of such operations upon thu
Central and South American min,
would not be altogether desirable. A
best the people at large in the republic
; to the south are suspicious of the Uni
ted States and the big nations of Eu
rope, anxious for the trade of thos
countries, are not at all backward abou
encouraging those suspicious.
Then at the present time, the Uni
/. ted States is contemplating some rathe
drastic actions toward the little re
public of Panama. 1t is likely tina
the United States minister to Panam;
will be recalled and the diplomatic of
fees he performs be assigned to tn
governor of the canal zone. The cit.
of Panama, the capital of the republic
is contiguous to the canal zone and /
easily reached by the governor. Fur
thermore there is even an agitation
!, about annexing the republic to tn
United States to eliminate the petit,
, annoyances that are constantly arising
: The officials of the Panama government
are shaping up plans that bring then
into a clash with the canal authorities
This disposition to absorb the littl
republic, just when relations wit
, Nicaragua are strained to the break
ing point, is not unknown to the Cen
, trail Americans or to the European gov
ernments who are our rivals in com
!