Arizona republican., 1909-12-08

should be permitted to operate for the perpetuation of irresponsible gov ernment, the escape of just obliga- tions, or the insidious allegation of dominating ambitions on the part of the United States
 Other Uniting Bonds
 Beside the fundamental doctrines of our Pan American policy, there have grown up d realization of political interests. community of institutions and ideals besides flourishing com merce All these bonds will be great ly strengthened as time goes on and increased facilitates, such as the great bank soon to be established in Latin America, will supply the means of building up the colossal in er-continental commerce of the fu- ture.
 My meeting with President Diaz and the greetings exchanged on both American and Mexican soil served, l hope, to signalize the close and cor dial wishes which so well bind to- gether this republic and the great re- public immediately south, between which there is so vast a network of national interests.
 Our Troubles in the South
 l 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 last few months and that, under the enlighten- ed regime now directing the govern ment of Venezuela, provision has been made for arbitration of the re maining case before The Hague trib- unal.
 On July 90. 1909. the government of Panama agreed after considerable negotiation to indemnify the relatives Of the American officers and sailors who Were brutally 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 sit uation where such an accident could occur, is manifest in the recent re quest in compliance with which this government has lent the services of an officer of the army to be employed by the government of Panama as in structor of police.
 The sanitary improvements and Bubllt hpih III 1uDd ipi to the present administration of that government in the success of which the United States is interested under the treaty. are reported to be mak ing enormous progress and since the congress provided for the continuance of the reciprocal commercial arrange ment between Cuba and the United States. assurance has been received that no negotiations injuriously af- fecting the situation will be undertak- en without consultation.
 San Domingo
 The collection of customs of the | republic through the gen eral receiver of customs appointed by l the president of the. United States in ] accordance with the convention of ! February s. 1907 has proceeded in an eventful and unsatisfactory manner ] The custom receipts have decreased | owing to disturbed political and econ | Dmic conditions and to d very natural | curtailment of imports in view of the | revision of the Dominican | tariff schedule The payments of the | fiscal agency fund for the service ! Df the bonded debt of the republic, as | provided by the convention. have been | regularly and properly made, and | progress has been made | in carrying out the provisions of the looking towards the com Dletion of the adjustment of the debt and the requirement by the Dominican of certain concessions and which have been bur len to the commerce of the country. In short. the receivership has demon- strated its ability, even under un- favorable economic and political con iitions to do the work for which it was intended.
 This government was obliged to in ervene Automatically to bring about arbitration or settlement of the claim If the Emery company against Mic iragua, which it had been long before
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