The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-10

Monroe QOCIrlue may De SdlU ~ utt'S
nearly disappeared. and neither III"
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 OF tile iHSlul-
Gus allegation of dominating ambitions
on the part OF the United States.
My meeting with President Diaz ami
the greeting exchanged on both Amer
lean and Mexican soil served, hope.
to signalize the close and cordial re;il-
tons which So we'll bind together tni.'
republic and the great republic lmne-
diately to the south, between which
there is so vast a network of material
interests.
| am happy to say that all but cn"
of the cases which for so long veXtd
our relations with Venezuela have
been settled within the past few
months and that. under the enligi.t-
ened regime now directing the govern
ment of Venezuela. provision has be-"
made for arbitration Of the reinalnin"
case before The Hague tribunal
On July 80, 1909, the government ct
Panama agreed. after considerable ne-
gotiation. to indemnify the relatives Of
the American officers and sailors Who
were brutaIly treated. one Of the&I
having. indeed Eeen killed by th"
Panaman police this year.
This government was obliged to in-
tervene automatically to bring about
arbitration or settlement of the claim
of the Emery company against Mica
ragua. which it had long before been
agreed should he arEitrated. \ settle
ment Of this troublesome case was
reached by the signature Of a protocol
on Sept. IS, 1909.
Many years ago diplomatic intcrvcn-
ton became necessary to the protec-
ton of the interests in the American
claim of Alsop L. Co. against the
government Of Chile The govern,
ment of Chile had frequently admitted
obligation iD the case and had prom
ised this government to settleit. Ther"
had been two abortive attempts to 90
so through arbitral commissions. which
failed through lack of jurisdiction.
Now, happily, as the result OF the re-
cent diplomatic negotiations, the gov
ernments of the United States and or
Chile, actuated by the sincere desire
to free from any strain those ccrula:
and friendly relations upon which botA
set such store. have agreed by proto'
col to submit the controversy to DEM
tive settlement by his Britannia maJes
ty Edward VII.
The Nicarasuan Trouble.
Since the Washington conventions OF
1907 were communicated to the gov
ernment of the United States as Il con-
suting and advising party this gov
ernment has been almost continuously
called upon by one or another and III
turn by ali Of the five Central Amer
han republics to exert itself fer the
maintenance of the conventions. Near
". every complaint has been against
the Zelaya government Of Nicaragua
which has kept Central America III
constant tension or turmoil: The re-
sponses made to the representations OF
Central American republics as due
from the United States on account OF
it's relation to the Washington conveh-
tions have been ut all times conser' L.
tive and have avoided, so far as poSSl
BILE, any senlblance Of interference. al
though it is very apparent that the
considerations of geographic proximity
to the canal zone and Of the very sub,
stantial American interests in Central
America give to the United States a
special position in the zone of these
republics and the Caribbean sea.
need not rehearSe here the patient
efforts of this government to promote
peace and welfare among these re-
publics, efforts which are fully appre
ciated by the majority Of them who
are loyal to their true interests. 1t
would be no less unnecessary to re-
hearse here the sad tale Of unSpeak-
able barbarities and oppression alleged
to have been committed by the Zelaya
government Recently two Americans
were put to death by order Of Presi'
dent Zelaya himself. They were Off
GERS in the organized forces Of rev
olution which had continued many
weeks and was in control Of about
half Of the republic, and as such. ac-
cording to the modern enlightened
practice of civilized nations, they were
entitled to be dealt With as prisoners
of war.
At the date when this message l.
printed this government has terml
mated diplomatic relations with th@
Zelaya government for reasons made
public in a communication to the for
mer Nicaraguan charge d'affaires and
is intending to take such future steps
as may be found most consistent with
it's dignity, it's duty to American III
terests and it's moral obligations to
Central America and to civilization. 1t
may later be necessary for me to bring
This Subiect to the attention OF the