The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-09
pAN.AMERFIIcAN POLICY.

PAN.AMERICAA POLICY.
Monroe Doctrine Not For Perpetua.
ton Of irresponsible Government.
Today more than ever before Amer.
lean capital is seeking Investment In
foreign countries. aud American prod.
ucts are more and more generally seek.
ing foreign markets. AS conse.
quence in all countries there are Amer.
lean citizens aud American interests
to be protected on occasion By their
government. These movements of men.
of capital and of commodities bring
peoples and governments closer togeth.
or and so form bonds of peace and mu.
tual dependency, MS they must also
naturally sometimes make passing
points OF friction. The resultant sit
uation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased RESPONSE
biities. This administration, through
the department of state and the for.
eign service. Is lending all proper sup.
port to legitimate and beneficial Amer
lean enterprises In foreign countries.
the degree of such support being meas
ured by the national advantages to
be expected. A citizen himself cannot
by contract or otherwise diyest him
self of the right. nor can this govern.
ment escape the obligation. of his pro-
lection in his personal and property
rights when these. are uniustlv In.
frlnged In u foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless rexations 1t is proper that 10
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or support.
ed in particular country the govern.
ment should give full weight not only
to the national as opposed to the indi.
ridual benefits to accrue, but also to
the fact whether or not the govern
ment Of the country In question Is In
its administration and in its diplomacy
faithful to the principles of modera.
ton. equity and justice upon which
alone depends international credit in
diplomacy as well 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 to
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
Monroe doctrine may be said TO have
nearly disappeared. and neither the
doctrine MS 1t exists nor any other doc
trinc OF American policy should be
permitted 10 operate for the perpetua.
tlon OF irresponsible government. the
escape OF just obligations or the insidi.
Gus allegation 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 political in.
tcrests, community of institutions and
Ideals and flourishing commerce. AL:
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 intercontincntal commerce Of
the future.
My meeting with President Dlaz and
the greeting exchanged on both Amer.
lean and Mexican soil served. I hope.
10 signalize the close and cordial rela-
lions which so. well bind together this
republic and the great republic imme.
diately to the south. between which
there Is so vast a network Of material
interests. 4ls
I am happy to say that all but one
OF the cases which for so long yexei
our relations with Venezuela have
been settled within the past few
months aud that. under the enlieht.
tned regime now directing the govern.
mont OF Venezuela. provision has been
made for arbitration 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
We're brutally treated. one 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 tile gov.
eminent OF Panama as Instructor of
police.
Tho sanitary improvements and pub.
lie works undertaken In Cuba prior to