East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-07

| f''''N 0hh iGIudluS u.
| 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 gov
ernment and progressive ideals. the
apprehension which gave rise to the
Monroe doctrine may be said to have
| nearly disappeared and neither the
doctrine, as it exists nor any other
doctrine of American policy should
be permitted to perpetuate irrespon-
sible governments, the escape of Just
obligations or the insidious allegation
of domination of ambitions on the
part of the United States.
Beside the fundamental doctrine
of our Pan-American policy there
have grown up a realization of po-
.litical interests community of insti-
.tutions and ideals and a flourishing
commerce. All these bonds will be
greatly strengthened as time goes on
and increased facilities such as the
great banks soon to be established in
Latln-America. supply the means FOR
building up the colossal inter-cont:-
mental commerce of the future.
Since the Washington conventions
Of 1907 were communicate to the
government of the United States as o
consulting ana advising party this
government has been almost cputinu-
ously called upon by one or auother
and in turn by all Of the five central
American republics to exert itself cor
the maintenance Of the conventions.
I,f,
against the Zelaya government of
Nicaragua which has Kept Central
America in constant tahstoG on tur-
mol The responses ma le to the
representations of Central American
republics as due from ihe United
States on account of its relaxation to
the Washington conventions have
been at all times conservative and
have avoided. so far as possible. any
semblance of interference, although
it is very apparent that the consider
ations of geographic proximity to the
canal zone and 20 the very substan-
tial American interests in Central
American interests in Central Ameri- |
ca give to the United states special
pos tion in the zone of these repub- !
lies and the Caribbean sea.
May Ncccssitatc Special Message.
Il need not rehcarsc here the pa
tiont efforts of this government - /
promote peace and welfare among |
the republics, efforts which are fui- |
ly appreciated by the majority Of (
them who are loyal to their true lit
ter6sts It would be less unneces-
sary To rchearse here the sad tale .
unspeakable barbarities ana op- /
pressions alleged to have been COM
n'tted by the zelayan governments.
Recently two Americans were put TO
leath 10y order of president Ne'aya
himself They We're the organized
'orre of a revolution which had con-
uued for many weeks, and was in
rnroi of about half Of the republic,
nd as such, according to tha modern (
practice of civilized ma
ions, they were entitled to he dealt
With as prisoners OF war.
"At the date when this mes=Ige -s
riutcd this governm has ter
l.nated diplomatic relations WITH the
iclaya government, for reasons ma1r
~ OiIr in % comm ulllttL.bl ~ INC ''l
ner Nicaraguan charge d'aflaircs,
maj s. Intending 10 take such steps as
win bc found most consistent with its
lignity, its duty to American inwr-
sts and its moral obligations To Cen
raj America and to civ.lizauon lt
alter may be necessary for lne to
wing this subject to the attention of
ongrcss in a special message
The Oriental Situation.
on the relations of the United
states with the Orient the president
ays;
"In The Far East this government
preserves it's policy of supporting the
of equality of opportunity
nd scrupulous respect for the nteg-
ity OF the Chinese empire to which !
.olcy are pledged the interested
lowers of both east and west. When
t appeared that Chinese revenues
,ure to be hypothecatcd to for ;
gn bankers in connection with a II
reat railway project, it was oovlous y
hat the governments whose nations /
od this loan would have a certain ,
bject in the carrying out by China !
{ the reforms i'm question. Because l
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